By Paul Homewood
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/03/23/china-solar-panels-europe-net-zero-energy/
The naive journalist makes several references to the “massive” amounts of solar capacity on offer, for instance:
The clueless reporter evidently does not understand the difference between CAPACITY and GENERATION.
You simply cannot compare solar power, typically producing at about 10 to 15%, with nuclear, which runs at close to 100%
Worse still, that 10% is not available all year round. During December last year, it averaged only 297 MW, which is just 2% of capacity:
https://www.solar.sheffield.ac.uk/pvlive/#
In summer months, solar power can peak at ten times as much, which will clearly destabilise the grid, if capacity is increased as much as the government wants.
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March 25, 2024 at 03:39PM
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