Matt wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 12:51:15 -0800 (PST), wrote:
Solar power is also taking off in a big way (I heard
grid parity in some countries).
Pure unadulterated bull****.
.....but for truly remote areas of the world it may be true, however
penguins, yaks and hairy mammoths have little call for electricity.
Well it depends on wht you eman by 'big wy'
IIRC the Israelis use it to desalinate water for irrigation on quite a
large scale.
There's a solar furnace somewhere in the USA desert..
Given the right application and the right location, it has its place.
Sadly its next to useless in the UK.
Might be useful to run aircon..abut the only application that needs more
power the hotter it gets.