It's why I've got nothing against putting them on roofs of houses to try and provide a slight boost.
But I'm against having entire fields of them on the ground in MOST areas as a lot of those areas can be better used agriculturally or even serve the environment better left to go wild for insect and fauna population.
What I don't understand is why they aren't on top of every parking lot in the country. They would provide much needed shade in the summer, and generate a lot of extra electricity without taking up extra real estate.
Think about how large a Walmart parking lot is, and imagine over basically every parking space there is a solar panel the size of a car. Multiply that by every one of those enormous parking lots and you would have a field of solar panels the size of Rhode Island.
Seriously, I often wounder if people in charge of city planning in most countries are just dumb by design or their corruption stops them from making decisions like this that benefit everyone.
There's a weird middle ground where the scale isn't quite large enough to justify the cost. That's a lot of extra infrastructure to add to a parking lot for possibly not a lot of actual benefit.
It's why I've got nothing against putting them on roofs of houses to try and provide a slight boost.
But I'm against having entire fields of them on the ground in MOST areas as a lot of those areas can be better used agriculturally or even serve the environment better left to go wild for insect and fauna population.
What I don't understand is why they aren't on top of every parking lot in the country. They would provide much needed shade in the summer, and generate a lot of extra electricity without taking up extra real estate.
Think about how large a Walmart parking lot is, and imagine over basically every parking space there is a solar panel the size of a car. Multiply that by every one of those enormous parking lots and you would have a field of solar panels the size of Rhode Island.
Initial cost.
Because that...is a REALLY smart idea.
Seriously, I often wounder if people in charge of city planning in most countries are just dumb by design or their corruption stops them from making decisions like this that benefit everyone.
There's a weird middle ground where the scale isn't quite large enough to justify the cost. That's a lot of extra infrastructure to add to a parking lot for possibly not a lot of actual benefit.
Or they're corrupt.
Probably both.
Lauri speaks truth. It's also not taught in any school that I know of. They're too busy imagining cities and hating suburban life.
I think molten salt plants are more efficient than vast fields of photovoltaics. They also go best of in the desert where nothing will grow.