Well, damn. Now I need to watch it. The mob and FBI teaming up to fight Germans never gets old,I love that glance they give each other when they're blasting.Genuinely surprised you're the only comment referencing that, twas the first thing I thought of.I was surprised too. I've accepted that not many people hold the Rocketeer in as high esteem as I do.
Ha. I told my barber I wanted something new recently, tried to describe what I was thinking of. He responded with "So, you want The Rocketeer look?"45 and still flaming. I wonder why she isn't in as many movies lately, she's a great actress.I miss Horner; I loved his music. I had a bad wee recently, but the sound track to "sneakers" ; specially the scene where Marty and Cosmo encounter each other, mellowed me back out. So many awesome scores
It's not at all surprising to know that Joe Johnston (the director) was also behind Captain America: The First Avenger.I loved this movie AND the insanely difficult NES game that came along after.I couldn't even pass the first level. I believe it was the plane racing. It was just flying in loops and I couldn't figure that shit out.It was just ahead of its time. 20 years later, the same director made another movie with the same basic premise (mid-century super hero fighting nazis of dubious historical accuracy) that makes 5 times as much at the box office, and gets 2 sequels.
First movie I ever saw in theatres. On the walk home all I could think about was watching it again. As soon as the VHS was released I had my dad rent it. No joke, I think I watched that VHS 5 times before we had to return it the next day. As in pushing into late fee territory.When the zeppelin goes, sometimes it's like everyone stops shooting and looks up. Because if you don't, it's gonna land on you.Just like me. Except I wasn't punching anyone out. And instead of in a tavern I was in my own kitchen. The "shitty" part is accurate, though.
To begin I recommend hands, once your proficiency reaches level 5 then you can advance to the shovel. Once you reach a character level of ~16 you can start using tractors. There are many differrnt types of tractors depending on your sub class of dirt farmer!Maybe the fire consumes the oxygen? That's the whole point of flamethrowers. Point it into a bunker and asphyxiate everyone inside, and of course burn them to death. But, you know, from the lungs-out.I love assaulting that point. Every time I die I get to try something new to break through.
He runs to the end of the zeppelin and jumps off doing a 360 no scope to an enemy pilot and then lands in the cockpit of the stolen plane and flies off into the sunset,You forgot the random piece of debris that touches your plane wing then causes you to hurdle towards the ground at 500000mph,Or the lag comp bounces you back out of the cockpit a full second later and you land outside ground battlefield. Within seconds your god of choice executes you for desertion.
Then he pulls up, ejects, fires RPG at jet behind him, it destroys the jet, but not before the pilot ejects as well, so he switches to his sniper and headshots him in the air, wait a minute the jet did a full loop, he gets back in the jet. Now the gif can end.I won't lie -- it's not my vid, I just saw the gif in the web, on Russian network VK so I just posted it here for you guys. If someone knows how it ends and whether the sniper makes the shot or not -- please do tell!
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Monday, November 21, 2016
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake hit Japan and Tsunami Warning Issued
Tokyo here - woke up just before 6AM with some pretty intense shaking, the strongest I've ever felt. Seemed to last forever. All ok now though. Usually just try to go back to sleep but my gf made me get up and put my jacket on. Too much excitement for this early. My friends family from Fukushima is visiting her, apparently they got up, turned on the TV for a few minutes then went back to sleep haha.
Maybe part of it is that I just woke up from a nap, and I'm still half asleep, but I laughed way too hard at this.In all seriousness, I hope everything is alright over there and you all don't get any crazy aftershocks. Stay safe, and stay warm!
06:27 (local Japanese time) The earthquake has by some been revised to a 6.9
06:28 There is also reports of an aftershock happening approx 1 minute ago at 5.3.
06:37 No 'irregularities' or radiation changes at the Fukushima plant according to spokesperson of the plant.
06:40 There is a concern that the tsunami will hit several times. The announcers on the NHK have not sounded this emotional since the large previous earthquake from 2011, and the news announcers keep commenting and reminding of the previous earthquake.
06:42 Observed tsunami spotted 20km out from the Fukushima coast at a buoy.
