Forum: Solar Power
09-12-09, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 56,522
Thanks to wake me up ;)
Just added June to...
Thanks to wake me up ;)
Just added June to August production figures in post #8. As you can see in posts #8 and #1, the best production was in June : the days were longer and cooler.
Nowadays the...
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Forum: Solar Power
08-12-09, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,014
When is a charge controller needed ?
I haven't found cheap/free 2nd hand solar panels yet, but thanks to Gascort I'm thinking about building my own... then I'm imagining where to put put these cells and so how to design the shape of the...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
08-05-09, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,855
In fact the problem of flash disk (SSD, USB...
In fact the problem of flash disk (SSD, USB keys...) is that each memory block can be written a fixed number of times. This is why flash disks are using specific file systems that are trying to keep...
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Forum: The Billiards Room
07-16-09, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,588
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Forum: Solar Power
07-09-09, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 115,215
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Forum: Solar Power
07-04-09, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 115,215
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Forum: Solar Power
06-25-09, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 132
Views: 115,215
"Albedo" may be a part of the solution : find...
"Albedo" may be a part of the solution : find something clear that reflect the sun and cover the ground around the panels. Not only the panels will receive more indirect light, but the surrounding...
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Forum: Conservation
06-15-09, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 52,929
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Forum: Solar Power
06-07-09, 02:08 AM
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Replies: 132
Views: 115,215
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Forum: Solar Power
06-01-09, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 56,522
That's it. This is because European Union asks...
That's it. This is because European Union asks all European countries to have a certain percentage of renewable energy. I don't know about Germany, except PV is much more present there than in...
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Forum: Solar Power
05-28-09, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 56,522
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Forum: Solar Power
05-22-09, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 56,522
1st Mwh produced
As shown in 8th post (http://ecorenovator.org/forum/solar-power/38-groars-solar-panels-thread.html#post1280) we passed the 1Mwh produced this month :cool: despite all months except 2 not far under...
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Forum: Forum News & Feedback
05-22-09, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,909
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-26-09, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 31,017
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Forum: Conservation
04-25-09, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,628
small daily tips to save
Wanted to do that list by Earth day but didn't got enough time... As on EM.com, why not having a tips list ? (didn't read the forum often lately so may be it's being done currently...)
Here are...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
04-12-09, 05:16 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,855
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Forum: Conservation
03-31-09, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,880
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Forum: Conservation
03-28-09, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 11,557
Summer saving time
This night is summer time, so at 2AM will be 3AM... As I have something to do tomorrow morning I will effectively sleep less, but this mail isn't about that.
Historically this hour was decided to...
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Forum: Conservation
03-28-09, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,880
Earth hour
Today is Earth day (http://www.earthhour.org/). You are only asked to switch off your lights during 1 hour from 8:30PM.
My lights are CFL (2x20W in the living room, but usually only one is...
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Forum: Conservation
03-27-09, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,586
Our water heater is synchronized with off peak...
Our water heater is synchronized with off peak hours so it restart at 22:30 and will not start after 6:30. But in fact if it restarts at 22:30 it's stopped at 00:00 and restarts only twice or three...
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Forum: Appliances & Gadgets
03-27-09, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 44,347
I saw a report on TV about some ecological...
I saw a report on TV about some ecological people. The first one was leaving in city and was renting a room to a foreign student. When she was interviewed she immediately said that what is the more...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-23-09, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 56,522
Winter is gone, but summer isn't here yet
The last 8 days have been very sunny :)
At one side our panels have beaten all the records.
Sunset and sunrise are separated by 12h15 and this duration will increase until 21st of June. Also the...
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Forum: Conservation
03-08-09, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,822
First you should try to see if the...
First you should try to see if the over-consumption is a constant one or an intermittent one. 69kWh in one day is a constant 2.8kW consumption ie 1Wh consumed every 1.25s. My meter flashes every 1Wh...
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Forum: Conservation
03-08-09, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 7,599
Cost of a chicken cooking
This is the kind of question I can't reply to as the oven is hardwired so I can't use the watt-meter on it.
This noon we eat a 3.5 lbs chicken. It has been cooked during 1 hour at 270°C. Before...
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Forum: Solar Power
03-03-09, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 56,522
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