TOT - "Community solar farm"?

In message , harryagain writes

Have you ever been in one of these places? or been close up?

Well the first one I linked to certainly is, I went inside it last Spring.

I suppose that they might have used polycarbonate gazing at thanet earth, but seems unlikely.

This article says it uses glass with a lower iron content for maximum light transmission(which matters for this sort of thing)

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Chris French
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The other argument against mega size PV arrays is that they are poor value compared with nuclear the way the french do it.

Not all roofs are suitable orientation wise.

That makes no sense at all.

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john james

In message , harryagain writes

Dementia - anther subject Harry would seem to know nothing about - or maybe he's forgotten.

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bert

There aren't any to notice around here, no poly tunnels either. The closest I see near here is plastic sheet laid on tilled, and presumably planted with something, ground with edges buried to stop it blowing away.

Up here it's either enclosed grazing or open moor grazed by sheep and maintained for grouse.

I've seen aerial pictures of the large glasshouses in the deep south, they don't look like poly tunnels to me but greenhouse type structures but on a massive scale.

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18 hectares, pitched glass roofs (rooves?).
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Dave Liquorice

Yup.

You do get large polytunnel structures, but AIUI commercially they are used more for growing plants which benefit from a bit of extra protection, to extend the growing season, or protect from bad weather, so things like soft fruits.

They aren't so suited to the optimum growing of young plants in nurseries, or tomatoes etc. Light transmission isn't so good, and they can't control the temperature, etc. so well.

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Chris French

I'd guess it's a solar panel causing this effect.

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mcp

The modern ones are plastic sheet. Cheaper, lighter, won't break and long life these days.

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harryagain

There are such things But they are not trivial at all. Three times the price.

And fully tracking around six times the price for 40% more electricity.

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harryagain

More likely than being a modern-day Bethlehem. :-)

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polygonum

Big on strawberries/other soft fruit round here. To get out of season fruit. The edges are rolled up in summer to control temperature.

We have acres of them. Big issue, lots of NIMBYs whining round here.

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harryagain

Too small. More likely to be a rooflight.

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harryagain

In message , harryagain writes

I think you will find the ones at Thanet Earth are rather modern, and glass.

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Chris French

Just at the back of a house? Conservatory roof.

Andy

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Vir Campestris

You are unlikely to find 3 wise men and a virgin in Bothwell.

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mcp

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