#panel efficiency

[lilredbandit]

Stucco - Exterior An illustration of a substantial traditional two-story stucco gable roof in beige

[zvaigzdelasas]

Millions of solar panels are piling up in warehouses across the Continent because of a manufacturing battle in China, where cut-throat competition has driven the world’s biggest panel-makers to expand production far faster than they can be installed.

The supply glut has caused solar panel prices to halve. This sounds like great news for the EU, which recently pledged to triple its solar power capacity to 672 gigawatts by 2030. That’s roughly equivalent to 200 large nuclear power stations.

In reality, though, it has caused a crisis. Under the EU’s “Green Deal Industrial Plan”, 40pc of the panels to be spread across European fields and roofs were meant to be made by European manufacturers.

However, the influx of cheap Chinese alternatives means that instead of tooling up, manufacturers are pulling out of the market or becoming insolvent. Last year 97pc of the solar panels installed across Europe came from China.[...]

The best estimates suggest that about 90 gigawatts worth of solar panels are stashed around Europe. That solar power capacity roughly equates to 25 large nuclear power stations the size of Hinkley Point C.[...]

The sheer scale of the problem was revealed in a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA).

It warned that although the world was installing at record rates of around 400 gigawatts a year, manufacturing capacity was growing far faster.

By the end of this year solar panel factories, mostly in China, will be capable of churning out 1,100 gigawatts a year – nearly three times more than the world is ready [sic] for. For comparison, that’s about 11 times [!!!!] the UK’s entire generating capacity.

For some solar power installers, it’s a dream come true. Sagar Adani is building solar farms across India’s deserts, with 54 in operation and another 12 being built.

His company, Adani Green Energy, is constructing one solar farm so large that it will cover an area five times the size of Paris and have a capacity of 30 gigawatts – equal to a third of the UK’s entire generating capacity.

“I am installing tens of millions of solar panels across these projects,” says Adani. “Almost all of them will have been imported from China. There is nowhere else that can supply them in such numbers or at such prices.

“China saw the opportunity before others, it looked forward to what the world is going to set up 10 years on. And because they scaled up in the way they did, they were able to reduce costs substantially as well.”

That scaling up meant the capital cost of installing solar power fell from around £1.25m per megawatt of generating capacity in 2015 to around £600,000 today – a decrease of more than 50pc – making it cheaper than almost any other form of generation, including wind.[...]

“Up to 2012 there was a healthy looking European solar panel industry but it was actually very reliant on subsidies and preferential treatment.

“But then European governments and other customers started buying from China because their products were so much cheaper. And China still has cheap labour and cheap energy plus a massive domestic market. It’s hard to see Europe recovering from those disadvantages.”

Trying sososo hard to make this sound like a bad thing [23 Mar 24]

[elbdot]

How long will it take till El and Guzma start showing *CANON* feelings towards eachother?

*looks at planned story arcs* Ok so we have regular bonding shenanigans, then we have a vital Guzma arc in here, an El arc planned as well, plans for Season 3, scheduling time for comics between commission work and other projects, calculating... ...ah shit we'll be here for another 7 years again, won't we

[smallerdelusions]

May Sketchbook Dump 4/5

[falderaletcetera]

heck yes

(still aiming for perfection on my latest save, but i usually consider myself satisfied when i've got the spare resources to get the rainbow room set up. and it's nice to be able to fit all the minerals into a single chest now.)

[boinin]

Expectations

Blue Lock, Chapter 206, Page 19

[author-main]

I need to go to bed, but I just wanted to tell you that much of the linework for the next update is done. I wanted to post 2 pages but maybe one will be fine.

[spiribia]

it was a rookie mistake to make my first longform webcomic about human characters. i had the right idea years ago when i was making various cat characters for some planned future webcomic or other that never came into fruition specifically because those are the beings that are easiest for me to draw and i knew i'd likely suffer if i had to draw something i struggle at so repeatedly. but well those other characters never fully stuck so i guess fate would have it this way nonetheless. # seraph sweep # luna sweep

[fidgetspringer]

Making the rounds.

[pyomatic]

nothing inspires art like procrastinating on work :3

[dandelionsresilience]

Good News - April 1-7

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1. Three Endangered Asiatic Lion Cubs Born at London Zoo

“The three cubs are a huge boost to the conservation breeding programme for Asiatic lions, which are now found only in the Gir Forest in Gujarat, India.”

2. United Nations Passes Groundbreaking Intersex Rights Resolution

“The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed its first ever resolution affirming the rights of intersex people, signaling growing international resolve to address rights violations experienced by people born with variations in their sex characteristics.”

