{"id":6453,"date":"2026-06-30T15:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/journalists\/?p=292"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:33:53","slug":"what-size-land-mass-is-needed-to-power-the-world-with-solar-panels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/what-size-land-mass-is-needed-to-power-the-world-with-solar-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"What Size Land Mass is Needed to Power the World With Solar Panels?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/what-size-land-mass-is-needed-to-power-the-world-with-solar-panels\/#Video\" >Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/what-size-land-mass-is-needed-to-power-the-world-with-solar-panels\/#Contact_Alan_Straton\" >Contact Alan Straton<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/what-size-land-mass-is-needed-to-power-the-world-with-solar-panels\/#%E2%80%98Advertise_Your_Article_for_free\" >&#8216;Advertise&#8217; Your Article for free<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/mail\/what-size-land-mass-is-needed-to-power-the-world-with-solar-panels\/#NB_THIS_article_is_NOT_free_to_Republish_without_permission_%E2%80%93_please_contact_the_journalist_or_publication_for_permission\" >NB THIS article is NOT free to Republish without permission &#8211; please contact the journalist or publication for permission!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>What Size Land Mass is Needed to Power the World With Solar Panels?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can the world\u2019s energy needs be fully supplied by renewables?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>IN the Article&#8217;s video, Guy Sella \u2013 CEO and Founder of SolarEdge, talks about the amount of solar power hitting the earth \u2013 in one hour more energy from the sun hits the earth\u2019s surface than what the world consume sin one year \u2013 and the amount of land needed to harvest that solar energy to power the earth\u2019s entire needs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hint \u2013 it is smaller than you think!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SolarEdge\u2019s grid services offer aggregative control and data reporting enabling the pooling of PV and storage in the cloud for the creation of virtual power plants. 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