Meanwhile, out in Lagos

[Mr Gus]

Wondering why this simple mount style doesn't get more of a thought here in the uk?

[Stinsy]

If shading isn’t a huge problem then a solar car canopy really is a no-brainer even in the less-sunny UK.

[Mr Gus]

It's the sheer lack of materials & design holding non upper storey roof solar design & living solar implementation, back.

Over here its, bits of wood to your own design or regular solar ground mounts for regular design use which doesn't fit in with many "crammed in" UK housing estates builds.

I mean, Nigeria, ..Nigeria is ahead of us in this ..so how far back are we!?

[Bugtownboy]

Perhaps because we have a very reliable, high capacity, relatively inexpensive grid ?

Where’s the incentive for the man on the Clapham Omnibus (Diesel, of course) to make these changes, even if they had the ideal real estate to allow it.

[Stinsy]

Perhaps because we have a very reliable, high capacity, relatively inexpensive grid ?

Where’s the incentive for the man on the Clapham Omnibus (Diesel, of course) to make these changes, even if they had the ideal real estate to allow it.

I think that is the point. If our grid power went down for a few hours a day a few times a week, everyone would have solar/batteries and the mounting options would be plentiful. However most people give it almost no thought because grid power is always there.

[Bugtownboy]

Tempting fate, I know, but I can’t remember an unplanned outage in the 9 years we’ve lived here.

There may have been, but so insignificant/non disruptive to have not registered.

[Mr Gus]

Nope BTB I simply cannot agree, it's likely that the government wanted to sell solar on roofs at inflated prices involving multiple HS regulated contraptions like scaffolders to get it up there & with that, VAT.

The home solar market as far as the govt "giving of a rats ass" is concerned is still stuck in 2004 with zero incentive for small solar non 2 storey roof height adaptation.

There has been one hell of a lot of media fear reportage on EV charging on networks, ..encouraging small scale solar (& other living designs) would obviously reduce this factor, in part go towards justifying the ev, a smart charger that diverts solar electrons etc etc etc.

But still hardly anything beyond commercial scale set ups in metal that once up should last.

Can we really say that we have such a good energy system if there is always reportage & threat of winter / summer black outs, age related closure of pre-existing nuclear, coal & the like power stations?

More so in current geo-political climes.

I was drawn to those 2 outdoor pictures based on not being able to buy simple solutions that keep small yards, driveways, frontages, gardens multimodal, ..& in a world where wood prices have shot through the roof, a faster set up saving time to get shading , storage, & solar up within your typical boxy estate property.


That sort of product is only not promoted because no-one brings it to market to sell in the first place.

[Joeboy]

Guys,' I don't do ritual'
That is truly wonderful, the man does PV instead.

[Mr Gus]

Has anyone seen those kind of fittings in europe, do you think it's an Ali baba type product?

[Stinsy]

Has anyone seen those kind of fittings in europe, do you think it's an Ali baba type product?

Probably something a local welder has produced…