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The Environment Thread :-)

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jda
jda
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9:41am, 3 Jul 2020
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Isn’t that what Wales and Scotland are already full of in all decent sites?
simbil
simbil
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9:47am, 3 Jul 2020
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Can't see the FT link - is this like gravity store technique like Electric Mountain? electricmountain.co.uk
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
Jul 2020
10:20am, 3 Jul 2020
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Try this google link simbil?

google.co.uk

But yes, extending the pump storage in Scotland and elsewhere.
ThorntonRunner
ThorntonRunner
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10:27am, 3 Jul 2020
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Variability is the main problem with solar and wind - hydro pumped storage can help but is not a full solution. Do you look at grid watch?
gridwatch.co.uk
Look at the wind power output for last month - there are blocks of several days with very low wind power output - hydro pumped storage wouldn't cope with that. It's why I'd like to see more development of wave/tidal power - it's less variable than solar and wind
run free
run free
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7:38pm, 3 Jul 2020
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But what if you simply look at thermodynamics as that is something that is consistent, then you could generate energy during the night. The Reverse (or Anti) Solar Panel was developed by Ramen and Stanford university researchers last year: sciencedaily.com
run free
run free
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Can can produce 64 nanoWatts of power per square meter at the moment.... enough energy to charge an LED

Then there is the diamond battery by Bristol University and being tested now bristol.ac.uk

or here is the Independent report: independent.co.uk
jda
jda
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7:46pm, 3 Jul 2020
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Nanowatts? They’ll be queueing up to build and buy that then :-)
run free
run free
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8:12pm, 3 Jul 2020
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Could modify the solar panels so they work both day and night
Dvorak
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Thought this site may interest readers of the thread lowtechmagazine.com

There's even a solar-powered version, in a poke against the (potentially) forthcoming data-driven energy apocalypse ™ solar.lowtechmagazine.com
run free
run free
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12:50pm, 4 Jul 2020
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Great link Dvorak. The first article "Thermoelectric Stove" reminds me of the Biolite camp stove: uk.bioliteenergy.com

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Maintained by HappyG(rrr)
Hi
I've seen environment (whether emissions, power, climate change, access to countryside, whatever you think of as "environment") discussed in various threads: Politics (obviously), the Electric Car thread fetcheveryone.com/forum/electric-car-anyone-61481/ , run free's excellent "Competitive Running and Keeping The Environment Clean" fetcheveryone.com/forum/running-competitively-keeping-our-environment-clean-60907/ my own Greta Thunberg thread fetcheveryone.com/forum/greta-thunberg---jfk-for-the-climate-generation-61044/ etc. but I haven't seen a general one.

So here it is. For those interested in the science, the politics, the action for (and I'll state that for me, this is mostly pro-environment, anti-emissions, anti-pollution etc.) and the hope for the future of our planet.

Useful links posted by contributors:
rf_fozzy: This is quite a good article about how disruptive technology works too: lesswrong.com
Basically about why Kodak completely missed the boat when it came to digital cameras timkastelle.org
run free's Grand Designs example Ben Laws is a man who built his dream: granddesignsmagazine.com granddesignsmagazine.com
Carbon Commentary carboncommentary.com
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