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> 1.44 gigajoules (0.4MWh) is required for 1 ton of steel. In theory. That's actually a lot less than I thought it would be. My smallish (6kW) solar system on
by organsnyder 2y ago
> 1.44 gigajoules (0.4MWh) is required for 1 ton of steel. In theory.
That's actually a lot less than I thought it would be. My smallish (6kW) solar system on my garage has generated 20MWh in the ~3.5 years it's been operating. I'm sure 50 tons (in theory) of steel isn't huge by industrial standards, but that's more than I'd expect from a residential array in Michigan.
- logtempo 2y agoIt's a little bit more than the energy of a "normal" lightning, according to wikipedia^T^M One of the side problem is energy density. Your garage can deliver 6kWh at best, but it can't deliver 12kWh for 30min.