Absolutely stellar performance for my use cases, which are
A. hash browns
B. boiling water
C. eggs
Biggest issue:
A. cookware compatibility
Biggest benefit (aside from energy/no gas burning emissions):
A. extremely controllable temperature
Note: Getting other folks to try the induction stove did not go well; I am a technology early adopter and willing to experiment, no one else here is. They are comfortable with using what they have used, even if there are issues (lousy burner design here, for one).
Hydrogen bus project cancelled in France once it was realized that they could accomplish the same for 1/6th the cost using Electric buses.
I mean... it's just common sense. We already have an electrical grid, not a hydrogen distribution network.
Plus, Converting energy to electricity to battery potential to motion is WAAAY more efficient than converting energy to hydrogen and then converting it back.
#electrification pop quiz: somewhere in South London there is a section of rigid bar overhead electrification in amongst all of the third rail. (Trams don't count)
"Selon un rapport publié mardi par l'Agence internationale pour les énergies renouvelables (Irena) quelque 86% (187 gigawatts) de la capacité renouvelable mise en service en 2022 avait un coût inférieur à celui de l'électricité produite à partir de combustibles fossiles (charbon, gaz)."
Legend for the Rail Electrification map showing Overhead Contact Line (OCL) AC with voltage, and other rail DC transmission This is based on the FizzyKnitting colour scheme developed work by Garry Keenor et al (@25kv) Note: more than 95% of the complexity (third-rail, fourth-rail and dual) is in the South East of Great Britain
Victoria’s gas distribution networks continue to hype "green gas". They're claiming that they will blend hydrogen into the fossil gas supply, but cannot say how this will make fossil gas clean, or give a timeline, or reveal how much it will cost consumers to renovate their homes to install pipes and cooking/heating appliances that are capable of handling hydrogen.
Hint: it takes only a Chemistry-101 level of understanding to see this is technically extremely difficult to practically impossible, in addition to being economically unfeasible, and too slow to meet decarbonisation targets to tackle climate change.
In other words, this is more lies from the increasingly desperate fossil fuel industry in a bid to prolong their planet-destroying business model. The government should step in to tell the fossil fuel companies to STFU, take their decades of profits and die quietly.
This is a big deal. Utlities and EV Charging stations are starting to roll out per-kWh charging. Looks like Ontario is first in Canada with the Ontario Hydro-adjacent Ivy network (it's a private contractor funded by OH I believe) launching per-kWh charging today.
Up until now, EV charging at fast (L3) and slow (L2) chargers has been priced per-minute as if you were in a parking lot.
It is anywhere from 10c/min to 40c/min (The going rate these days is usually around 30c/min). I believe this was because many EVs couldn't receive more than about 25-50KW of power which meant it took more than an hour to fully charge a 40KWh battery. New cars are able to charge at 75KW-200KW and batteries are in the 60-100kWh range, so you're looking at 30min-60min charge times (in ideal conditions) for a full charge and less for the standard charge people do of about 50% the capacity.
It makes sense then to move to the actual electricity consumed as the measure for pricing since that, not time, will be the limiting factor.
The Fully Charged/Everything Electric team really is one big family, and I love these photos. The London show was our 14th (inc all international shows) and every one is so exciting - so many new ideas/techs for cleaner energy and transport, and they’re already the present, not just the future. Onwards and upwards!
Today is a big day... getting my gas range replaced with induction. Chuffed, as they say.
Used to live in a place with one, then had to switch to gas, and let me tell you, it's real hard to go back to anything else after induction, but especially gas.
As of January 2024, #India's #railway network is 94% electric.
"Indian Railways has become the country’s largest consumer of electricity, and the impact of this shift towards #electrification on the country’s #EnergyIndependence is significant."
Thoughts on Caltrain? Will the new electric replacement actually be running this time next year or will it be pushed back yet another year? And will current trains continue to fail due to lack of maintenance?
The article states. “Electrification is expected to slash greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 55,000 cars off the road annually.” So that means all these years Caltrain has been contributing massively to carbon emissions. Meanwhile BART is an electric system which has been operating since 1972. It is wild that Caltrain could be run on diesel this long and causing so much pollution.
This is a short 10 minute podcast from TEDTalks given by Al Roker. It talks about what individuals (you) can do to help with #ClimateChange. Don't fall to despair or #doomerism...because every fraction of a degree less of climate change helps the world. Do #electrification. Vote appropriately. Don't buy #FastFashion. Most importantly boost this post to encourage action instead of inaction.
#Physics is where I started and someday want to return, but currently focused on our great task.
New to #Mastodon, hoping to find a place where people can connect more authentically than #LinkedIn, without the algorithm or the corporate hype machines. #EnergyMastodon
Because methane is a potent greenhouse gas, the climate is a good reason to replace your gas stove with an induction cooktop. But health risks could be even more motivating. Pollution reaches bedrooms. Asthma and death rates rise. And I bet you don't use your fume hood much.
Are electric cars better for the environment than fuel-powered cars? Here's the verdict - ABC News
(At least for the Australian power market)
I’d also like to see these types of charts include battery replacement. And this doesn’t address the increasing issue of carbon use due to city structure caused by the reliance on cars as opposed to building and zoning for local & mass transit. #EVs#Electrification#ClimateCrisis https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-27/comparing-electric-cars-and-petrol-cars/103746132