06:49 The Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (seen here north of Fukushima) has no damages from the earthquake reported.
06:54 At 06:49 at the port of Onahama (a city in Fukushima region) a 60 cm tsunami was observed at the port.
07:05 The estimated tsunami height is expected to be 3m, but could be higher. A 60 cm tsunami has reached the shore but more is expected. The tide level keeps changing along the coasts so people should be wary for higher coming waves.
07:12 A second tsunami observed 20km off coast of Ibaraki region, just north of Tokyo
07:20 Reports that the cooling system at the Fukushima power plant has failed, not sure what this means for the power plant, more details will hopefully come soon.
07:32 There is no immediate danger at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, where the system that supplies the cooling water for the 3rd reactor has stopped. There is enough water to cool the reactor for a while.
07:35 The 2nd and 3rd wave of the tsunami are likely to be higher according to the news announcers at NHK
07:42 The Tsunami Advisory Zone has been extended north and south along the coast Image of current Tsunami Warning, via @Robertspeta
07:50 Update regarding the Fukushima cooling system: it's still uncertain what caused the stop in the cooling system and the temperature is slowly rising.
08:03 The Fukushima 3rd reactor cooling system has successfully been restarted, and TEPCO who own the plant will investigate further what happened and make sure everything is OK.
08:11 "A 3-meter tsunami warning has also just been added for Miyagi Pref., in addition to Fukushima." Via Steve Herman
08:15 The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised quake up to magnitude 7.4 from 7.3. The USGS previously rated the earthquake as a 7.3 but later changed it to a 6.9, so there are differing results on how strong it was as of right now.
08:15 1m 40cm wave observed at Sendai Harbor.
08:45 Reports of injuries but no casualties so far. TEPCO spokesperson says that at the Fukushima Power plant reactor the first tsunami wave measured at 1m, but the 2nd tsunami wave didn't reach enough height for it to be measured.
09:12 Not much updates as of now, evacuations are still in place and people are still told to not approach the coastline. People are also asked to be alert in the following couple of days (probably due to the risk of aftershocks). No updates of tsunami waves recently higher than 30cm, but the waves are now being reported further north and south along the coast too. There is still sea level differences so people should not relax, but stay alert.
I will continue editing this post with more info.
Currently, I'm about 320 km south of Fukushima and felt about 2 to 3 minutes of shaking in my apartment. The last large one in March 2011 was the only one that lasted longer that I experienced.There's a three meter tsunami warning which is serious, but nothing like the 10m that hit five years ago. There is an evacuation warning for Fukushima area though on TV.
Hey, dude, you don't owe us anything. Sorry if people become expectant of you. I have followed this account since its creation, and just wanted to let you know that you're awesome and I'm sure I can speak for many others when I say I really appreciate your tireless efforts to keep us updated.No matter what you end up deciding regarding this account, thank you so much for everything you've put into it. Much love, brother.
All big earthquakes he is here and he gives the best info, with the best answers on questions. TheEarthquakeGuy is the first thing I search after an earthquake to get the actual facts!It is tricky to know what the effects will be in those first few minutes, but offshore and shallow are not generally a good combination if you are worried about tsunamis. You need that water displacement, which is why I was waiting for the initial focal mechanisms to be calculated and published by USGS. It shows what the orientation of the fault could be, so when I saw it was not a thrust fault I relaxed a bit. I did not expect the focal mechanism to change so drastically from strike-slip to normal though; that was unusual.
Thank you for the information, Reddit is a big place and it's probably not fair to the earthquake guy that we rely on him so much despite the fact that there's several people who can help at any given time.Exactly the same thing happened five years ago - New Zealand experienced a major earthquake, then Japan experienced one a short while later. Can somebody knowledgeable fill me in on whether this is linked or just a coincidence?
Can someone explain to me what the reported size of the tsunami means? Does it mean the size of the wave is going to be 3 meters ( 10 feet )? Or does it mean everything within 3 meters of sea level will be effected? I mean, we get 10 foot waves in NJ during a tropical storm and it doesn't do that much damage..They are predicting the wave to be 3 meters high. That is 3 meters above the sea level, and is nothing like the waves you experience in storms. Those only hit the shore, while a tsunami is a huge amount of water moving inland and destroying everything in its path.
