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It’s colder outside

As part of the stress test series I am looking at a new test for us.

This next test is easy to do but I suspect will have a big impact on you. Just turn off the heating on Friday morning as you leave the house for work or turn it off after you […]

Electricity Transmission Considerations

All transmission cables; whether they be huge overhead transmission lines or small leads from the wall to your appliance; have resistance. Current through this resistance results in power loss due to heat. This has two effects:

1] Some of the energy transmitted never makes it to the end appliance/device

2] It is the heat dissipated […]

Wind Power basics

Wind Power complements solar power fairly well, in worse weather; when solar doesn’t work so well; it tends to be windy.

However Wind has a number of drawbacks that must be accepted:

The turbine needs linear non-turbulent wind. In praxctice that means on a tower, ideally 10m above the nearest object for 100m The roof […]

Fossil Fuels

I don’t know if you have noticed that generally the more processed something is the shorter the life span. It isn’t a perfect rule but it holds for many items. Natural Gas lasts for decades, Oil for decades, coal for decades. Petrol and Diesel are processed and don’t last as long needing chemical additives to […]