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Device
W
Working men
Microwave oven
1,000
13
Hair dryer
1,200
15
Electric heater
2,500
31
Lawnmower
3,500
44
Average car at 80 km/h 15,000
188
Formula-1 car
470,000
5,875
Boeing 747 at takeoff
80,000,000
1,000,000
Nuclear submarine
190,000,000
2,375,000
Space shuttle at takeoff 12,000,000,000 150,000,000
Table 3.5.
The power in watts generated by various devices and plants, and the
manpower that would be needed to generate the same amount of power
Device/plant
W
Working
men
Solar cell in pocket calculator
0.10
0.00
Small candle
3.00
0.04
Human
80
1.0
Typical PV solar panel
230
3
Ox
375
4.7
