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Problems new and unusual
We are embarked as pioneers upon a new science and industry in which our problems are so new and unusual that it behooves no one to dismiss any novel idea with the statement that ‘it can’t be done!’ –...
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Regarding the Elon Musk Gigafactories: via Bloomberg The facility will also churn out stationary battery packs that can be paired with rooftop solar panels to store power. It’s becoming easier and...
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A LinkedIn conversation: http://lnkd.in/bynwF7S For more personal and leisurely travels, helium balloons with solar arrays and electric propulsion and attitude adjustment would seem obvious. I’d like...
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EEVC
Sad to have missed the EEVC conference (click-thru on the image). That’s a frighteningly impressive lot of partners and organisations who are part and parcel of the whole event. I just wish there was...
View ArticleTechnology versus Fuel
Driving a gasoline/petrol/diesel car is the end result of a very long and very complex process. First of all the sun shines on some plants. They convert about 5% of the energy into carbohydrates which...
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Snake Oil
UK Government Has Given £1.76 Billion To Fossil Fuel Industries Abroad Since 2010 http://t.co/AigjSdXggp — Transport community (@transportktn) January 12, 2015 On a related note — a recent report from...
View ArticleCould we build a future without fossil fuels?
Thanks to @JoanneJacobs for putting this into my tweet stream. Thanks to @aeonmag for posting it. Given the dwindling reserves of crude oil left in the world, it could be argued that the most wasteful...
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Solar…portable…renewable
Anyone who knows me will know that I’ve always been a fan of solar (photovoltaic) energy production. This goes from tiny little solar panels that I used with Coder Dojo to wire up fans and LEDs to...
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Personal Transport – Personal Turbines
This is a Trinity 2500 turbine from Janulus. I have a Trinity Kickstarter edition on the way but their second turbine Kickstarter includes multiple models. The idea here is being able to fully charge...
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ESB Public charge point contract in violation of EU directive
Imagine having to have a subscription to a petrol station in order to fill up your car? That’s what ESB, who now run the EV public charge points, are suggesting. The subscription when added to the...
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