Wednesday 29 January 2014

Super Solar Bridge

Auntie has recently reported on the opening of Blackfriars Station Solar Bridge. The 6000 sqm of panels are expected to generate some 900 MWh per year - up to half of the station's demand. There's no analysis of how that demand is made up, nor of its time profile so I cannot judge if the array will at any time spill onto the grid. I guess a lot of the station's power requirements are either daytime for offices, shops etc. or are relatively time independent. That makes this installation a pretty sensible one. As for First Capital Connect claiming that passengers will now have "an even more sustainable journey" isn't it sad that someone feels the need to pollute a good story with a load of puffery?

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