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A typical 250W PV panel is 1.6m^2. 300m2 of these will give a peak power of about 47kW which is about 63hp. for comparison a Wärtsilä RTA96C is rated for over

by harg 8y ago

A typical 250W PV panel is 1.6m^2. 300m2 of these will give a peak power of about 47kW which is about 63hp. for comparison a Wärtsilä RTA96C is rated for over 80MW which means you'd need over 0.5million m^2 of PV panels to match this. (about 85 football pitches). Feasible but expensive

cwmoore 8y ago
The idea that it would need to be 1000X bigger is helpful. The original poster's figure of 300m^2 does not make much sense.
- cwmoore 8y ago
  Rereading with the principle of charity in mind, I think the original poster meant (300m)^2, though it was not clearly so.