Hello All.
Here in the UK " Solar " has now died a death. Several years ago there were excellent returns on exports now just a fraction.
And when my local community got together and stopped a large battery storage scheme from happening I just couldn't believe it!
As Brad has said we've got an excellent resource available, tidal energy, it never stops.
Cheers Graham.
A few megawatts here i would think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGN5xCjWN2QOur tides up north can reach 10 meters.
Thats a lot of water
I personally think that the problem isn't so much about generation but more of how to store the excess.
I am leaning toward the production and storage of hydrogen(separated from oxygen of course)
1 single 250 watt solar panel will produce(with an efficient cell,and good sunlight)3 LPM.
That is 180 LPH-or 1440 liters a day,where an 8 hour average day of sunlight is hitting the panel.
During our summer months,we average 13 hours of good sunlight per day,and close to 8 hours a day during our winter months.
I acquired 6x 180 watt panels 2 weeks ago,and this weekend i plan on dusting off my large HHO cell,and hooking it up to one of those 180 watt panels,and getting some real numbers.
I am not sure of the efficiency of the hydrogen fuel cell's(how many liters of hydrogen to the KWh ?),but i believe they are quite efficient.
Ofcourse this system would require a cell that produces hydrogen and oxygen separately,but there not hard to build.
Instead my beautiful North Wales coastline now has a wind farm to look at. Bloody marvellous, not!!
I dont mind wind turbines.
Up at shark bay,where we have a holiday house,there are 4 wind turbines not 1/2 a km away.
We lay in bed at night,listening to there song as they fall in and out of sync with each other--seems to help you sleep
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Water is the answer.
Some where,some how,waters secret will be disclosed.
Lets hope it doesn't come to late.
Brad
Never let your schooling get in the way of your education.