Tesla new model line coming in China: expansion and hiring underway. This could be the $25,000 model. Contract with shipping company to ship globally. This could mean Tesla may sell this made in China model in the US. https://insideevs.com/news/559754/tesla-hiring-new-model-line/
Archive for January, 2022:
2022-01-13 DOE Upgrade To Electric Grid
They say this is big news. We *need* to have many interconnections between the Eastern and Western power grids. And Texas, too if they had common sense. Several DC interties need to be built so the west can send electricity to the east during daytime. https://electrek.co/2022/01/13/the-big-upgrade-to-the-us-power-grid-is-kicking-off/
2022-01-13 Environmentally Friendly States, Least & Most
America’s least and most environmentally friendly states. The figures this article gives don’t make sense. For example, #32, New Jersey says the fossil fuels and renewables add up to 5% total. Where is the remaining 95% of the energy coming from? They say the figures come from the government – EIA. There seems to be
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2022-01-12 10 Notable BESS Completed in 2021
On top of these battery energy storage projects, there is the Johanna BESS that Southern California Edison will be commissioning in Santa Ana, California. https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/10-notable-battery-storage-projects-that-went-live-in-2021/
2022-01-12 Printer Ink Cartridges Are A Ripoff
From FB group The article said DRM, but it didn’t make sense to me either. But what makes me wonder is why do they go to the trouble and expense to put a chip in the cartridge if it’s just a matter of accepting the prompt that appears??? What purpose does the chip serve? The
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2022-01-12 ASML EUV Wafer Fab Machine Very High Tech
Gg https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/videos/1237900956605036/
2022-01-12 Solar Thermal Generation Lab
Heliostats and solar thermal generation. The advantage of storing the heat at night is not needed if the electricity is used to generate hydrogen, which serves the same purpose – storage. The real advantage is being able to deploy this system for cheaper than other solar electricity systems.
2022-01-11 McDonald’s Beef Hamburgers At Odds With Cutting Emissions
Hold the beef! McDonald’s is just one of many fast food chains that need to cut beef consumption. They should replace beef with more sustainable meat like chicken. The article suggests McDonald’s is greenwashing. Quote: << In recent years, the company announced big sustainability initiatives but climate experts who reviewed McDonald’s plans and data say
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2022-01-11 Accumulated Heat In Upper Oceans Is At Record Levels
Quote: << Ocean heat content is one of the best indicators of climate change.” said John Abraham, Professor of University of St. Thomas. During La Niña, the ocean actually takes up but buries extra heat below the surface. “With model experiments, our study shows that the pattern of ocean warming is a result of human-related
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2022-01-10 Protecting Ecosystems Takes Priority Over Planting Trees
New study says protecting Ecosystems takes priority over planting trees for carbon storage. https://cleantechnica.com/2022/01/09/new-study-shows-protecting-ecosystems-takes-priority-over-planting-trees-for-carbon-storage/amp/