Maybe part of it is that I just woke up from a nap, and I'm still half asleep, but I laughed way too hard at this.In all seriousness, I hope everything is alright over there and you all don't get any crazy aftershocks. Stay safe, and stay warm!
06:27 (local Japanese time) The earthquake has by some been revised to a 6.9
06:28 There is also reports of an aftershock happening approx 1 minute ago at 5.3.
06:37 No 'irregularities' or radiation changes at the Fukushima plant according to spokesperson of the plant.
06:40 There is a concern that the tsunami will hit several times. The announcers on the NHK have not sounded this emotional since the large previous earthquake from 2011, and the news announcers keep commenting and reminding of the previous earthquake.
06:42 Observed tsunami spotted 20km out from the Fukushima coast at a buoy.
06:49 The Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant (seen here north of Fukushima) has no damages from the earthquake reported.
06:54 At 06:49 at the port of Onahama (a city in Fukushima region) a 60 cm tsunami was observed at the port.
07:05 The estimated tsunami height is expected to be 3m, but could be higher. A 60 cm tsunami has reached the shore but more is expected. The tide level keeps changing along the coasts so people should be wary for higher coming waves.
07:12 A second tsunami observed 20km off coast of Ibaraki region, just north of Tokyo
07:20 Reports that the cooling system at the Fukushima power plant has failed, not sure what this means for the power plant, more details will hopefully come soon.
07:32 There is no immediate danger at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, where the system that supplies the cooling water for the 3rd reactor has stopped. There is enough water to cool the reactor for a while.
07:35 The 2nd and 3rd wave of the tsunami are likely to be higher according to the news announcers at NHK
07:42 The Tsunami Advisory Zone has been extended north and south along the coast Image of current Tsunami Warning, via @Robertspeta
07:50 Update regarding the Fukushima cooling system: it's still uncertain what caused the stop in the cooling system and the temperature is slowly rising.
08:03 The Fukushima 3rd reactor cooling system has successfully been restarted, and TEPCO who own the plant will investigate further what happened and make sure everything is OK.
08:11 "A 3-meter tsunami warning has also just been added for Miyagi Pref., in addition to Fukushima." Via Steve Herman
08:15 The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised quake up to magnitude 7.4 from 7.3. The USGS previously rated the earthquake as a 7.3 but later changed it to a 6.9, so there are differing results on how strong it was as of right now.
08:15 1m 40cm wave observed at Sendai Harbor.
08:45 Reports of injuries but no casualties so far. TEPCO spokesperson says that at the Fukushima Power plant reactor the first tsunami wave measured at 1m, but the 2nd tsunami wave didn't reach enough height for it to be measured.
09:12 Not much updates as of now, evacuations are still in place and people are still told to not approach the coastline. People are also asked to be alert in the following couple of days (probably due to the risk of aftershocks). No updates of tsunami waves recently higher than 30cm, but the waves are now being reported further north and south along the coast too. There is still sea level differences so people should not relax, but stay alert.
I will continue editing this post with more info.
Currently, I'm about 320 km south of Fukushima and felt about 2 to 3 minutes of shaking in my apartment. The last large one in March 2011 was the only one that lasted longer that I experienced.There's a three meter tsunami warning which is serious, but nothing like the 10m that hit five years ago. There is an evacuation warning for Fukushima area though on TV.
Hey, dude, you don't owe us anything. Sorry if people become expectant of you. I have followed this account since its creation, and just wanted to let you know that you're awesome and I'm sure I can speak for many others when I say I really appreciate your tireless efforts to keep us updated.No matter what you end up deciding regarding this account, thank you so much for everything you've put into it. Much love, brother.
