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Australia nuclear facility installs massive rooftop solar system to save $2 million (reneweconomy.com.au)

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[–] DocMcStuffin@lemmy.world 150 points 11 months ago (9 children)

That headline is a bait and switch.

One of the major nuclear research facilities belonging to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)’s is installing a major rooftop solar system that will save $2 million.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Although, why the fuck are we not plastering those giant nuclear vent thingies (the technical term) with solar panels? Or really any surface that can support them?

[–] pizzazz@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Because solar panel efficiency is already pretty low so it's best to put them in the areas and in the orientation in which they will receive the most light

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