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A quick reminder that South Korea is closer to the equator than Spain or Greece.
by jansan 1y ago
A quick reminder that South Korea is closer to the equator than Spain or Greece.
- metabagel 1y agoAnd South Korea is at about the same latitude as Tennessee and North Carolina.
- jansan 1y agoI will never stop to amaze me how far to the south the USA is compared to Europe on average. I live near Berlin and even most Canadians live further to the south than me.
- scotty79 1y agoEurope is uniquely hot for how far North it is. It's due to Gulf Stream and we might lose it at some point as the climate change progresses.
- laurencerowe 1y agoThe West coast is much more similar though. Paris is at a latitude between Seattle and Vancouver while San Francisco is a little south of Lisbon. Both have pretty comparable climates.
- jldugger 1y agoIn contrast, it will never amaze me how far north Europe is. Canada weather is cold and yet y'all live even further north!
- dredmorbius 1y agoGulf Stream. AMOC collapse will be brutal. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_meridional_overturning_circulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_meridional_overturnin...>
- aegypti 1y agoThat is generally worse for PV potential, clouds, rain etc
- jandrese 1y agoBeing further north does have some advantages. If the panels are angled more to get a better view of the sun they will also be better at shedding snow loads.
- lostlogin 1y agoThere was a recent discussion here on vertical panels. The data was better than I’d have guessed. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45414215 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45414215
- whatevaa 1y agoThe amount of power you get from panels in winter is pathetically low with or without snow.
- testing22321 1y agoIt doesn’t matter. I’m in Canada in a tight valley where it snows a ton and my rooftop solar makes $1000 of power a year. Solar is so cheap now, and still falling, it makes sense literally everywhere.
- whatevaa 1y agoYou have a big peek in early summer/late spring and a nosedive during winter. Still need generation capacity for winter.
- tejohnso 1y agoWhy aren't new developments including rooftop solar as a standard selling feature? If it makes sense it should be a no brainer right? Your new $800,000 home comes with a solar installation so you never pay for heating, cooling, power supply.
- thelastgallon 1y agoNew homes should be built with 1) EV chargers or 240V outlets in the garage 2) Heat pump water heater 3) Heat pump for HVAC 4) Induction stove 5) Solar panels, better yet, solar roofs 6) Main panel that supports V2X (vehicle to home, to grid) 7) Ethernet cabling throughout, we can make most devices PoE, also enable smart home This can eliminate $ 1,000+ energy bills, which are now split between gas bills for two cars, natural gas for the water heater, heating, and cooking.
- Muromec 1y agoSounds a lot like actual building requirements in the Netherlands, except 6 and 7, because the city hall hates cars and doesn't care much about IOT
- yurishimo 1y agoThis is definitely nitpicky, but a better translation (imo) for "gemeente" is municipality. You're spot on otherwise. Tbf though, in much of the Randstad, a car is not a requirement for a good life and if the new residential developments are properly equipped with good OV connections, then we should use that space for parking to instead build more homes. Since moving from the US to (rural) Limburg, I've been shocked how much less I need to drive. My partner still drives to work every day, but even then, they will come home and then walk to the supermarket instead of stopping with the car.