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2023-10-20 Ammonia From Farms Behind 60% Of UK PM2.5 Air Pollution – Study
Ammonia from farms, along with NOx, make up 40% of PM2.5 air pollution in other developed countries. The people should cut back on meat and dairy consumption – eat meat once a week. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/04/ammonia-from-farms-behind-60-of-uk-particulate-air-pollution-study
2023-10-19 Falling Ceramic Particle CSP – 1000°C For 15 Hours
Ceramic particles the size of sand can get hotter than the oil used in parabolic troughs. Heat stored for use after sun sets. CSIRO Claims Falling Particle Concentrated Solar Power Can Lead To A Net Zero Economy
2023-10-12 Haber Process – Making Ammonia Is Very Energy Intensive
Those who are concerned about the use of fossil fuels are typically concerned about transportation and fossil fuels use in homes and industries. But they tend to ignore the fact that humans use a large amount of fossil fuels to make fertilizer to grow food. Without fertilizer there would be global starvation. Along with other
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2023-10-11 Tesla’s Virtual Machine Mode, Autobidder, Powerhub, Opticaster, &c.
Links to several of Tesla’s energy storage products. VMM explained. There are many critics who say that Renewable energy will always need ‘baseload’ generation – thermal power plants. But they are being proven wrong by these new inventions that emulate baseload generation with software. Tesla says (quote) “”As more wind and solar power replace fossil
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2023-10-10 US Peak Hourly Electricity Demand = 741,815 MWh
The EIA breaks this article into the 3 interconnections: Eastern, Western, and Texas. Quote: “”On July 27, 2023, peak hourly electricity demand in the continental United States reached 741,815 megawatt-hours (MWh). This peak was the second highest since we began collecting this data in 2016, just under the all-time high of 742,704 MWh recorded on
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2023-10-04 JHAT Redox Flow Batteries, Some In US
The ESS battery uses Iron and Salt. https://www.patreon.com/posts/exclusive-early-90305492?utm_medium=post_notification_email&utm_campaign=patron_engagement&utm_source=post_link&token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJyZWRpc19rZXkiOiJpYToyMjAxYWQzZi1iYTQ1LTQyZGItODAyOC1iMGVkZjU0MTJjY2UiLCJwb3N0X2lkIjo5MDMwNTQ5MiwicGF0cm9uX2lkIjo1NDQxODEzNX0.93GUyndIekBTnmm8fV2_PtnVexoX9zyP3bgjrB7PLV8 Dave’s JHAT on RFBs :
2023-09-25 Redflow Projects In California
Also it says “”California has a target of 45-55 GW of installed long duration storage by 2045.”” “”The C[alifornia]E[nergy]C[ommission] is actively backing four long duration battery companies, with Redflow being one. The others are UK company Invinity, US-listed EOS, and Form Energy, which has an iron-air battery.”” Redflow lands biggest project for flow battery technology,
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2023-09-20 From 1910 to 1930 We Went From Horses to Automobiles
It’s mandatory that the world stops using gas guzzling fossil fueled vehicles and convert to EVs. Immediately! https://youtube.com/shorts/xu4J098pah4?si=VklIUXljbm6SMBAO
2023-09-16 Liquid H2 Pump Tested, Reliable
Wow! 90 Megapascals is 888 atmospheres or 13,000 PSI. And this pump puts out 160 kilograms of LH2 per hour. That’s a lot of liquid hydrogen! This is in Livermore, California. FirstElement Fuel and MHI Complete the Reliability Testing of Liquid Hydrogen Pump
