The solar energy melts aluminum at 600 deg. C and runs a Stirling engine even when the Sun isn’t shining. https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2021/10/11/electro-thermal-storage-system-for-commercial-applications-launched/
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2021-10-11 Hydrogen House Project Tour Video
This guy runs everything off hydrogen. He makes his own, stores his own and powers everything from green hydrogen. He has six patents dealing with hydrogen. He made his own system. https://youtu.be/NMH1pBAYgYs GKN Hydrogen’s HY2MINI demonstrator. This is a similar setup. The solar array powers the electrolyzer. The green hydrogen is stored in metal hydride
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2021-10-06 Agrivoltaics Benefit French Vineyards
The solar panels over the vineyards protect the grapes from hot and cold temperatures, and the power is fed into the grid, reducing fossil fuel use. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/solar-panels-help-french-winemaker-keep-climate-change-bay-2021-10-04/
2021-10-05 Renewables Plus Storage Replace Gas Plants
From FB comment re: Headwind”21 movie Alexander Pohl Said, “where does electricity come from when the wind doesn’t blow? They are building 100% standby gas for … wind…” No, they are not!! The gas turbine peaker plants are being replaced with BESS – battery energy storage systems. Search for Moss Landing BESS for an example.
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2021-10-01 Nuclear Power Phase Out In EU
Quote: << For those wondering what is happening with nuclear power, it is set to be phased-out by 2030 in Belgium, Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. Italy has already closed all of its functioning nuclear plants as of 2020. Nevertheless, electricity sourced from nuclear power stations will grow 1% in 2021 and even 2% in 2022.
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2021-10-01 How Many Solar Panels To Power The World?
This 21 minute YouTube video asks how many solar panels will it take to power the whole world. The answer is 23 Billion. In 2017 the total was 162 quadrillion Watt-hours in one year. In 2020 the US used around 3,500 terawatt-hours of electricity. He said a commercial solar panel is 1 meter wide and
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2021-09-29 Renewables plus Storage Are Replacing Fossil Fuel Plants
Reply on SCE sponsored FB ad Larry Jasmin You can degree-wave all you want and it doesn’t change the facts: you’re being ignored by the ones who make the decisions on what generation sources are going to be replacing thermal power plants. It’s understandable that you’re concerned about losing your job along with thermal power
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2021-09-21 Government Should’ve Moved Earlier To Low Carbon
The key is: (quote) << Heat pumps for homes could also reduce the UK’s reliance on gas, added Jan Rosenow, Europe director at the Regulatory Assistance Project, as they run on electricity, though electricity in the UK is partly generated by gas. “But even if all of the electricity used by heat pumps was generated
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2021-09-18 Land Care Robot Electrifies Tasks
This ad popped up and I had to watch this little workhorse do its jobs. It gave me several thoughts of what it could be used for. It even can work in the dark and in the rain. It said that it’s 64 HP and $14,800.00. When I was a kid, I remember seeing articles
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2021-09-16 120 MW Solar On 660 ‘Contagious’ Acres
It says “…120 Megawatt solar center on 660 contagious acres.” 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 I think they meant contiguous!! https://thisisreno.com/2021/09/660-acre-solar-facility-planned-near-flanigan/
