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    gothitjulie
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      Technically, you could use thermal solar panels & a very large thermal store under a house. Some of the houses in my area already heat their indoor swimming pools like this all summer & they then benefit from having a large thermal mass to keep their house warm in the autumn & winter. Think of it being like a storage heater.

      The point here is that thermal solar panels (the ones that heat water) are something like 90% efficient so are by far the cheapest way of heating water, and a large insulated tank or two full of hot water doesn’t cost much to add to new builds.

      However, as usual the most simple & obvious solutions are overlooked.

       

       

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      Brydo
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        ROUND-UP: The best energy technology on display at CES

        Below is a summary of some of the global energy companies highlighted this year:

         

        Absolar Solutions: AI-powered software looking to boost rooftop PV

        A new technology able to identify every building in a city suitable for solar panels has been unveiled by Absolar Solutions.

        Computer software has been developed by the University of Southampton spinout using remote sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies to simulate solar resource on buildings. As well as identifying suitable buildings, it can also provide multi-layered estimates for individual buildings including optimal configuration, potential of power generation and return on investment.

        Using LiDAR data, the INTERA software can identify building shapes and features, such as shading and installation obstructions, and use these to provide half-hourly power production estimates.

        Nic Cory, director of Absolar Solutions, said INTERA’s use in carrying out instant solar feasibility studies will “deliver a much-needed burst of energy to the adoption of rooftop solar across the UK’s cities now that we are in a post-subsidy market era, with various local government uses already underway”.

         

        Schneider Electric: Smart home management technology

        At CES this week, Schneider Electric revealed the expansion of its smart home ecosystem.

        The new products unveiled as part of its Square D Energy Centre have the ability to enable “unprecedented” residential insights and monitoring capabilities for homeowners to control and lower their home’s energy consumption as well as electrical heating and cooling costs by up to 50%, according to the company.

        Among the new services on offer is the ability to monitor solar energy usage and track it against the costs of utility power to optimise energy sourcing to reduce costs.

        The Square D Energy Center also integrates batteries and energy measurements from both the grid and the home, embedding seamlessly into properties according to Schneider Electric. It fits “straight in” with existing home energy management systems, controlled by the homeowner from a single app.

        Hynamics: Supporting development of low carbon and renewable hydrogen

        French firm Hynamics is one of three EDF subsidiaries to have exhibited at CES this year, the others being blockchain provider Exaion and cybersecurity firm Seclab.

        HYnamics offers a turnkey solution for low carbon and renewable hydrogen, spanning project development, financing, construction and operation and maintenance.

        It can offer a feasibility and execution study, as well as investing in hydrogen production and distribution assets, undertaking the execution phase with partners until the industrial commissioning phase of the equipment and operating and maintaining the hydrogen production and distribution facilities.

        GridPocket: Software-as-a-service for smart grid utilities

        Another French company exhibiting at CES this year was GridPocket, a software-as-a-service firm focused on developing energy value-added services and platforms for the smart grid utilities.

        Its PowerVAS technology is a white label platform offering data analysis, demand-response management, open data services, EV charging, renewable energy production and the GridPocket’s EcoTroks consumer engagement application for electricity, gas, water and heating utilities.

        Whilst the PowerVAS platform comes with standard features, specific ones can be developed. Other services provided by GridPocket include local energy marketplaces, home battery monitoring, news feeds, weather conditions as well as other options.

        The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
        Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.

        #136537
        Brydo
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          EVs to jump to 5m in SSEN distribution area as country moves to net zero

          Across the north of Scotland and central southern England alone, the number of electric vehicles (EV) is likely to increase to over 5 million by 2050.

          Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has published two new reports looking at the impact of net zero targets – 2050 in England and 2045 in Scotland – on the uptake of low carbon technologies and their impact on the grid.

          These found that the number of EVs is likely to increase from around 30,000 currently in its distribution area to over 5 million. Similarly, the number of heat pumps will grow from 32,000 now to over 2.47 million.

          There will also be a dramatic increase in local renewables, which according to the reports – undertaken by sustainable energy experts REGEN – will jump from 5GW in 2019 to 17.8GW of local renewables.

          Ray Arrell, REGEN’s head of technical development who led the team behind the reports, added that they “reflect the unprecedented rate of change within the UK electricity system”.

          “Already we have seen a massive shift in generation towards renewable energy technologies. This is set to continue and will further drive down the carbon intensity of electricity, which will in turn enable the decarbonisation of transport and heat with the rapid adoption of electric vehicles and heat pumps. Meanwhile new technologies such as battery storage and hydrogen electrolysis are moving from speculative project enquiries to on-the-ground deployment.”

          With this dramatic shift in technologies, the amount of electricity demand in the UK’s electricity networks is expected to treble according to recent analysis from the Committee on Climate Change.

          As such, understanding how this technology shift is happening and preparing for the following increase in demand is essential for DNOs. SSEN is intending to use these new reports – which use National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios as a framework – to identify likely outcomes of net zero for grid management.

          Andrew Roper, SSEN’s Distribution System Operation director, said the reports are “valuable tools in informing and supporting the communities we serve transition to net zero in a secure and cost-effective manner”.

          “This will mean a significant increase in EVs on the roads which will require charging infrastructure, heat pumps in our homes and small-scale renewables on our rooftops.”

          The report is publicly available as “data sharing will be critical in the net zero journey,” added Roper, and SSEN is sharing the findings with local authorities, regional stakeholders, and the UK and Scottish governments.

          The only person who got all his work done by Friday was Robinson Crusoe.
          Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.

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