Polymodular by George Harvey. A drawing seems almost impossible to understand, so I made this out of special blocks I had made up.
Every once in a while, reading articles at CleanTechnica, I feel an urge to overcome my reluctance to put myself into the spotlight by writing about my own inventions. I am afraid that Steve Hanley, who happens to be one of my favorite CleanTechnica authors, put up the straw that … [continued]
CleanTechnica has carried reviews on a number of backup battery systems in the last few years, including Anker Solix, Bluetti, and Jackery. Reading the reviews, I got ever more intrigued by what I found. These are not just batteries, but power stations with charge controller and inverter built in. They … [continued]
Zachary Shahan’s review of the Bluetti Elite 400 battery made me smile, I have to admit. Let me explain. Perhaps you might smile as well. I have been interested in getting a solar power system for a very long time. So long, in fact, that I remember talking about such … [continued]
Sometime around 1989 or the early 1990s, Carlo Rubbia, the Director-General of CERN, put together a special working group with instructions to design a way to generate electricity using radioactive materials that would be different from anything that had come before. The method had to do its work without producing … [continued]
ChatGPT generated panoramic image of a bunch of shipping containers containing grid batteries sitting on concrete pads under a shining blue sky
It has been a couple weeks since CleanTechnica published an article titled “Massachusetts’s First Big Energy Storage Tender.” The tender is a result of a law on battery storage, signed by Governor Maura Healey on November 20. Addressing the 1,500-megawatt (MW) tender, author Zachary Shahan wrote, “If you’re upset because … [continued]
But we don’t seem to want that money. Information from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs speaks to the commitments made to how interested the world is in renewable energy and human well-being. It says: “New commitments to boost renewable energy and increase access to electricity and … [continued]
When I was a kid, my grandmother’s house in New Hampshire was always ready for the electricity to go down. The kitchen range was wood-fired, though there was a newer kerosene alternative (horrible). There were two sconces in every bathroom, each with an oil (kerosene) lamp. About half the house … [continued]
They were warned not to cut NOAA funding. They did it anyway. And many innocent lives were lost. CBS published an article, dated May 5, under the title, “Former National Weather Service leaders warn about ‘loss of life’ from NOAA cuts.” The opening paragraph of the article reads, “The five living … [continued]
I have a prediction for coal miners: I know you might expect relief from Donald Trump & cronies, but I don’t think it can come from them. The actions already taken by this regime will make it a fruitless effort. My best wishes to you — I really believe coal … [continued]
About twenty years ago, a very conservative friend of mine had a small get-together for friends. Nearly all of them were also of his political persuasion. I didn’t mind. I was almost there, myself. I had seen something the rest had not, however. It was the Hardiness Zone map of … [continued]
