Battery

14
May
2023
Storage for Germany's energy transition: A critical assessment of the costs

Storage for Germany's energy transition: A critical assessment of the costs

The topic of accumulators as battery storage for Germany and its energy transition is almost a daily topic on Linkedin, and so it recently came to a discussion on LinkedIn again, based on my post from a youtube video from VattenfallWhen the audience heard that the pumped storage in Germany can only supply Germany for 30 minutes, the topic of battery storage came up again, and that Germany could then be operated with it during dark periods.

I did the math:
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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Energy, energy transition, politics, economy
17
Mar
2023
Vertical Farming Power Consumption

Vertical Farming Power Consumption

Vertical farming and power consumption is actually one of the most important topics in the industry, but it is usually given little attention or glossed over with buzz words, at least it seems to me that people prefer not to throw out the hard numbers. As a trained electronics engineer, however, I know that the reality is different and not necessarily so great when you look at the energy requirements.

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Posted by Petr Kirpeit in Energy, Vertical Farming, Economy, 0 comments