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Ekkie Thump said:
Yeah, the bolded seems like a no brainer. Enormous amounts of space, enormous amounts of sunshine.
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Enormous amounts of sunshine is obviously better and more efficient, but solar can and does produce power even on cloudy and rainy days, too many people beleive the misconception that they only work with lots of sunshine
 
Red in STL said:
Enormous amounts of sunshine is obviously better and more efficient, but solar can and does produce power even on cloudy and rainy days, too many people beleive the misconception that they only work with lots of sunshine
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What percentage of output do you get on cloudy wet day, otherwise known as a normal day in Lancashire?
 
711 said:
What percentage of output do you get on cloudy wet day, otherwise known as a normal day in Lancashire?
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No idea but it's not nothing, but on such a day there'll be some wind, so a combination of solar and windmills should be able to do the trick :)

TBH, I really don't understand why more is not done in relation to tidal power, tides are enirely predictable and IMO more should be spent on researh to overcome the difficulties and shortcomings, mins you that wouldprobably set off amother group worried about some bird or fish that might get affected!
 
Ekkie Thump said:
Yeah, the bolded seems like a no brainer. Enormous amounts of space, enormous amounts of sunshine.
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The right are trying to create a scare campaign that solar farms will destroy agriculture but I don't think they are getting much traction.
 
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