@Andres4NY
... And I still wonder how they climb down inside the tower ...
Head downwards ⬇️ tail up ⬆️ or
tail first ⬇️ head upwards ⬆️ and
then turn around 🔄 – inside of this small space???
I find it really amazing to see how quickly new types of demand response are becoming mainstream. Here: Windows enabling access to the ⚡️Grid Forecast API for all apps.
Soon any device with 🔌&🛜 will be grid smart. Now we 'just' need the right regulations & markets to reward flexibility.
Embrace flexibility today to navigate shifts with ease. Prioritize connection and empathy in interactions for personal growth and stronger relationships.
New paper out!
Electric vehicles can create additional value for their users and the grid through smart charging. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) goes a step further by allowing electricity to flow in both directions.
What can policymakers do to make this work for users?
Last month, two 🇪🇺 EU agencies (ACER, the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, and EEA, the European Environment Agency) published this joint report looking at what countries should do to increase flexibility and resilience in the energy system: flexibility from all resources, large and small, and better interconnection for more cross-border flexibility.
“we have developed and piloted a new way to reduce our data centers’ electricity consumption when there is high stress on the local power grid, by shifting some non-urgent compute tasks to other times and locations”
German one-stop-shop for solar + home battery + heat pump + EV charger 1komma5° wants to offer a low-cost energy tariff for 15 cents/kWh, halving the current market price (30 cents/kWh for new contracts).
It can do this by optimising the energy consumption of the flexible loads (EV, heat pump, battery) - shifting it to times with a high share of renewable energy.
Expect to see more and more of these offers using demand flexibility to control the bill.
Just after Octopus, OVO Energy has announced a heat pump package that lowers the cost of switching from a gas boiler to a heat pump system. And just like OVO's existing EV smart charging offer, it works with a dedicated smart tariff (just 15p/kWh).
Adductors - The missing stretch.
The video below offer a variation of the addcutor stretches that can be overlooked but crucial to improve your groin flexibility. Gracilis.
If you've done lots of "butterfly" stretches or "pancake" stretches or "frog" stretches yet still feel limited in your flexibility then you must add inn the stretch the video suggests. It will help target the the difficult Gracilis muscle (the long slender muscle that crosses the knee).
The issue with the other stretches mentioned above, regardless if you do them as static streches or PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) stretching, is that they aren't good at targeting the gracilis. Bent legs limits how much you can stretch this muscle, and with pancake stretch the focus goes to the other adductors or hamstring (depending on the spread of your legs, the narrower the more hamstring focused and the wider the more adductor focused). So if you struggle with improving the inner thigh flexibility and mobility, then try out the video suggested stretch and feel the difference.