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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Rods2 on 29 January 2014, 18:11:06

Title: Blackfriars Bridge
Post by: Rods2 on 29 January 2014, 18:11:06

Is the biggest solar bridge in the world

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/london-opens-worlds-largest-solar-bridge/?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660&ftag=TRE4eb29b5 (http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/london-opens-worlds-largest-solar-bridge/?tag=nl.e660&s_cid=e660&ttag=e660&ftag=TRE4eb29b5)

Title: Re: Blackfriars Bridge
Post by: cleggy on 29 January 2014, 18:20:30

Not a healthy place for bankers ::) ;D

Title: Re: Blackfriars Bridge
Post by: omega3000 on 29 January 2014, 18:30:17

Every house should be solar powered this day and age  :(

Title: Re: Blackfriars Bridge
Post by: Rods2 on 29 January 2014, 18:43:32

Quote from: Emd on 29 January 2014, 18:30:17

Every house should be solar powered this day and age  :(

Making solar panels is very energy intensive, so over their life their EROEI is about 1:1, so you don't save fossil fuels unless the factory is solar powered. :o :o :o :o

Title: Re: Blackfriars Bridge
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 29 January 2014, 20:39:48

Think of your tax pounds in terms of subsidies that that bridge is sucking up!!  ::)

Title: Re: Blackfriars Bridge
Post by: Phil on 30 January 2014, 10:17:02

'We' did the roof that all those panels are nailed to.

2 years ago I was involved with the scheme for installation of the solar panels as we were looking to take on that package aswell.

But its a crappy bit of reporting!

The bridge has been 'open' for years. They were using it while the roof was being put on it and the only reason they made the bridge into a covered platform is to accomodate the new 12 car trains, which, it now appears, they can't afford to run!