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===== 1. Solar Irradiance in the Sahara: - Egypt's Sahara Desert receives high levels of solar irradiance, typically around 2200 to 2500 kWh/m²/year. We'll use an average of 2350 kWh/m²/year for this calculation. =====
# Solar Panel Efficiency: - Modern high-efficiency solar panels have efficiencies around 20-22%. We’ll use 22% as the best available technology.
# Performance Ratio (PR): - The PR typically ranges between 75% and 85%. We'll assume a conservative PR of 80% to account for various system losses.
# Total Area and Effective Panel Coverage: - The total area is 40 km x 40 km, which equals 1,600,000,000 m². - Not all of this area will be covered with panels due to spacing and maintenance access. Typically, around 60-70% of the total area is effectively used for panel placement. We’ll assume 65%.