Tesla CyberCanopy: Is it a new Tesla product? I believe the US should introduce a ‘cyberincentive’ to add solar PV the all chargers. There has been a continual criticism that the EVs will “overload the grid”. The addition of solar PV and storage to charging stations will alleviate the demand on the grid. And once
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After about the 15:00 minute point he describes this demand flexibility scheme where consumers are paid £2.50 for each kWh they do not use during peak demand times in the early evening – 4 to 7 PM. That’s ten times what consumers pay per kWh. But if the utility pays consumers that much, they must
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In this video he tells a tale of big businesses greenwashing and lying. Renewables don’t make enough profit!
This is definitely groundbreaking. But I don’t understand why they’re doing it this way. I think the array that’s in space should be as simple as possible – an array made up of thin sheets of metallized mylar that reflect the sunlight to the photovoltaic array on Earth. In their system and mine, there has
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“”You shouldn’t be funding the people who are poisoning you.”” It’s obvious that these lobbying firms are not loyal to one side or the other; they are strictly mercenaries: they’re only in it for the money. I don’t think I would want to be represented by someone who is not sincere about their loyalty. Who
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Western Australia is going to shut down its cold fire power plant in a few years. They’re building several battery energy storage systems to soak up solar energy from rooftop solar systems during the daytime. Western Australia is unique in that their grid is independent from the rest of Australia. What I think is so
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New research has enabled fixating nitrogen easier than by the Haber-Bosch process. About half the world’s food supply depends on the fertilizer made by the Haber-Bosch process. It is imperative that we end the use of fossil fuels in the Haber-Bosch process because its end product is CO2 greenhouse gas. It must be replaced by
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The IPCC plans for 1.5C require that the countries have to do a cutback below BAU – business as usual. Countries incentivize RE – renewable energy – to get it more competitive with FFs – fossil fuels. But FFs say we’re not going to stand by and let this happen and they raise hell saying
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FERC Proposes overhaul of interconnection procedures Article about FERC changes to clear the backlog of thousands of interconnection requests that are holding up renewables projects from connecting to the grid. Fees and penalties of tens of thousands of dollars. RTOs have already done some of this. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ferc-proposes-overhaul-interconnection-procedures?amp
According to the fueleconomy.gov website, gasoline vehicles round trip efficiency is only 12 to 30%. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/atv.shtml
