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A company in Austin (Texas), named EEStor, will soon have developed a super capacitor that is close to production. This super capacitor with a weight of 180 kg (396 lbs) and would be able to store 52 kWh of energy. This energy is usable for many purposes: for example, electric automobiles, but also to be used to store and release on command the fluctuating energy coming from wind turbines or PV solar cells. This latter would improve the availability of solar-energy, wind-energy and other intermittent sources of energy on demand, which will increase the usefulness of these sources enormously. It could then lead to a situation where we do not need fossil fuels anymore for our energy production.

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For some time, the Swedish company Ikea has also some LED-lights in it’s shelfs. I bought mine and installed them as decorative lighting elements underneath a bar. Here’s the story…..

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A good way to save energy is using heat recovery. With a heat recovery system you can recover the heat which would normally be lost when taking a shower or ventilating your house. This can provide a large reduction on your energy consumption…

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By replacing the components of an existing server you can save a lot of energy. In this part I will tell you about the problems encounter finding the right motherboard, the non-standard connectors of Intel case and the saving which I have made on power consumption…

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By replacing the components of an existing server you can save a lot of energy. Finding the right components is not that easy…

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When I started using High power LED spotlights I have found out that the light of some LED lights where not as warm as advertised. Another problem is that these LED spotlights can start melting when you do not use the right transformer…

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When applying any type of lighting it is important that the lamps used will give a warm light for a good atmosphere in the house. This is especially true when using Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) bulbs because they are known for their cold light. You can solve this by selecting the right luminaries…

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An example how to save a lot of energy with a small investment….

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From 13000 kWh to 1400 kWh, saving € 2320 per year….

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