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Show HN: Vertical Farm Energy Calculator
- thangalin 12y agoPull requests and suggestions for improvement are welcome. https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/free-food/src/master/ https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/free-food/src/master/ Calculations for the renewable energy input are complex. The PVWatts Calculator[0] helped determine that a vast array (10,000 m^2) of solar panels at 46% efficiency could produce 5,182,905 kWh per year.[1] Whether that would be sufficient power to grow the plants (using lights casting 303 lumens per watt at 350 mA[2]) is unknown at this time. [0]: http://pvwatts.nrel.gov/ http://pvwatts.nrel.gov/ [1]: https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/free-food/src/master/solar.md https://bitbucket.org/djarvis/free-food/src/master/solar.md [2]: http://www.cree.com/News-and-Events/Cree-News/Press-Releases/2014/March/300LPW-LED-barrier http://www.cree.com/News-and-Events/Cree-News/Press-Releases...