Wow! It just clips onto the HV cable and recharges while it’s hanging there. Presumably the drone has an inductive pickup coil that’s up against the conductor that’s carrying hundreds of amps. I bet Joe Tegtmeyer would like to have one of these! https://www.facebook.com/interestingengineering/videos/1123581112297321/?mibextid=NnVzG8 https://www.facebook.com/reel/415716777728231?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
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2024-04-14 Green Li-Ion Recycled Battery Plant In Oklahoma
North America just got a new recycled Li-ion battery materials plant
2024-04-12 EVs Are Taking Over The Rest Of The World Much Faster Than The US
The States need to give more incentives to get more people to buy an EV. EVs are taking over the rest of the world much faster than the US
2024-04-12 Florida GOP Operative Admits Role In ‘Ghost’ Candidate Scheme That Defeated Utility-targeted Dem
Dark money supported 3rd party candidates who siphoned off votes from Democrats, giving Republicans state congressional seats. This money came from Florida Power & Light. It was meant to defeat those who supported clean renewable energy. https://floodlightnews.org/florida-gop-ghost-candidate/?ref=im-a-reader-newsletter
2024-04-11 Illegal Abortions Kill Women!
Before 1972, when Roe v. Wade took effect, this was what happened. Women died from illegal abortions when they got sepsis AKA blood poisoning. After Roe V. Wade doctors were no longer penalized for giving necessary medical procedures. Now that Roe V. Wade was struck down, in some states they have gone back to the
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2024-04-10 FM Regenerative Receiver Using MPF102 JFET
A basic one transistor regen receiver uses an MPF102 JFET to give the regenerative gain. Also uses two transistors to amplify the audio to drive an earphone. How to Build an FM Radio Receiver
2024-04-10 IOUs, Going Off Grid
The transmission pylons are a few million dollars a mile, and the undersea cables are even more expensive. And the undersea cables are more difficult to maintain, as is anything in a marine environment. So the cheap SOBs in the utilities typically choose the lower cost towers. As for the US West Coast, rooftop solar
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2024-04-09 Nobel Laureate Peter Higgs Has Died
Peter Higgs was famous for his “God Particle” that was finally confirmed a dozen years ago. Higgs won the Nobel prize in physics for his theoretical physics, among other awards and honoraria. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Higgs
2024-04-08 The 555 Timer Chip Was Not Named After The Three 5k Resistors Inside
The 555 timer chip has been extremely popular for over 50 years. The 555 number was assigned by Hans Kamenzind; it was not named after the Three 5k Resistors. This 1 min YouTube short explains.
2024-04-07 Esbjerg Changes To Heat Pump City Heating System
The city of Esbjerg, Denmark is replacing its coal fired city heating system with an amazing giant heat pump, biomass boilers and waste burning boilers. The refrigerant is CO2. Read the description. This is a long 43 minutes but is very comprehensive and interesting. The cost is about 40 million Euros.
