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William has given me the ideal lead-in to resurrect this video of a talk I first gave at Solar 2013. I was asked to repeat it at Solar 2014, where some friends convinced Dave and Paulette to film it.https://vimeo.com/111362690 Though slightly dated, I think it has stood the test of time, with one exception: ...

Sarah, et al - This was totally predictable. In fact, a warning about that likelihood was one of the main points in my presentation at Solar 2022, which starts at about 0:50:00 in the video of the Clean Transportation session on Friday, 24 June. And let's not count our chickens just yet. The House still ...

I was going to jump in anyway, but now that it's a regional party ... I wrote about my own experience with a heat pump water heater in Chapter 1 of David Hrivnak's book, "Driving to Net 0: Stories of Hope for a Carbon-Free Future." It's available on biblio.com. Dave ErbAsheville, NChttps://www.youtu ...

Harmon - Flywheels can store a lot of energy, but they're not without their challenges. Efficiency concerns dictate very close attention to friction reduction schemes, like maglev bearings and evacuated containers, and the competing technologies (batteries, capacitors, pumped storage hydro) set the bar ...

Gopal - I'm not sure exactly what you're seeking, but here's an article about the interplay between EV and PV ownership: https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/learn-the-issues/solar-and-electric-vehicles/ I wrote Chapter 1 (of 15) of "Driving to Net 0: Stories of Hope for a Carbon-Free Future." The ...

Please forgive the blatant self-promotion; I recently did a webinar on "Solar Power Your EV" as part of Drive Electric Earth Day. It's somewhat elementary for an ASES audience, but I would appreciate your help in publicizing it more broadly. You can find it on the Blue Ridge EV Club's YouTube page: ...

Coincidentally, I did a webinar on "Solar Power Your EV" yesterday (24 April 2021) as part of Drive Electric Earth Day. No advice about building carports, but lots of information related to some of Jan's comments. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXcsBa5bPH0 Best wishes, Dave Erb