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Calwestjobs ◴[] No.43682778[source]
efficiency of plants - 1%

efficiency of photovoltaic - 20%

so photovoltaic is 15 times more land efficient then burning biomass. so we absolutely need trees to provide ecological functions. but in era of 5kwp PV array paying itself in 5-6 years(and still working afterwards), to heat water... its is ridiculous to cut trees and burn them to have hot water. 80% of time Canadian citizen can have 100% solar hot water (PV), less then 100% rest of the year.

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elric ◴[] No.43684904[source]
I am happy to see that PV is being deployed at incredible speeds. But dismayed at the lack of large scale storage projects & international interconnects.
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1. Calwestjobs ◴[] No.43687289[source]
large scale for me is every house has water tank, which can drain tens of kwh every day. cars which sit on parking lots for 80+% of day... 11kw charger can supply 30 miles of range per 1 hour of shopping, bowling, movie watching... and you do not need V2X, just plug with relay/lock. (esp32+nfc reader for billing)