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Yes but solar in the uk is not really an efficient option
Quote from: Petrochemicals on 23/01/2019 16:09:18Yes but solar in the uk is not really an efficient optionWhy did you think in terms of just a UK grid?It's sunny down South.
Energy use in the United Kingdom stood at 2,249 TWh (193.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent) in 2014.[1] This equates to energy consumption per capita of 34.82 MWh (3.00 tonnes of oil equivalent) compared to a 2010 world average of 21.54 MWh (1.85 tonnes of oil equivalent).[2] Demand for electricity in 2014 was 34.42GW on average[3] (301.7TWh over the year) coming from a total electricity generation of 335.0TWh.[4]
Quote from: Bored chemist on 23/01/2019 21:31:06Quote from: Petrochemicals on 23/01/2019 16:09:18Yes but solar in the uk is not really an efficient optionWhy did you think in terms of just a UK grid?It's sunny down South.If your on abot the energy make up in future, the obvious problem is the weather, so 6 months storage again ! The angle of the earth doesnt help. This infrastructure will be redundant during the winter so coupled with massive storage, you will still have to have even more over capacity.If you think that a small ammount of energy used is electricity we would require alot of solar, and we need that for plants, although we could put the plants inside and grow them under lights I suppose. QuoteEnergy use in the United Kingdom stood at 2,249 TWh (193.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent) in 2014.[1] This equates to energy consumption per capita of 34.82 MWh (3.00 tonnes of oil equivalent) compared to a 2010 world average of 21.54 MWh (1.85 tonnes of oil equivalent).[2] Demand for electricity in 2014 was 34.42GW on average[3] (301.7TWh over the year) coming from a total electricity generation of 335.0TWh.[4] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_the_United_Kingdom