Category: solar power
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begun learning about solar power
i have begun learning about solar power. Solar power is electricity converted from light by solar cells. I want to power a small computer using a solar panel. I need to figure out: how much power the computer needs how big my batteries need to be how to charge the batteries using the solar panels if…
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A Few Power Supply Wattage Calculators
When building your computer from components, these can help you size the power supply for the machine. This is especially useful if you want to build a solar powered computer. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator PSU Wattage Calculator Newegg Power Supply Calculator
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Sep 24: Moving Planet Protest
http://www.moving-planet.org/ Are there TW people in Bellingham planning a protest ride for this date?
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Bellingham High enters energy competition (The News Tribune)
That sounds exciting! Bellingham High students plug into alternative energy competition | Northwest News – The News Tribune.
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Mojave Solar One Site Selection
Having grown up in the Mojave desert, seeing the first Solar One demonstration project constructed, I had no idea a second project location was being selected. Who doesn’t like solar power? Well, it’s important to not destroy habitat, and while we need solar power, the environmental considerations for a project done 20 years ago have…
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Imagine Bank Subsidy for Community Solar
I stumbled up this news release about a bank in Uttar Pradesh, India, that is providing loans to help install solar panels. I’m going to alter a section and make it more American just for the sake of illustration–to help you image the number of people this press release is talking about: For providing the solar…
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Human Energy in Picowatts
Episode 2 of Ultra Low Power Bioelectronics gives a really interesting perspective on how much power the cell and the human body generates. We, as animals, generate about 100W just standing. A cow is more like 950W. Each of our cells operates on about a picowatt. The discussion moves from that to examples of low…
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In Another Life: Solar Power
I am occasionally reminded of how much I admire the concepts of solar power and the future it could sustain. If I were in a different line of work, it would likely be in the solar power industry. Renewable energy is a concept that’s satisfying to get behind, like it has become satisfying to become…
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