[OC] Timeline of the Largest Solar Power Stations in the WorldSubmitted by alionBalyan t3_10crlpw in dataisbeautiful
No-Asparagus6190 t1_j4ic5x3 wrote
It's cool and all but 14,000 acres to produce 2500MW is a lot of land. Some places can manages that but still unreasonable for a lot of the world.
Awkward_moments t1_j4il8j6 wrote
You should see land usage per calorie for different foods
No-Asparagus6190 t1_j4imgge wrote
I can see that being a pretty crazy calorie-to-acre comparison as well. Especially for meat.
faciepalm t1_j4k0y3y wrote
Some places need to use less land, especially when that land use sucks up local water resources talking specifically about cotton production using water from rivers that fed into the aral sea, which has mostly disappeared in the past 60 years.
MeMoses t1_j4ipm70 wrote
Although you have to remember that this land is not rendered useless. It can still be used for farming with elevated solar panels, as grazing land or biotopes. And you can use already sealed spaces like parking spaces and houses.
thehumandumbass t1_j4jic1l wrote
Well bhadla is in the middle of a desert so i doubt they would use it for farming or grazing.
Breaker-of-circles t1_j4jyo4p wrote
Well, not with that attitude.
TheGripper t1_j4jy4xe wrote
Show me where that's actually a thing in practice?
Cause even in deserts it's highly destructive to the local biome.
mynameismy111 t1_j4jy009 wrote
Put em on roofs or over parking lots maybe 🤔
Mr-Negi- t1_j4l05ut wrote
Yup, plus the solar is unreliable. Nuclear is a far better option.
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