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The sun could power the world

In just 65 minutes the Earth is hit by enough solar energy to power the world for one year. If we could exploit just one tenth of one percent of this energy we would have more than enough energy to meet the world's total energy demand.

We use only a tiny fraction of it

The energy potential from hydro, solar and wind energy is absolutely mindboggling. Yet, only 4 percent of the world's energy consumption is covered by these clean and renewable sources.

There is another way

The municipalities of Thy and Mors in Denmark is the worlds largest area where electricity is produced entirely from renewable sources. Moreover, 85 percent of all heating is from “green” energy, and less than 1 percent comes from fossil fuels. Watch the inspiring video.

You can make a difference

There are many ways to increase the use of clean renewable energy. For example by installing solar panels or by investing in geo-thermal heating.

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• Solar energy striking Earth

  In one year, Earth absorbs 3,850 billion terajoules of solar energy. This is the same amount of energy as 1,900 Hiroshima nuclear bombs every single second - and more than 8,000 times the energy we use. Of course, this does not mean that we could actually recover that amount of energy. But it illustrates that solar power offers an enormous potential.
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• 1. The sun could power the world

     • Wikipedia - Solar energy
     • Wikipedia - World energy resources and consumption

  2. We use only a tiny fraction of it

     • Wikipedia - World energy resources and consumption

  3. There is another way

     • Climate Solutions - Thy and Mors
     • A climate friendly region (video)

  4. You can make a difference

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