According to the article referred to in point 2, you will see that the numbers are that the solar capacity has increased from 3.7 GW to 6.75 GW during 2015. The numbers in Juan's piece seem to be off by a factor of 100.
It's not clear why the solar panels have to be strapped to the donkeys. Why can't the panels just be put on the ground or on the roofs of their buildings?
I believe there is an error in the DeMorro piece. He says "... solar power is growing at a rapid pace, with record-breaking 43 GWH estimated to be installed around the world this year...". I believe he means "GW" - not "GWH". An energy source produces energy at a given rate. The rate of energy production is measured in units of power, or Watts, or in giga watts, symbolized by "GW". (1GW is the same as 1 billion Watts.) The expression GWH stands for giga watt-hour, which is a unit of energy, not power. a giga watt-hour (GWH) is the amount of energy produced when a 1 giga watt source runs for one hour.
The video talks about the release of carbon dioxide from the permafrost. It is my understanding that it is mostly methane that is trapped under the permafrost, not carbon dioxide. Methane has a much stronger greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide, but eventually breaks down (unlike carbon dioxide). See, for example:
According to the article referred to in point 2, you will see that the numbers are that the solar capacity has increased from 3.7 GW to 6.75 GW during 2015. The numbers in Juan's piece seem to be off by a factor of 100.
It's not clear why the solar panels have to be strapped to the donkeys. Why can't the panels just be put on the ground or on the roofs of their buildings?
I believe there is an error in the DeMorro piece. He says "... solar power is growing at a rapid pace, with record-breaking 43 GWH estimated to be installed around the world this year...". I believe he means "GW" - not "GWH". An energy source produces energy at a given rate. The rate of energy production is measured in units of power, or Watts, or in giga watts, symbolized by "GW". (1GW is the same as 1 billion Watts.) The expression GWH stands for giga watt-hour, which is a unit of energy, not power. a giga watt-hour (GWH) is the amount of energy produced when a 1 giga watt source runs for one hour.
The video talks about the release of carbon dioxide from the permafrost. It is my understanding that it is mostly methane that is trapped under the permafrost, not carbon dioxide. Methane has a much stronger greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide, but eventually breaks down (unlike carbon dioxide). See, for example:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/27/doha-climate-conference-un-methane
The Guardian article talks about "carbon dioxide equivalent", but the greatest greenhouse effect is due to the released methane.