Uk Solar Power Experiment

    Happy New Year.
    Solar Power - the way forward?
    NATS (in Hampshire) have a installed some experimental solar panels.
    On the 26th of July at 13:00 the panels were running at a real world maximum output of only 7Kwatts.
    The payback time is just tooooo long.
    In the UK the panels just don't output sufficient electricity and are just too expensive to be considered a viable solution.......unfortunately.
    Perhaps they will obey Moore's law and double their efficiency every 2 years whilst halving their price.

    Comments and faves

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      simonvreeman, ʎɯɐ, melcir.meri, Ripbud, and 29 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. malavoda (53 months ago | reply)

      Yes, its a long way to go. At least, they give a hard try.

      Happy new year my friend!

    3. Megashorts (53 months ago | reply)

      I really like that sky a lot :-)

    4. patrick.gysen (53 months ago | reply)

      what wonderful colours. great shot David.

    5. melcir.meri (52 months ago | reply)

      Amazing place! This is our Exhibit - AWARD INVITE. Do exhibit! Join if you wish.
      Empire<br>Sandy - [c] LeapFrog!
      Graphic concept ~

      APPRECIATION AWARD

      ***Volunteers in Earthcare ACTIONS! ~ FIRST-THE EARTH! Photo-ART.
      We'd love to have this image added to the group!

    6. Renata Cancino (51 months ago | reply)

      hermoso cielooo!

    7. Danielson_1988 [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Electricity Generation, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    8. mhiggins7055 (50 months ago | reply)

      About the Moore's law thing, some people are saying that we've already reached the bottom for price :( $1 per Watt

      Solar is not THE answer but one of many

    9. farlane (48 months ago | reply)

      Hey there - I blogged this to 2009 Michigan Energy Fair - June 26-28th on Absolute Michigan.

      Thanks for making this available through Creative Commons.

    10. AppleDots (43 months ago | reply)

      Great shot! Used it here: www.thegreengirls.com/blog/post/2009/11/CalFi nder-Is-Yelp...

    11. andrewliken (37 months ago | reply)

      David,

      could I use this image for a photovoltaic-based research poster - would provide attribution of course ? Heriot-Watt University, andy.liken@pet.hw.ac.uk, looking for a high-res image if you can provide ? Any help much appreciated - thanks, Andy.

    12. ceo-me (35 months ago | reply)

      Great location & a great shot David..

      May I ask for your permission to use this picture and some pics related to
      solar energy from your photostream.
      I wish to use them on my solar energy website.

      Kindly get back to me.

      Thanks,
      ceo-me

    13. david.nikonvscanon (35 months ago | reply)


      Ceo-me
      Glad you like my picture
      As long as you credit me, you can use my image on your solar energy website.
      A clickable link back to my flickr page would be ideal.
      Regards David

    14. uncle sam2005 (32 months ago | reply)

      what wonderful colours. great shot David.
      Solar Orlando

    15. Ray's DIY Solar panels (32 months ago | reply)

      The contrast is truly remarkable. As to solar cell efficiency, they really get more cost appropriate. If someone is interested in diy home solar panels, then feel free to check out my blog.

    16. bustour (31 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful photo. You can find it at renewable energy resources, credited to you.

    17. australianpolicyonline (26 months ago | reply)

      Thanks from Australian Policy Online. This pic is our feature image (with attribution) for APO's Environment & Planning section for a week or so from 14 April 2011. See www.apo.org.au/environment-planning (illustrating a report called 'Learning the hard way: Australian policies to reduce carbon emissions’)

      PS. APO is a non profit website making the latest Australian social policy research available to the public. Thank you for listing your image with a Creative Commons license.

    18. JanettaP (19 months ago | reply)

      Great photo! We used it in an article about powering your life with solar electricity.

    19. gopal159 (17 months ago | reply)

      happy new year to u .
      Solar electricity systems, known as solar photovoltaics (PV), capture the sun's energy using photovoltaic cells. The cells convert the sunlight into electricity, which ...
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