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#energy: The Poor Can Afford
Dec 14 2017 03:55 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
"Liter of Light," has already taught: . . . . . . 382,000 Filipinos, and . . . . . . 690,000 people, from other countries, . . . how to pick themselves up, . . . out of energy poverty. Thanks to a clever, and . . . environmentally friendly inn...
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The Duck Curve
Dec 08 2017 03:30 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
If you draw a curve, . . . that represents the demand for electricity over the course of a 24 hour day, . . . the shape resembles a duck. The duck curve has become more pronounced lately, . . . in places like California, . . . which often has more rene...
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#electric Cargo Ship: Transports Coal?
Dec 03 2017 02:15 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
China, . . . launches World’s First "All-Electric Cargo Ship," and . . . will use it to haul . . . Coal? It will lower the cost of transportation for bulk cargoes, . . . because the price of electricity, . . . is lower than the price of diesel...
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#bicycle Cargo Transport
Nov 28 2017 08:55 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
By combining the handling and transport, . . . BicyLift, reduce's the impact of transloading, . . . for a fully efficient last mile delivery ! BicyLift weight's 55 lbs, and . . . can carry up to 400 lbs. https://www.youtube....h?v=hgbZTNIMn48
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Pinned Tiny #home: Expanding/contracting
Nov 23 2017 04:35 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Movable Steel Book Shelves, are the secret, . . . which conceals many different living spaces, . . . that use the least amount of floor space, Washing: the first 3 sections are immobile, . . . located at the rear portion of the apartment, . . . due...
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#emergency Shelter
Nov 22 2017 01:40 AM | eds in Ed's Articles
Project Ground-up, . . . attempts to provide all basic amenities, . . . within a small house-footprint, and . . . building a community around the construction of the house, . . . with a village cooperative between . . . 100 families, to create job...
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Mega-#iceberg Breaks Off
Nov 17 2017 04:50 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
In July, . . . one of the largest icebergs ever recorded, a . . . 2,300 mi² chunk of ice, that represented . . . 10% of the total ice shelf, . . . broke off from Antartica’s Larsen C ice shelf. 11-17-2017 Source: Mega-#iceberg breaks off
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Kiss Your #car Goodbye!
Nov 09 2017 05:15 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Bob Lutz, former vice chairman, and . . . head of product development at General Motors, says, . . . It saddens me to say it, . . . but we are approaching the end of the automotive era. The end state will be the fully autonomous module, . . . with no...
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#battery: Cheap New Alloy
Nov 03 2017 05:00 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
Could a new tin-aluminum alloy, make Lithium-ion batteries: . . . . . . Lighter, . . . . . . more compact, . . . . . . able to hold more energy, . . . . . . cheaper, and . . . . . . faster to produce? 10-3-2017 Source: #Battery: Cheap new alloy
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#power-Failure: Wind Storm
Nov 01 2017 07:20 PM | eds in Ed's Articles
We have been without electric power for 3 days. . . . No: Water (from our well pump) . . . . . . Showers, . . . . . . Instant tea, Coffee, soup . . . . . . Washers dish, clothing . . . . . . Flushing toilets, . . . . . Food (from Microwave, toaster) ....
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