Making Solar Energy Economical: A Grand Challenge of Engineering

from The Sounds of Science from the National Academies · host The National Academies

Solar energy provides less than 1% of the world's total energy but has the potential to provide much more. This podcast explores the potential of solar energy and its challenges. Making solar energy economical is one of the 14 Grand Challenges of Engineering identified by the National Academy of Engineering with input from people from around the world.  Learn more about the Grand Challenges of Engineering.

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