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
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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
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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2023-12-06 Green Hydrogen TED Talk Molecular Love Story – Power The World
She talks about an e-methanol plant in N. Sweden. 12.5 min. video on Ted.com. “https://embed.ted.com/talks/lang/en/olivia_breese_the_molecular_love_story_that_could_help_power_the_world”
2023-12-03 EIA Webpage On CAISO, Curtailment
The EIA tells about how California’s excess solar energy is being curtailed. The solar should *not* be curtailed if excess capacity is the sole reason. CAISO should be mandated to curtail fossil fuel power plants before curtailing renewables, obviously because renewables are preventing fossil fuels from having to be burned and hence reducing the amount
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2023-12-02 Tesla 1.6GWh Megapacks Order Near Melbourne, Australia
This 600MW/1.6GWh project will make it one of the largest in the world. It’s a billion dollar project. Tesla secures massive 1.6 GWh Megapack order for giant project Quote “”The Megapack has quickly become the go-to solution for large-scale energy storage projects. Last quarter, Tesla reported a record 4 GWh of energy storage deployed. This
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2023-11-26 Bidirectional Chargers In California
Wallbox in partnership with Bidirectional Energy to get a grant from California Energy Commission REDWDS Grant for V2X technology. Wallbox & Bidirectional Energy To Get Grant For More V2X In California
