By 2022, Daimler Benz will have an electric version for every model. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ «By 2040, 54% of new car sales and 33% of the global car fleet will be electric. Electric vehicle outlook 2017 Bloomberg New Energy Finance» ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://youtu.be/kLzrzNa6zQA
Archive for October, 2020:
2020-10-09 Renewables + Storage
“The grid is so different than everything else we deal with. The electricity in this location was generated just moments ago. What you are looking at is the world’s largest supply chain with zero inventory. Because the way the grid operates, supply must be in balance with demand everywhere at all times.”
2020-10-09 Gencell A5 System Powered By Ammonia
The Gencell A5 can power a cell site for a year 27/7/365 from a 12 ton tank of anhydrous ammonia. The tank is not pressurized and is at room temperature. The system converts ammonia to hydrogen and nitrogen and the hydrogen powers the fuel cells. https://www.gencellenergy.com/markets-applications/off-grid-power/
2020-10-08 CoVID-19 Is Now The Third Leading Cause Of Death In The United States
This pandemic has all happened in 8 months. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/covid-19-is-now-the-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s1/
2020-10-08 The Nuclear Power Plant That Changed To Coal
The same company that contaminated the hills north of Los Angeles with radioactive waste built another sodium cooled reactor in Nebraska. It didn’t last long, and was converted to coal. Seems to me that Mother Nature was telling humans that they were opening a Pandora’s box full of hornet’s nests. Today Nebraska has a lot
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2020-10-07 Tesla Plans On Mass Production Of Li-Ion Cells
@prerunn Said, “… battery cell production isn’t large enough…” The li-Ion cell production is being scaled up to be mass produced in the gigafactories that Tesla is building right now. The cell production lines are being optimized for maximum production at minimum costs. All of the cells Tesla makes will be used in their products
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2020-10-07 The Solenco PowerBox™ System
This self-contained system uses solar PV panels as the only power input. It generates and stores green hydrogen, then uses it later for both electricity and heat. The fuel cell’s byproduct is water. One important “problem” that I see is that this system makes the customer completely independent of the electricity _and_ gas utilities. There
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2020-10-06 House Panel Report: Breakup Tech Giants
This is getting serious. The House panel report urges the breakup of tech giants, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. I can understand Amazon because they sell stuff that is necessary for life such as food and necessities. Their dominance can be quantified in dollars. Apple (and Amazon) are big in the entertainment industry, especially
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2020-10-06 Tipping Point – Renewables $ Less Than Thermal
This talk is a few years old; what he predicted has come true. He shows several good graphs that show the cost crossover points for several countries. https://youtu.be/9apFPrTpKhY
2020-10-05 Facebook Secrets Cause Conservative Bias Claims
The Right continues to whine about Facebook being anti-conservative and favoring the left — which is not true. This is a good article about Facebook’s bias against false claims and the Right’s continual manufacturing of “alternate truth” that is subjected to censorship by Facebook and other social media. It’s truly a disgraceful shame that a
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