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2023-12-25 Consumptive Water Use For US Power Production

This technical report from NREL dated 2003 discusses the water consumed by thermoelectric power plants. It’s a .PDF available online from the US government.

2023-12-24 Electric Viking Tells Us About Tony Seba, RethinkX

Sam Electric Viking tells about Tony Seba and his predictions. A lot of changes are going to happen by 2030.

2023-12-23 Desalination System Solar Powered, Cheaper

Research has come up with a solar powered Desalination system that has several advantages. https://news.mit.edu/2023/desalination-system-could-produce-freshwater-cheaper-0927

2023-12-21 Tesla Electric VPP Pays Homeowner $1098

Tesla Electric Virtual Power Plant earns money for homeowner. It has a 12.5 kW solar with 3 Powerwalls, in Texas. https://electrek.co/2023/12/21/tesla-electric-erases-homeowners-electricity-bill-pays-him/

2023-12-18 Solaria Acquires 500MW PV Modules For Euro .093/W

That seems to be about $40 for a 400 Watt panel. I just wish the average consumer could buy 2 dozen of them for that much. That’s less than a thousand dollars! Solaria acquires 500 MW of photovoltaic modules for €0.093/W, a price at historic lows

2023-12-14 Tesla Says Solar + Powerwall Cheaper Than A Generator

I hope so. The backup generator uses fuel, so the more you use it, the more it costs. Solar + Tesla Powerwall gets free fuel from the Sun. So use it as much as possible and save a lot on your electricity bill! Potentially thousands of dollars a year. Tesla claims Powerwall with solar is

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2023-12-11 Hydrogen Electrolyzers Made In China Are Having Major Problems

The hydrogen electrolyzers are having problems when run at less than 50% capacity, and have to be shut down. The makers claim that they would run at 30% capacity. At lower capacities the hydrogen leaked into the oxygen can exceed 1.8%, causing explosions. Also the Chinese are building a very long H2 pipeline. Quote “”…the

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2023-12-09 Tesla Energy Business Growing Rapidly 90%YoY

Elon Musk said Tesla’s energy business could grow to be as big as the EV car business. A 90% YoY energy storage deployment. YouTube short video.

2023-12-08 Solar, Wind Myths Stall Fight Against Climate Change

Some of these Myths are ridiculous. More needs to be done to spread the truth at the local level. https://vitalsigns.edf.org/story/myths-about-solar-and-wind-could-stall-fight-against-climate-change?ub_tg=718&ub_tc=1&ub_o=26&ub_cta=4&ub_f=t&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=edf_vital-signs_pd_pmt&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_id=1701442776&aud=27

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2023-12-07 Laser Weed Killer, Scarecrow, Bug Killer

These autonomous laser devices can be working in the fields around the clock. They could severely reduce the need for herbicides (weed killer chemicals), and insecticides which are also harmful to good insects and other animals and pollute the environment. It’s highly unlikely that a weed will become resistant to a Laser! They can be

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