Tuesday, 14 March 2017

Miscanthus v. Solar PV energy per hectare



Miscanthus:

  • 96 kWh/ha/day
  • 300,000 MJ per hectare (link) [US number, probably less in UK]
  • 42% combustion efficiency (Drax)
PV:
  • 2,974 kWh/ha/day
  • Birmingham (UK) insolation levels, 70% of global average
  • row spacing at 36.5%
  • PV panels at 17% efficiency 


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