Solar power sucks ass in Germany. On average about 11% capacity factor. In other words 1000 W of solar panel will only produce 110 W averaged out over the year (this includes night). In winter near the solstice is only 2% while the summer is 22%. Chicago is probably a couple percent better than Germany on average, like 13-14%.
Yep and then the solar panels output drops off as they go over 25 degrees Celsius, so here in AUS on a nice summer day at 40 degrees your solar panel is over heating to all buggery and producing a lot less.
Solar power sucks ass in Germany. On average about 11% capacity factor. In other words 1000 W of solar panel will only produce 110 W averaged out over the year (this includes night). In winter near the solstice is only 2% while the summer is 22%. Chicago is probably a couple percent better than Germany on average, like 13-14%.
I cannot believe solar power has been built-up in Germany. They are insane.
They're even dumber because 1/6th of their solar is residential rooftop so they spent a fortune installing it.
Yep and then the solar panels output drops off as they go over 25 degrees Celsius, so here in AUS on a nice summer day at 40 degrees your solar panel is over heating to all buggery and producing a lot less.
Your honestly better off just painting pvc pipes black and running a sterling engine.
Neither is great, but you'd think they'd go with wind in a place like chiraq or germany.
I'd say hydro-electric, but that's evil now too, somehow...
something something something fish life-cycles, but there's solutions to that, too...