African solar systems part 2: A problem on available energy

Classical Mechanics Level 1

Consider a village of area 0.16 square kilometers on the equator. The total energy intensity of sunlight at the surface of the earth when the sun is directly overhead is \(1370\text{ W/m}^2\). How much solar energy in Joules hits the village per second at noon?

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