All big earthquakes he is here and he gives the best info, with the best answers on questions. TheEarthquakeGuy is the first thing I search after an earthquake to get the actual facts!It is tricky to know what the effects will be in those first few minutes, but offshore and shallow are not generally a good combination if you are worried about tsunamis. You need that water displacement, which is why I was waiting for the initial focal mechanisms to be calculated and published by USGS. It shows what the orientation of the fault could be, so when I saw it was not a thrust fault I relaxed a bit. I did not expect the focal mechanism to change so drastically from strike-slip to normal though; that was unusual.
Thank you for the information, Reddit is a big place and it's probably not fair to the earthquake guy that we rely on him so much despite the fact that there's several people who can help at any given time.Exactly the same thing happened five years ago - New Zealand experienced a major earthquake, then Japan experienced one a short while later. Can somebody knowledgeable fill me in on whether this is linked or just a coincidence?
Can someone explain to me what the reported size of the tsunami means? Does it mean the size of the wave is going to be 3 meters ( 10 feet )? Or does it mean everything within 3 meters of sea level will be effected? I mean, we get 10 foot waves in NJ during a tropical storm and it doesn't do that much damage..They are predicting the wave to be 3 meters high. That is 3 meters above the sea level, and is nothing like the waves you experience in storms. Those only hit the shore, while a tsunami is a huge amount of water moving inland and destroying everything in its path.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Why Trump could be great for battery storage
Deutsche Bank has described the global battery market as being at an inflection point, with global consumption expected to treble from 70Gwh in 2015 to 210GWh by 2018, and then more than double again to 535GWh by 2025.
The report, published on Thursday, said falling costs of technology – and particularly in the case of lithium-ion batteries – were one of the major drivers of the battery boom.
As we have witnessed in Australia with the latest Tesla Powerwall rollout, lithium-ion battery costs are on a downward trajectory, from $900/kWh in 2010 to $225/kWh in 2015 and on track to reach lows of $150/kWh by 2020, according to Deutsche.
Tesla/Panasonic li-ion costs, the report notes, are already below $200/kWh for cells and around $225/kWh for the entire battery pack, making them a cheaper-than-grid option for solar households already, as reported here.
The other factor driving the boom, says Deutsche, is policy: “Regulatory environment will likely be a critical driver of storage adoption rates and contrary to consensus views, detrimental solar policies could potentially act as a significant growth catalyst for storage sector.
“We expect rules related to solar feed-in tariffs or net metering to continue to change as solar penetration rates increase,” the report says.
In Australia, the report offers by way of example, “it is estimated that buying power from the grid can be three times more expensive than the value of locally generated solar power exported to the grid.”
This is good news for Australian consumers, offering yet another reason to believe that our market will be a global leader in affordable battery storage.
But it could also be good news for the battery market in America – and the global market by association – with its newly elected President vowing to scrap clean energy support mechanisms and focus its funding on “non-phoney” environmental causes.
According to the report, distributed generation (DG) sources are estimated to displace more than 320GW of new large-scale power plants globally between 2014 and 2023 and new DG capacity additions could potentially exceed added centralised generation capacity by as early as 2018.
The report, published on Thursday, said falling costs of technology – and particularly in the case of lithium-ion batteries – were one of the major drivers of the battery boom.
As we have witnessed in Australia with the latest Tesla Powerwall rollout, lithium-ion battery costs are on a downward trajectory, from $900/kWh in 2010 to $225/kWh in 2015 and on track to reach lows of $150/kWh by 2020, according to Deutsche.
Tesla/Panasonic li-ion costs, the report notes, are already below $200/kWh for cells and around $225/kWh for the entire battery pack, making them a cheaper-than-grid option for solar households already, as reported here.
The other factor driving the boom, says Deutsche, is policy: “Regulatory environment will likely be a critical driver of storage adoption rates and contrary to consensus views, detrimental solar policies could potentially act as a significant growth catalyst for storage sector.
“We expect rules related to solar feed-in tariffs or net metering to continue to change as solar penetration rates increase,” the report says.
In Australia, the report offers by way of example, “it is estimated that buying power from the grid can be three times more expensive than the value of locally generated solar power exported to the grid.”
This is good news for Australian consumers, offering yet another reason to believe that our market will be a global leader in affordable battery storage.
