UK solar production outstrips coal powered electricity

[PS_RalphW]

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ ... -than-coal

ps I have a job interview with a solar/wind company tomorrow...

[Blue Peter]

Good luck,


Peter.

[kenneal - lagger]

Yes, hope all goes well for you, Ralph.

[woodburner]

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ ... -than-coal

ps I have a job interview with a solar/wind company tomorrow...

If it's so significant why doesn't it show on Gridwatch? If you cut coal generation to next to nothing, is the solar/coal ratio so surprising? If you travel up the east coast main line there are many HUGE fields covered in solar panels. Good?

[PS_RalphW]

ps I have a job interview with a solar/wind company tomorrow...

[adam2]

If it's so significant why doesn't it show on Gridwatch? If you cut coal generation to next to nothing, is the solar/coal ratio so surprising? If you travel up the east coast main line there are many HUGE fields covered in solar panels. Good?

The gridwatch site uses data from the national grid. Most PV installations are not metered in real time and the output therefore can not be displayed.

[clv101]

If it's so significant why doesn't it show on Gridwatch? If you cut coal generation to next to nothing, is the solar/coal ratio so surprising? If you travel up the east coast main line there are many HUGE fields covered in solar panels. Good?

Doesn't show up on Gridwatch because there's no real time monitoring. Its supply shows up as a dip in demand in the middle of the day.
Coal hasn't been cut to 'next to nothing', still several GW.
The 'HUGE fields covered in solar panels' are trivial compared to say... golf courses. If land use is a concern, there are far better targets for criticism than solar farms.

[woodburner]

Biofuel crops (eg rape and wheat) for starters. But it doesn't justify huge arrays of solar panels.

[Pepperman]

You can view modelled PV generation data at this natty website from Sheffield University:

http://www.solar.sheffield.ac.uk/pvlive/

Over the last month it's topped out at between about 2 and 7.5GW.

[woodburner]

I see only spinning wheels.

[Blue Peter]

I see only spinning wheels.

I can get it to work in Chrome, but not IE (spinning wheels),


Peter.

[clv101]

You can view modelled PV generation data at this natty website from Sheffield University:

http://www.solar.sheffield.ac.uk/pvlive/

Over the last month it's topped out at between about 2 and 7.5GW.

That's great. I hadn't seen that, thanks!

[emordnilap]

I see only spinning wheels.

I can get it to work in Chrome, but not IE (spinning wheels),


Peter.

Looks like they haven't tested it Safari either.

[RenewableCandy]

Local authority buys up 12.5MW solar farm with capital reserves!

http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/ ... l_reserves

[woodburner]

They are only doing it to get the subsidy I suspect.

“Solar is very beneficial and very low impact. I’m sure there are plenty of councils alongside commercial businesses and community groups that need to be looking at that - anything low carbon. I don’t think solar has had its day yet, even though they’ve knocked the tariffs."

It might have some benefit, but you can't eat it, and the UK can barely feed half the popiulation.