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It might also use actual numbers for solar radiation in Bavaria instead of childhood recollections. Bavaria is surprisingly not terrible for solar power. Most
by jws 14y ago
It might also use actual numbers for solar radiation in Bavaria instead of childhood recollections.
Bavaria is surprisingly not terrible for solar power. Most of Bavaria gets 2/3 the solar radiation of the best spots in Spain, and is even about 50% of the best spots you'll find (like in Chad, but then you'd have electrical power in Chad instead of Germany.)
http://solargis.info/imaps/ http://solargis.info/imaps/ lets you poke around much of the world for your dream solar farm.
- rayiner 14y agoGermany is actually great for solar power, like the American midwest. The reason is that it's not just about average solar radiation, but also about average temperature. Solar cells are much more efficient when it's cold than when it's hot. Excelon recently built a huge solar facility up in Chicago, and it generates something like 80-90% as much power as plants in much sunnier places, because Chicago is so cold for so much of the year.