Solar PV on the roof of the Brighton Whitehawk public library
Solar PV on the roof of the Brighton Whitehawk public library
Attached: 1 image Visited the #Brighton #Whitehawk public #Library From the top floor you can look out across their #GreenRoof. One day all public buildings may be kitted out like this 👇🏻
And yes, I know the shading isn't ideal...
This is a horrible setup - even minor shade can disproportinally affect the power output.
They should get rid of the plants growing around the panels
They should, yes. But modern panels have bypass diodes that somewhat mitigate partial shading.
With that much overgrowth, surely it'd be more ecological to just let it be plants?
Prevents a single shaded panel from affecting the rest of the string. Pretty standard in Australia these days.
I'd be surprised if this installation generated anything useful at all, since shading any part of a single panel essentially disables the whole panel, which in turn, especially in small setups like this, affects the whole array of panels.