We're going to need a lot of solar panels
We&#x27;re going to need a lot of solar panels <i>and</i> an efficient way to transport power from a very sunny place to another location where the loads are.<p>For instance: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Pacific_DC_Intertie" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Pacific_DC_Intertie</a><p>The pacific DC intertie right now often ends up being used to transport power from hydroelectric dams in WA&#x2F;OR <i>to</i> California. But there&#x27;s nothing to say that something couldn&#x27;t function the other way if there was enough willpower and budget to cover, for instance, a huge chunk of the desert near Edwards AFB in CA with hundreds of megawatts of photovoltaics.<p>I searched for &quot;high voltage DC&quot; in that article and didn&#x27;t see a mention of it, or anything much else about long distance transport of power.<p>The technology now exists to theoretically cover many hundreds of square km of Libya in photovoltaics and take the electricty to Europe through a sub-sea cable, or series of cables. It&#x27;s a matter of the political will and budget to do it.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;powertechresearch.com&#x2F;the-worlds-longest-submarine-hvdc-link-between-the-uk-and-norway-is-completed&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;powertechresearch.com&#x2F;the-worlds-longest-submarine-h...</a>