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minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoYes. Heliostat’s max efficiency estimates are like 70%, sun tracking panels 40%, static panels 20%.
minus-squaretheonyltruemupf@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months ago20% for static panels is fine though because they are spamable. They are cheap and you can just put them on roofs and parking lots.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoNobody was arguing anything otherwise, I was just answering questions about why we swap back to steam power for largescale. If you’re powering some LEDs and a Toaster then yeah it’s fine, if you’re powering 10,000 then heliostat time.
Yes. Heliostat’s max efficiency estimates are like 70%, sun tracking panels 40%, static panels 20%.
20% for static panels is fine though because they are spamable. They are cheap and you can just put them on roofs and parking lots.
Nobody was arguing anything otherwise, I was just answering questions about why we swap back to steam power for largescale. If you’re powering some LEDs and a Toaster then yeah it’s fine, if you’re powering 10,000 then heliostat time.