Comment on Solar modules now selling for less than €0.06/W in Europe
xthexder@l.sw0.com 18 hours agoYou bring up heated water as a method of storage, and it reminds me of a neighborhood in Alberta, Canada that uses geothermal + solar heated water storage for 52 homes. They’ve been able to successfully heat the entire neighborhood with only solar over the winter since 2015.
en.wikipedia.org/…/Drake_Landing_Solar_Community
There’s a huge number of new storage technologies being developed, and the fact that some even work on a seasonal basis for long term storage is amazing.
itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 hours ago
That’s pretty cool! Still seems to have some issues, but as the technology matures, that seems like a promising technology. I didn’t know seasonal warm water storage was a thing