Solar panels for electricity

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
31/07/2010 19:26

Just a thought, in UK they use solar panels to generate electricity, but here I have only seen water heating panels. Why don't we use electrical solar panels over here?

apc2010


Joined: 28/07/2010
Posts: 1689

Message Posted:
31/07/2010 19:30

Often wondreed the same , even the uk powers road signs and telephone booths now ....

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
31/07/2010 19:38

In EU, the electricity authority has to buy what excess you produce, or supply electricity to the grid during daytime and use it from the grid at night time. It is not economical to use batteries to store electricity. We will have the same laws soon (I hope) but until then it is not economical. We have them at some places where it is not economical to connect it to the grid.

ismet

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
31/07/2010 19:38

Good point I'd forgotten all those little panels above signs everywhere in UK (even Cornwall!!!) :=)

halffull


Joined: 26/01/2009
Posts: 571

Message Posted:
31/07/2010 20:02

Thanks Elko2, there's my answer, perhaps the government should have thought about it before, it would have prevented a lot of power cuts if everybody with solar panels were assisting the grid!

magolina


Joined: 06/12/2008
Posts: 461

Message Posted:
01/08/2010 09:41

such a waste of all that energy