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minus-squareDiabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-210 months ago1.1l/h/m2 ? That means 25m2 generate 27.5l/h so 660l a day. That’s huge.
minus-squaresushibowl@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoYou’re assuming full production for 24 hours a day, I don’t think that’s likely. Maybe 8 hours of full production a day under optimal conditions? Still, ~200 liters a day of potable water seems quite big for a 5x5 area of solar panels.
minus-squareDiabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoYeah, my bad. Your estimate seems more likely.
1.1l/h/m2 ? That means 25m2 generate 27.5l/h so 660l a day. That’s huge.
You’re assuming full production for 24 hours a day, I don’t think that’s likely. Maybe 8 hours of full production a day under optimal conditions? Still, ~200 liters a day of potable water seems quite big for a 5x5 area of solar panels.
Yeah, my bad. Your estimate seems more likely.