What do they mean by “have to take over”? They are already in control of the GOP, aren’t they?

Yet, here we are.

That is very unfortunate and considerably damages the credibility of the ICC. Even if actual prosecution is not terribly realistic, the investigations should not be shut down.

Yeah, but unlike so many circling around the current US administration he does not appear to be a pedophile. For what it is worth.

Appears as if I was not off that much. 60% fuel cell efficiency, 38% cycle efficiency.

I think you got it a bit backwards. The point of storage is just that: storage. Using something that does not store energy but release energy from carbon sources is not storage. That is energy “production”. Energy storage is a highly researched subject because there is an upcoming large demand for it, both in a scale of 24h, mid-term and also seasonal. This arises from wind and solar power delivering power in a fluctuating extend.

Renwable energies (which energy storage is a part of) is way more isolated from far off sourced oil and gas. There is a reason why Europe is massively investing in renewables, it is a strategic imperative to do so. Storage technologies are a key technological component to got from 50% to close to 100% renewable energy and insulating the energy base from exactly that world market on old dirty energy.

If it were competitive to run that process for storage, H2 prices would take a dive. H2 prices are just a symptom, not the cause for H2 being not competitive for storage.

Fuel cell efficiency is certainly not commonly as low as 20%. As far as I understand it is commonly 40-60%.

Electrolysis requiring energy is the whole point of a storage technology.

I guess that is why the US is doing double tapping attacks. They can’t sue you if you murder them first.

That is all besides the point though in a process where H2 is both produced and consumed, as long as that process is competitive with other storage solutions. It appears it isn’t, even compared to air compression, as I found out in the meanwhile. However there is no technological reason why one would need some carbon source for producing H2. Electrolysis from water is a well established process.

Fair points, except for the value of H2, it really does not matter that much in a process that both produces and consumes it. The most efficient storage system, at least for anything that is more than just very short term is still pumping water up and let it flow down. It can also store immense amounts of energy given one has the geography to build such system. Which is also the main limitation. I guess we are looking for the second best storage system here.

I doubt that for day cycle compensation anything can beat battery systems. But the issue is seasonal storage.

If you go to pressured tanks, wouldn’t hydrogen via electrolysis/fuel cells be a more capable and efficient storage option? What’s the energy density compared?

I am shocked. Shocked!

Especially if part of the deal is a amputating NATO in all the countries Russia plans to invade next.

yes

That kind of infrastructure is too massive for those countries. EU is the best bet. The EU will run it, but on behalf of its member states and a major stake holder is Poland. If Poland starts serving Russian interests all is lost anyway.

I am not sure about the “temporary” and “limited” though. Also, it is not just about Ukraine. The Russian regime obviously wants to talk about splitting up entire Europe between itself and the US, without anyone from the EU at the table, obviously.

Punch cards, you see it in the upper left corner.

It is double that. Anyhow 9% is a pretty substantial short term loss. Markets are nervous but still don’t want to call the bubble for real it seems. Let’s see if they find another excuse in short succession to correct the stock.

“A few percent” is as biased a description for -5% as “plunged”. I mean you can all it both but really both is making it sound smaller or bigger than it is.

And the Zeros are still affordable for everyone and perfectly enough for most tinker jobs. Retail for a Pi 4B 1GB is still 39 EUR. If you need more power than a zero or even zero 2 can deliver.

Not the Pi got ridiculously more expensive. RAM did. As Mini PC replacement of course, the Pi was priced out of competition.

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