Posts related primarily to information technology of various sorts.
You may remember that about 6 months ago I mentioned asking Gail1 about her alternative energy model. Her view is that energy that cannot be used and make a profit won’t be used – thus supply and demand mean that energy prices go down after the peak not up. This … Continue reading
Some projections for the next 5 years during which the EV vs. petrol battle will be played out, as well as the grid storage transition. Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
All technologies are nothing more than applying energy to rearrange atoms and/or bits1 within a system of constraints. Engineering is the discipline of understanding and applying those constraints in order to create systems that solve problems. Beyond this you’re specializing. Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
I helped Charlie Prince with his Outdoor Boudoir photo shoot a week or so ago. It was great watching Charlie work and helping out. This is one of the shots that I got in. Check out Charlie’s blog at http://www.ccp-photo.com/. Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
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Without the community, you just have a shop. – Matt Oehrlein, i3 Detroit & Megabots Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
See Current and Future Cost of Photovoltaics Or Google “Fraunhofer solar future”. This is a hefty report by a very German organization i.e. they spent a year convening groups of experts in every aspect of solar and hammering all the aspects of death. Takeaways- though it’s pretty easy to read Solar power … Continue reading
[This is a note sent by my friend, Ian. It’s a pretty interesting and comprehensive look at battery technology and trends.] Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
My friend Ian’s reflections on 2014. Likes(0)Dislikes(0) Continue reading
[My friend Ian Page, who researches and writes extensively about energy has graciously allowed me to repost some of his emails here.] by Ian Page, 2024.08.07 German Utilities Paid to Stabilize Grid Due to Increased Wind and Solar Its well understood that as the proportion of renewables increase, both stabilisation … Continue reading
