Energy: Using solar PV in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's electrical grid is antiquated, fails frequently, and the utility is basically bankrupt. Residents who can, are installing battery-backed solar PV.
EVs, Business: The economics of adding EV chargers to gas stations
How gas station economics will change in the EV charging future (cnbc.com)
EVs: Ford CEO sees first hand that EV charging is a hurdle
He notes that charging is a problem, sometimes because the chargers are all in use, or that he could not charge at his hotel, and that at one charging station,…
Energy: California proposes mandating EV’s have bidirectional batteries to power the utility grid
For example, Senate Bill 233 would make bi-directional charging mandatory for all new electric vehicles. PG&E CEO proposes using electric cars to send power back to California’s grid to prevent…
EVs: Consumer Reports says EVs do not meet range expectations, especially in cooler weather
EV range in cold weather is a problem for those of us who live in 4-season climates.
Energy: Using data center cooling water to heat swimming pool
The heated cooling water from a data center is being used to heat the water for a swimming pool. This is an old tech, actually.
Energy: Electrification of everything may not work
Well bummer: It would take a wind farm on about 100,000 acres to generate the same amount of electricity as a one-gigawatt nuclear plant that typically occupies less than 1…
Autos: NHTSA proposes 58 mpg auto fleet requirement
Is this technically feasible? US proposes raising vehicle fuel economy standards to 58 miles per gallon by 2032 | Reuters This is separate from an EPA proposal making what some…
Energy: New tech could dramatically lower cost of producing hydrogen from water
Newly invented catalyst could dramatically improve how hydrogen is extracted from water.
Energy: Living off grid – and the realities
This seems to be an honest assessment of living off grid. Youtube and Instagram portrayals leave out the details and too often present an idyllic and unrealistic portrayal of what…