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Sheuns:
That's where Tianjin comes in.

3) Tianjin is another place that uses solar power to provide electricity (mains power, not standby). So what happens at night.

This is a quote from your long post. What do you mean by mains power?

About the Lancaster. Why did you not mention the exact Lancaster? Again that same Lancaster you mentioned has hydroelectric power as its primary source followed by solar. Solar does not power the entire city as you claimed.

This again is according to Google sources.

I am not deflecting as I’m still on course of your initial claims and only verifying if you’re right or wrong which unfortunately for you, you are wrong.

JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH!

Now I know that you are running.

You claimed that no place uses solar as a major source of energy, that it is only used as standby. That is false! As you can see below, the main source of energy in Lancaster, California is solar power.

The city provided mandates that ensure that solar power provides the energy needs of all businesses and residences.

Beyond Lancaster, other cities in the West get large amount of electricity from solar. It is not "standby", it is a major contributor to their grid just as hydro provides electricity to Nigeria's grid (it might not be the single greatest source, but it is a major source).

If cities can survive on solar power, then a mere university campus can obviously survive on it.

You know very well that I did not say that Tianjin's main source of electricity is solar. Solar is one of the major sources, but it is not the main source.

I mentioned Tianjin because Western cities have problems storing electricity. For example, the Gemini plant in the US produces around the same amount of power as the solar plant in Tianjin, but the electricity is stored in batteries and those batteries can only provide around 4 or 5 hours of power. I told you about the salt system used in Tianjin that can store around 12 hours of power.

I don't think you are being serious, I think you are just here to waste my time, so this will be my last response to you.

Goodbye

Sheuns:
Again. According to a simple Google search, that city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania USA you mentioned uses nuclear plants and natural gas as its main source of electricity.

I still ask you to provide proof that Tianjin in China uses solar as its main source of electricity.

Wrong.

There are many places in the US that have the same name. I wrotr about Lancaster California. There was nowhere that I said that Tianjin uses solar ad its main source of electricity.

(I hope you are being serious and not trying to deflect because you discovered that you are wrong).

Even in Lagos, I noticed that their building on Awolowo Road (the former NEPA Building) is now covered with solar panels.

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7630664166440733973?

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7630423456579882262?

Desyner:
Trying to impress with jargons. Your normal strategy here.

There is also Kinetic backup system and man-made hydro that pumps water to heights.

Ah, poor guy. You are sad/angry because nobody cares about your comment? Don't worry, mummy will soon come back, she'll buy biscuit for you and pay attention to you.

Sheuns:
What exactly do you want us to find out? You just mentioned Tianjin.

A google search of the main power source in Tianjin shows coal-fired thermal power.

So clarify what you mean by Tianjin and its correlation with solar.

1) Cities like Lancaster in the United States use solar power as their main source of electricity. If a city can use solar power as its main source, then it's very easy for a mere university campus.

2) Solar power provides a significant amount of the electricity that is used in many cities in the West (not standby electricity, but the main source of electricity). The one problem that those western cities have is battery capacity. Can power from the solar plant take them through the night.

We can use Nigeria as an example. Unlike the funny comments on this thread, the people at REA have had practical experience because they have installed a lot of these plants over many years. You can see that the villager in Abuja said that they get 20 hours of power every day.

Why 20 hours and not 24 hours?

That's where Tianjin comes in.

3) Tianjin is another place that uses solar power to provide electricity (mains power, not standby). So what happens at night.

While batteries at night might power a city for 4 or 5 hours, in Tianjin they use salt to provide electricity at night.

They have a special salt that retains heat and they place this salt in towers. During the day they direct mirrors at the towers and these use sunlight to heat up the towers.

At night the heat from the salt is used to heat water and provide steam energy and generate electricity and this lasts for around 12 to 15 hours.

So, solar energy is not only used to provide standby power.

Besides, the guys from REA, the World Bank and the African Development Bank did not start this today.

Mtschew

Pretend that you don't understand English just so that you can rage bait.

naptu2:
China - solar - salt.

I wonder how many people will understand that above ⬆️

For example, someone is asking if solar is a good way to provide power for a nation.

Love800

Sheuns

Specifically, go and find out about Tianjin.

China - solar - salt.

I wonder how many people will understand that above ⬆️

For example, someone is asking if solar is a good way to provide power for a nation.

cucumbar:
The funny thing is that , you go reach there, 2weeks at a stretch, you no go see light.😁

Testimony of people that have actually experienced it (not bad belle noise makers on the internet that are just guessing).

Tukura 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 @umarjumper

Tinubu gave us first minister in years, gave our youth massive opportunities, gave our villages projects and you say make we vote who give us outsiders as candidates?
Reason am.

https://x.com/i/status/2025338515295277442


O.J. @Vandacech

Jagaba don win unah hearts. Such a politician.

https://x.com/i/status/2025514190505451781


Tukura 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 @umarjumper

Bro visit Rubochi, in years we've never had a single electric pole there, but Tinubu came in and commissioned a solar project for us.
About 80% of houses now enjoy 20hours free electricity.
Funny enough the current chairman is PDP.
But he's been sent home with his candidate.

https://x.com/i/status/2025515652350705871

This is just one of many ooo..

The road projects you see in the urban areas didn't stop there, even the rural areas enjoyed the benefits..

I didn't even talk about how much the youths have been involved too.

I'm telling you the presidency would be a bigger shock.

From Gbagyi People Celebrate The Election Of Christopher Zakka Maikalangu (Videos)
https://www.nairaland.com/8623496/gbagyi-people-celebrate-election-christopher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqRBzgqUlUs?si=bEu36a8U8zWQMuO8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51PzZwjFphg?si=0gvY62YtYGHPvPRH

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Someone does not know the meaning of hybrid. 🤣

This is my post from April 29th, 2025.

I have so many pending posts and threads right now! I think I can rush through the latest before it drags on.

This is from 3 or 4 days ago. I won't post any details (so that it doesn't drag on), I'll explain and leave you to find the details yourself.

There's this thing that has been trending in the past few days and luckily it's an issue that I have been studying since 1990 (I won't tell you why I started studying it in 1990).

The trend goes like this:

10 billion naira solar power system for the Aso Rock Villa, no solar power for LUTH, UCH, etc

That statement ⬆️ is wrong.

Firstly, the Buhari Administration started a series of "Energising" programmes. For example, as part of their "Energising Economies" programme, they set up solar powered electricity systems at Ariaria Market in Aba, Sura Market in Lagos and other markets across the country.

As part of their "Energising Education Programme" (EEP) they have set up solar power systems at universities and teaching hospitals across the country. The Tinubu Administration is continuing the programme.

https://punchng.com/20-federal-universities-three-teaching-hospitals-receive-solar-power-rea/

Secondly, private organisations have donated solar power systems to teaching hospitals. For example, LUTH has received several of such donations.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/12/luth-gets-40kva-solar-inverter-to-boost-power-supply/

Thirdly, due to the recent increase in electricity tariffs, LUTH has also used its internally generated revenue to set up solar power systems in more blocks of the hospital.

https://www.pvknowhow.com/news/lagos-hospital-switches-to-solar-power/

However, that doesn't tell the whole story.

Here's what I was studying in 1990.

There are actually two institutions that people refer to as LUTH. These are:

1) Lagos University Teching Hospital (LUTH). This is a teaching hospital and, since 1990, they have usually had constant power supply. This is the institution that I was referring to above.

2) College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL). This is a school and students of the school get practical experience from LUTH.

LUTH had constant and uninterrupted power supply in 1990, but some students were complaining that CMUL had started experiencing blackouts.

Some alumni of CMUL have donated solar power systems to the school, but these are used to power the library, reading rooms and classrooms, not the hostels.

https://cmul.unilag.edu.ng/?p=7281

So what do you want students to do? Of course they'll complain.