Teaching solar power
Oct 10, 2012
Bishop Hill in Education, Energy: solar

Five lessons on how to waste  money.

Thanks to Max Farquhar for this link.

Updated format 12.45pm

http://www.maxfarquar.com/2012/10/1010-itshappening-again/

I looked at the Renewable Energy Foundation website and searched for Solar installations in the UK. This link may not work, so I took a partial screen shot in case. It shows a few schools with truly appalling figures – the 4th column is installed power (KW) and the last 2 are rolling & annual load factors.

Schools with Solar Panels Output readings 10:10 #itshappening renewable energy con fail photo

Just consider that 3 of those schools have spent probably 15+ grand for a year round output equivalent to a soon-to-be banned 60 watt bulb!!! What a great way to teach our future leaders about sustainability…

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