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Solar in the arctic circle? Isn't the arctic circle defined as the place where the sun doesn't shine in winter? During the summer, I'm sure it's great there. T
by peterburkimsher 10y ago
Solar in the arctic circle? Isn't the arctic circle defined as the place where the sun doesn't shine in winter?
During the summer, I'm sure it's great there. The architecture is beautiful. But it just doesn't seem practical year-round.
- JshWright 10y agoPeople already live there year round (in houses similar to the one inside the dome). The dome just provides better protection against the elements (preventing wind from hitting the house is a likely a _huge_ win in thermal efficiency).
- zokier 10y agoRegarding the solar panels, my first intuition would have been to mount them outside the dome. I wonder why they are inside?
- PedroBatista 10y agoThey don't have to remove the snow that way.
- TheCondor 10y agomine perform very poorly when snow is directly on them. Nearly zero output even on bright days. On cloudy but bright days if they are clear they produce better, not great but like 30%. I imagine if you have snow build up there it might take a long time for it to melt and you give up a lot of production.
- kiiski 10y ago> place where the sun doesn't shine in winter For at least one day a year. Not the whole winter.
- schoen 10y agoThe only places where it never shines through the whole winter are the poles (right?).
- schiffern 10y ago>But it just doesn't seem practical year-round. It sounds like you're assuming that the solar greenhouse is the only source of heat in the system, but I also see a wood stove. If I lived above the arctic circle, I would want redundant sources of heat too!