Since I live alone 2.25kw is more than enough for my entire usage unless I have the cooker or hoover running, which isn't exactly a huge proportion of my usage.
In fact with a suitable bank of batteries I could go entirely off grid with power to spare!
These would generate over 1,000kw/h per quarter with reasonable sun, I can't remember the last time my bill was that high!
Nobody says that this amount of power will help you become independent of the power grid. But it might allow supermarkets to cool their stores and freezers.
The equation is quite simple: More Sun leads to higher energy requirements for cooling but also to higher yield from solar powers.
Another factor are big cooling warehouses (e.g. for meat). If they could use solar power to cool down their facility 1 or 2° below normal temperature by the end of the day, they could effectively switch off the cooling during the night. Imagine that on a big scale and you have huge offsetting of power consumption along with a more stable power grid.
well the aussie government is talking about paying anyone 66 cents per kilowatts your put back on the grid which i think is the first good thing old k-rudd's done
Isn't it amazing that private companies can actually get something done without government intervention? You wouldn't think so from all the press.
Hybrids, battery-power, solar, all being innovated from consumer demand, not laws. Amazing.
The government should focus on cutting spending, reducing its size, and staying out of our way. Replacing 4000 lightbulbs in D.C. isn't really helping.
@stefen how big are meat lockers? we arent talking football size rooms are we? i ask because the same thing goes to beer companies that have HUGE rooms just to keep beer cold. and it could do the same thing
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These look great! If I had a roof to stick them to I'd be seriously interested!
I have to second Fred's comment.
Let the market handle innovations in the market, not the politicians. We already let politicians (Reps. and Dems) into our lives too much as it is.
I don't need big brother to babysit me.
what is 2.25 Kilowatts good for?
Since I live alone 2.25kw is more than enough for my entire usage unless I have the cooker or hoover running, which isn't exactly a huge proportion of my usage.
In fact with a suitable bank of batteries I could go entirely off grid with power to spare!
These would generate over 1,000kw/h per quarter with reasonable sun, I can't remember the last time my bill was that high!
Well it would be enough to power a big AC unit.
Nobody says that this amount of power will help you become independent of the power grid. But it might allow supermarkets to cool their stores and freezers.
The equation is quite simple: More Sun leads to higher energy requirements for cooling but also to higher yield from solar powers.
Another factor are big cooling warehouses (e.g. for meat). If they could use solar power to cool down their facility 1 or 2° below normal temperature by the end of the day, they could effectively switch off the cooling during the night. Imagine that on a big scale and you have huge offsetting of power consumption along with a more stable power grid.
well the aussie government is talking about paying anyone 66 cents per kilowatts your put back on the grid which i think is the first good thing old k-rudd's done
Isn't it amazing that private companies can actually get something done without government intervention? You wouldn't think so from all the press.
Hybrids, battery-power, solar, all being innovated from consumer demand, not laws. Amazing.
The government should focus on cutting spending, reducing its size, and staying out of our way. Replacing 4000 lightbulbs in D.C. isn't really helping.
@stefen
how big are meat lockers? we arent talking football size rooms are we? i ask because the same thing goes to beer companies that have HUGE rooms just to keep beer cold. and it could do the same thing