3. Proposal to delist Roanoke logperch

“Based on a review of the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has determined that the Roanoke logperch, a large freshwater darter, is no longer at risk of extinction. […] When the Roanoke logperch was listed as endangered in 1989, it was found in only 14 streams. In the years since, Roanoke logperch surveys and habitat restoration have more than doubled the species range, with 31 occupied streams as of 2019.”

4. Fully-Accessible Theme Park Reopens Following Major Expansion

“Following the $6.5 million overhaul, the park now offers [among other “ultra-accessible” attractions] a first-of-its-kind 4-seat zip line that can accommodate riders in wheelchairs as well as those who need extra restraints, respiratory equipment or other special gear.”

5. ‘The Javan tiger still exists’: DNA find may herald an extinct species’ comeback

“A single strand of hair recovered from [a sighting] is a close genetic match to hair from a Javan tiger pelt from 1930 kept at a museum, [a new] study shows. “Through this research, we have determined that the Javan tiger still exists in the wild,” says Wirdateti, a government researcher and lead author of the study.”

6. Treehouse Village: Eco-housing and energy savings

““The entire place is designed and built to meet the passive house standard, which is the most energy-efficient construction standard in the world,” says resident Wayne Groszko, co-owner of one of the units at Treehouse.”

7. 50 rare crocodiles released in Cambodia's tropical Cardamom Mountains

“Cambodian conservationists have released 50 captive-bred juvenile Siamese crocodiles at a remote site in Cambodia as part of an ongoing programme to save the species from extinction.”

8. The Remarkable Growth of the Global Biochar Market: A Beacon of Environmental Progress

“Biochar, a stable carbon form derived from organic materials like agricultural residues and forestry trimmings, is a pivotal solution in the fight against global warming. By capturing carbon in a stable form during biochar production, and with high technology readiness levels, biochar offers accessible and durable carbon dioxide removal.”

9. 'Seismic' changes set for [grouse shooting] industry as new Scottish law aims to tackle raptor persecution

“Conservation scientists and campaigners believe that birds such as golden eagles and hen harriers are being killed to prevent them from preying on red grouse, the main target species of the shooting industry. […] Under the Wildlife Management and Muirburn Bill, the Scottish grouse industry will be regulated for the first time in its history.”

10. White House Awards $20 Billion to Nation’s First ‘Green Bank’ Network

“At least 70 percent of the funds will go to disadvantaged communities, the administration said, while 20 percent will go to rural communities and more than 5 percent will go to tribal communities. […] The White House said that the new initiative will generate about $150 billion in clean energy and climate investments[…].”

March 22-28 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[elbdot]

I'm just catching up with your Pokémon comics, and I was wondering if we're ever going to ever see El confront her dad in a future comic? Who of the Kalos gym leaders is her dad anyways? =0

Aaaahhh I know a lot of people would be eager to see a confrontation between El and her Dad, but tbh I don't have any plans for including this type of scenario in any of my scripts yet :'D I'm not sure where I'd place such an arc in my timeline or IF I want to bring it up at some point... but as of right now I don't have anything planned, sorry!

About his identity, El's Dad isn't actually working as a Gym Leader in Kalos, he's working in a neighboring region. El's mom is Kalosian and wanted to stay in her home-region, thus El grew up in Kalos while her Dad visited whenever he could. I was debating for a long time if I'd make Kabu from Galar fill out this role but to be honest I'd probably have more freedom and much less trouble if I came up with a unique character of my own, before I accidentally make any Kabu-fans mad :'DD

And again, I haven't decided yet if we're ever actually gonna see him in the comics. For now my head is just filled with the Gladion-Arc and slice-of-life shenanigans I DESPERATELY want to get back to once the current arc is completed

[hexjulia]

i love/hate this specific genre of making vs buying DIY video where the conclusion (after maybe 30 minutes) is a cheerful 'not only was it far more expensive, the amount of work nearly drove me insane as well!'

[monster-noises]

As I have actually started to Write two of the three of my Books now, I live in fear of the day anyone asks me to See the draft i'm working on or tries to read it vjcnmskfkv

Like not for the writing Quality (per say) it's just the loose free-form Jazz version of story crafting i'm committing to this notebook paper feels Unwittnessable

These are the garbled scrawling of a mad man you do not want to see these.

[milimeters-morales]

every time i see a pics and fanart of ben reilly i’m like okay so does he have guns or not

[purrfectlycontent]

another coloring in two different atmospheres because i totally forgot what i was aiming for during the process