Your leaf/solar-cell needs:
[
CALC
]
#
Assume that
average sunlight is
[watts/m
2
]
.
Food energy of
[Calories/day]
=>
[watts].
Photosynthesis
at
% efficiency
then requires
[m
2
] or
a leaf
[feet]
in diameter
.
Electric energy of
[kwh/month]
=>
[watts].
Natural gas at
[cubic feet/month]
=>
[watts].
Gasoline at
[gallons/month]
=>
[watts].
Silicon capture
of
[watts]
at
% efficiency
requires
[m
2
] or
a cell
[feet]
in diameter
.
Note2
: Corrections for flame-temperature free energy are not yet included.
Note
: Edit values in
red
&
green
text, then press
[
CALC
]
to update values & increment #.
Red
text values are used in subsequent calculations.
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