In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults

Re:In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults by streetfighter64 on Sunday October 04, 2026 @04:24PM (#49957453)

Well, if you want the solar power to only cover the cars and vans, sure. What about all the trucks needed for transportation?

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Re:In Ukraine, distributed renewables foil Russia's assaults by iso1631 on Monday October 05, 2026 @05:11AM (#49962410)

Small amount, easilly covered by roof space of commercial buildings.

Cars and vans use 16.5 billion litres of diesel and 15.5 billion litres of petrol

HGVs and busses use 8 billion litres of diesel, about 20% of the total of cars and vans. Agriculture adds another 1.5b and trains half a billion, so call it 10 billion litres, 30% of total fuel use by cars and vans. Push it 50% up from 80TWh to 120TWh if you want and require 15 million roofs

Of course the most economic way to deliver solar isn't by putting it on the roof

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