I know that the mirrors in concentrating solar plants are regularly pressure washed with distilled water. This strikes me as necessary because if they aren't clean they will not only reflect less light, they also won't properly aim the light they do reflect at the collector. As for solar PV, well mine get cleaned every coupla years whether they need it or not. Some kind of algae-like something grows on them. Maybe commercial installations have higher standards. Anyway I assumed that the water use referenced was something to do with cleaning the panels.
Lots of the complaints are about things related to construction like noise and dust. That should stop once construction is complete. Other concerns such as destruction of cultural artifacts would be equally likely to happen regardless of what the construction was for so it seems unfair to blame solar power.
Lots of the complaints are about things related to construction like noise and dust. That should stop once construction is complete. Other concerns such as destruction of cultural artifacts would be equally likely to happen regardless of what the construction was for so it seems unfair to blame solar power.
(01-21-2023, 04:56 AM)AaronM Wrote: Can anyone speak accurately about the new panels working with varying levels of sun?I often see articles about radical new horizontal axis wind turbines with pictures of said turbines mounted actually below the ridgeline of the roof. Folks, there is some basic physics involved. There is no magic tech that will allow you to harvest more energy than what is in the environment.
I heard some of them will generate during the full moon?!