But it could also be good news for the battery market in America – and the global market by association – with its newly elected President vowing to scrap clean energy support mechanisms and focus its funding on “non-phoney” environmental causes.
According to the report, distributed generation (DG) sources are estimated to displace more than 320GW of new large-scale power plants globally between 2014 and 2023 and new DG capacity additions could potentially exceed added centralised generation capacity by as early as 2018.
Monday, November 7, 2016
Printable micro-liquid solar cells come out
US scientists said that they recently developed a cheap and stable liquid solar cells. The battery, made of nanocrystals, is "very petite" and thus can be in the form of liquid ink that can be printed or applied to the surface of a clean substrate. The latest research published in the British Royal 6-meter-high price of solar energy home chemical society published in the international inorganic chemistry journal "Dalton Journal".
University of Southern California scientists developed 6 m rural solar street light This solar cell using nanocrystals made of semiconductor cadmium selenide, the size of about 4 nm, which means that a needle can be placed on the 250 billion, and its also Can float in a liquid solution. "Like printing newspapers, we can also print solar cells," said Richard Butcher, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California at the University of Southern California, who led the study.
Although liquid crystalline nanocrystalline solar cells are cheaper to manufacture than single-crystal silicon solar cells, which are widely used today, the photoelectric conversion efficiency is somewhat inferior. However, in the latest study, the researchers overcome the manufacturing of liquid solar cells face a key problem: how to create a stable and conductive liquid.
Previously, scientists needed to have organic ligand molecules attached to nanocrystals to keep the nanocrystals stable and prevent the two from sticking together. However, these organic ligand molecules will also be isolated from the crystal, so that the overall system of the conductive properties become very poor. "This has been a major challenge in this area," said Bucher.
To this end, Boucher and University of Southern California postdoctoral researcher David Webber developed a new surface coating for this nanocrystal. The new synthetic ligands not only perform well in stabilizing nanocrystals, but they also transform themselves into tiny "bridges" that connect nanocrystals and help them transfer current.
In addition, through a relatively low temperature, does not require any process related to melting, scientists can be this liquid too inverter solar cells printed on the plastic rather than the glass surface, and ultimately get a flexible solar panels , Its shape can be installed on-demand change in any place.
He next plans to use other materials, not toxic cadmium, to make nanocrystals, he said. "While it's going to take several years to commercialize this technology, it's clear that this technology can be seamlessly integrated with the next generation of solar cell technology," he said.
Regardless of the status of the global PV industry over the past two years, simply on the technical line, the crystal silicon still firmly occupy the leading status of photovoltaic rivers and lakes, therefore, a thin film technology is basically the same as printing newspapers, Battery technology, at this stage looks like the edge of the wheel of a wobble boat. However, just as many years ago, few people believe that rely on the sun can generate electricity, as if the liquid photovoltaic cells continue to break this as the current material, structure and photoelectric conversion efficiency problems, the future of commercial prospects or inestimable. After all, it has a range of applications in crystalline silicon cells do not have the breadth and flexibility, while the natural cost advantage, but also the latter efforts can not match a long time.
University of Southern California scientists developed 6 m rural solar street light This solar cell using nanocrystals made of semiconductor cadmium selenide, the size of about 4 nm, which means that a needle can be placed on the 250 billion, and its also Can float in a liquid solution. "Like printing newspapers, we can also print solar cells," said Richard Butcher, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California at the University of Southern California, who led the study.
Although liquid crystalline nanocrystalline solar cells are cheaper to manufacture than single-crystal silicon solar cells, which are widely used today, the photoelectric conversion efficiency is somewhat inferior. However, in the latest study, the researchers overcome the manufacturing of liquid solar cells face a key problem: how to create a stable and conductive liquid.
Previously, scientists needed to have organic ligand molecules attached to nanocrystals to keep the nanocrystals stable and prevent the two from sticking together. However, these organic ligand molecules will also be isolated from the crystal, so that the overall system of the conductive properties become very poor. "This has been a major challenge in this area," said Bucher.
To this end, