GB Renewables Map

35 pointsposted 4 hours ago
by RobinL

5 Comments

martinald

11 minutes ago

Hey Robin, big fan of this map, congrats on getting front page on HN :).

Two suggestions/questions if you may:

1) Would be good to see how many MW each boundary can handle, not just %? Btw, I can't see the number for the south east england boundary.

2) Great job on the battery info. I'm seeing some battery storage is curtailed. How is that possible? Please don't tell me that we are paying batteries to _not_ export :/?

parkersweb

33 minutes ago

This has just had a major update to include other renewables (eg hydro, solar) as well as non-renewable energy sources (gas).

It’s also added grid boundaries and cabling recently - and I think there’s also wind roses planned?

My one UI wish - the energy sources filters are currently displayed as options on the map - rather than controls for the entire UI - which meant I missed them entirely at first. Would be great if they could be given more prominence.

AliCollins

40 minutes ago

Great visualisation...but doesn't seem to have any display of the amount of Solar (though won't be much on such a cloudy day!)

roldie

25 minutes ago

Great work, this is so cool to see!