The case for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics in disaster zones - pv magazine Global

The case for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics in disaster zones

From pv magazine Global When a major earthquake cuts power to a city, what happens to the evacuation centre that was relying on a diesel generator? In many documented cases, the answer is: the fuel runs out within 24 to 72 hours, the resupply trucks cannot get through damaged roads, and the generator fails. It is something so well understood in Japan — a country that accounts for 18.5% of global earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher — that it has…

The case for vehicle-integrated photovoltaics in disaster zones - pv magazine Global

When a major earthquake cuts power to a city, what happens to the evacuation centre that was relying on a diesel generator? In many documented cases, the answer is: the fuel runs out within 24 to 72 hours, the resupply trucks cannot get through damaged roads, and the generator fails. It is something so well understood in Japan — a country that accounts for 18.5% of global earthquakes of magnitude 6 or higher — that it has become the starting poi…