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Solar vlog from Ukraine

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 7:11 pm
by Stan
Sergiy is a solar experimenter who lives at a latitude similar to Penzance. He is obsessed with reducing the cost of his mirrors and receivers.





He is not immune from the war.



Re: Solar vlog from Ukraine

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 8:19 am
by Mr Gus
Some great stuff there stan,

I wish him all the luck going to avoid the war, but as demonstrated, it is close.

Re: Solar vlog from Ukraine

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:13 am
by Moxi
Not sure where I saw it (Mythbusters?) but someone made really simply solar concentrators using mylar sheets spread over bowls, half pipes and even boxes and pulling a partial vacuum on the reverse side to create a smooth concave profile which was effective.

That said solar PV still seems the better option for the majority, enjoyed the video's though.

Moxi

Re: Solar vlog from Ukraine

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 11:37 am
by Stinsy
Good luck to the guy!

The problem with all this is that Solar PV is so: simple, cheap, effective, and low-maintenance that all this becomes a bit pointless.