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I'm no expert but surely the solar panels used in this country are not dependant on the temperature, as in temperate zones, but available sunlight. Even if the sun doesn't break through the clouds solar panels do produce some electricity.
True, but direct sunlight provides a lot more energy than overcast conditions. Just think of the difference you feel when the sun shines on your skin as compared to when it is obscured by clouds - the extra heat is the additional energy hitting you. The difference is night and day. Well, not quite night and day because, obviously, solar panels don't produce anything at night. Perversely, PV cells actually become less efficient when they get too hot, though this didn't ought to be a problem in the UK! Not sure of the exact figures, but I seem to recall that overcast conditions reduce the efficiency of solar cells by up to 50%. When you consider that most cheap cells in use are only 15 to 20% efficient in the first place, this shows you aren't getting too much power from them. The general capacity factor across the country for the UK averages out at less than 10% of the installation's rated power. See [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor#United_Kingdom] this link[/url] for figures. Another thing to consider is that more energy is required during the winter months (for heating) when daylight hours are much shorter, not to mention in the evenings so this means solar cells produce even less electricity when it is most needed. Nothing wrong with solar in sunny areas, but in the UK, it isn't great. Paddle away, Woz. Paddle away. I'll finish with OT posts in this thread now.
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Today's Cod Almighty diary echoed a few of my sentiments to moving to a new ground: http://www.codalmighty.com/site/ca.php?article=5190
"So are we sleepwalking into giving up our beautiful, haunted, wooden one-off, with its panoramic view of the Humber and adjacent world-beating fish and chips, all held together by barnacles and our grandads’ spoggy, for ten-rows-all-round of sterile plastic sensory deprivation experiment with a view of three low sheds and a horsefield through a gap in the corner?" This is my concern too. I accept we may NEED to move for extra revenue streams. Just in an ideal world (being a 'stegosaurus' too), I'd prefer not to. Guess it won't be nearly as bad as we may imagine it to be though. Who knows, we may even be able to get down the stairs a lot faster at H/T.
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I'd love a new ground, a modern stadia to be proud of, somewhere GTFC can shine and be a figurehead in ours and the local communities future, to be fair I'm not too sure if what we end up with will be that. It would be hard to go to the last game at Blundell Park with its history and memories, but, a lot harder to go to a brand new but poorly thought out, poorly designed and souless "just like any other" rushed stadium.
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You won't hear us crying But you'll hear us shout Coz we are the Grimsby And this is our chant.......... Grimsby! Grimsby! Grimsby!
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it may end up as many things to all people, but rushed?
You're having a laugh, it's been nearly twenty years now & still counting!!
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There's no reason for any new ground to be soulless or dull. There are plenty of excellent designs and ideas out there for small-scale football grounds. Look at some of the things being built in Germany or MLS in America. Even the identikit grounds can be customised relatively easily. There are trends towards the incorporation of old-style features into new stadia and I also believe that it is the intention to have safe standing in the new ground, so a new ground would mean we can watch Town at home from the terraces for the first time in 25 years.
For now, all these points are moot. The ground needs the go-ahead, then it's up to the fans and the Trust to canvas, collect and curate suggestions for what we want for our new home.
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There's no reason for any new ground to be soulless or dull. There are plenty of excellent designs and ideas out there for small-scale football grounds. Look at some of the things being built in Germany or MLS in America. Even the identikit grounds can be customised relatively easily. There are trends towards the incorporation of old-style features into new stadia and I also believe that it is the intention to have safe standing in the new ground, so a new ground would mean we can watch Town at home from the terraces for the first time in 25 years.
For now, all these points are moot. The ground needs the go-ahead, then it's up to the fans and the Trust to canvas, collect and curate suggestions for what we want for our new home.
Talking point Monday morning??? let's make sure we have the "extra man" on our side and get the acoustics right - reverberate in the home end and deaden the away end. Gamesmanship moreso than cheating. Nobody wants the soulless identikit box ground. Let's get an iconic structure for the area. Get the people talking and the myth, spectre and sobriety of what it is to be a grimsby town fan. Up our game on every level....on and off the park. If you build it, they will come
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