ProdigalFrog
Green EnergyYou guys this makes Coalie cry 😩 🪨
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An usually
This feels odd, it seems like proper English, with the An since the next word starts with a vowel, but something about it feels off and I might be too dumb to realize what it is.
I think it's because "usually" starts with a Y consonant sound (yoo-sually), instead of a vowel sound
because while “usually” starts with a ‘u’, we typically pronounce it as if it started with a ‘y’
Implements taxes on solar energy
And STILL I hear dumb shits in the US say "solar isn't feasible"
Motherfuckers then why does literally every other country have tons of solar plants, rooftop installations, balcony installations and some packed away they can pull out when the power cuts out? Why do major companies put massive solar farms next to their new factories? Why are people interested in fossil fuels spending so much goddamn money telling people solar sucks? If it sucked, people wouldn't use it.
Because oil people don't make money from solar.
They do make money from solar. Just not enough to their liking.
Returns on investments in fossil fuels typically range between 10-20 percent, while for a renewables project, 5-8 percent is the norm, Reuters reported in June 2023. “It’s also about the volatility of profitability,” Christophers says. Meanwhile, if the price of the feedstock falls, that usually means fossil fuels are cheaper – and thus the level of profitability can still be maintained. Renewable energy projects in contrast must contend with costs which are largely upfront and have to be met regardless of fluctuations in electricity prices. That makes investment riskier – and therefore costlier, cutting profitability. (source)
Impressive, thank for sharing this amazing picture 😳👍
This will be a sort of "duh" moment in human history, won't it.
When your nation falls apart and your city becomes an extensive warzone for years, the main power grid probably isn't top notch. But the sun works just fine!
If it wasn't for oil making the middle east insanely rich, imagine what they could do with solar
They can still go all out on solar, it's not like they're pumping all that oil for themselves only
there is the idea of exporting solar from Morocco to UK.
There's others where it's proposed to build a a high voltage line from Morocco to Spain, France, Germany. Eventually, they'll upgrade the grid to be able to move power from one region to another.
Same thing in the states, southern states generate for the north in the winter and in the summer the north to the south to help with high demand from AC.
Looks cool as hell
Plant some more trees and rooftop gardens and you’ve got an official Solarpunk setting
How similar most of the panels are makes me think someone there's actually doing distributed infrastructure right :)
Yep, Bob is making a killing selling them out of his truck.
It's probably driven by an unreliable power grid, but still great. A lot of solar should help getting a proper grid online anyways
as unreliable as ERCOT?
all hail the sun 🖐️☀️🖐️
I wonder if the black panels increase the urban heat island effect.
It’s a pretty sharp departure from the light coloured buildings.
Interesting question. From what I gathered from this nature study on that, it seems that solar farms can increase ambient temperature compared to an area with some vegetation, which may be due to the panel preventing the ground from irradiating heat as effectively (by like, bouncing it off the back of the panel) and removing the vegetation that cools the area from evaporation.
But I think on a rooftop that may not have as much thermal mass as the ground, it may not have that effect, and overall should lessen the cooling needs of a building somewhat due to the shade the panels provide. Panels also don't get quite as hot as an unshielded roof, since they do reflect some infrared energy despite their dark color.
tl:dr, probably not much or at all since they're on a rooftop, and if it does, it could probably be mitigated by planting more trees and vegetation in the city (which can drop temps up to 8 degrees). But that's mostly an educated guess.
are they solar water heaters or electric panels?
You can see both. Water heaters usually have a tank right behind or above them and it has a silvery tint to it. Blue hued ones are mostly electric panels
@ProdigalFrog wow #photovoltaik seems a Thing there
