The #lightweight#SolarPanels, developed by researchers in #Australia and the #UK, were able to convert 11 per cent of the #Sun’s energy into #electricity, making them suitable for commercial use. The 11 per cent achieved in the latest tests is far greater than the efficiency levels of around one or two per cent that printed flexible solar panels currently offer. #SolarEnergy
Heute bei einer Weiterbildung zu Customer Centricity teilgenommen. War für mich ein wenig am Thema vorbei, aber die haben eine tolle App empfohlen, mit der man die Klimaauswirkungen v Elektrizität für viele Länder weltweit erkunden kann.
Man kann sich den Wind u d Sonnenstrahlstärke anzeigen lassen, man sieht, wer wohin wieviel Strom liefert oder einkauft, und das LIVE.
Gibt's auch im App bzw. Google Play Store (Links in den Kommentaren).
Hidden are two gems, Scotland already generates nearly 15GW of renewable power, far outstripping the peak winter Scottish demand of 5GW. The government has suggested offering reduced bills to areas where demand is lower than supply.
Dear #writers
I'm begging you, please just talk to a behavioral scientist/psychologist before publishing. Or read a textbook. Read Wikipedia. Anything.
"Psychotic" doesn't mean what you think it does. No, that's not why therapy works. Your armchair theories about mental illnesses and substance use need to be updated or scrapped altogether. Freud's theories were never any good and haven't been relevant for decades.
While I'm here: you also might not know what "bemused" means, and even if you do, please limit its use to perhaps twice in one book.
"#QuantumPhysics proves that all events are random and nothing can be predicted."
The phrases above are how ridiculous it would look if certain #writers wrote about physical science without consulting an actual scientist or even reading a couple of Wikipedia articles, like they do about behavioral science.
If I have a relais rated for switching 20 A at 230VAC, can I use the same relais for switching 20A at 24VDC? My intuition is yes, but I can't seem to be able to find a clear answer as the Internet is littered with discussions about using AC for DC switching and vice versa whereas my interest is on the "it's already switched" side.
Nuclear safety in spotlight as French start-ups bring mini reactors to market
France wants to take the lead in rolling out safer, cleaner #nuclear#energy as an alternative to #fossil#fuels – but the growing number of start-ups promising to #decarbonise the #industry with small reactors is raising questions about safety and #environmental responsibility.
In 2000, ND was estimated to have enough wind to double US electrical output. Just ND. But hey! then they discovered #tarsands and no one was willing to invest in transmission.
The primary driver of energy demand is #climateadaptation. Not AI, not crypto, although they are crazy big.
A brief update on my #battery driven #studio. It looks like I'm going to have to invest in #solar cells right now after all, as the #electricity here on this beautiful island is not only exceptionally bad or #unstable in terms of #voltage but also in terms of #frequency, which makes it difficult for the #inverter to recognize a #powergrid as present at all. 😵💫️ Recently, the #volts have dropped at times below 140 while the frequency has hovered beween 40 to 55 #hertz.
An illustration of why you don't mess with downed power lines. Over the winter a line went down and hung arcing into the street. It vaporized the asphalt road surface and fused sand into glass. The surface was freshly paved and smooth when winter started; the damage is all caused by the power line. Glad the power got shut off before more damage was done. #electricity