We're going to need a lot of solar panels
We're going to need a lot of solar panels and an efficient way to transport power from a very sunny place to another location where the loads are.For instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_DC_IntertieThe pacific DC intertie right now often ends up being used to transport power from hydroelectric dams in WA/OR to California. But there's nothing to say that something couldn'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.I searched for "high voltage DC" in that article and didn't see a mention of it, or anything much else about long distance transport of power.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's a matter of the political will and budget to do it.https://powertechresearch.com/the-worlds-longest-submarine-h...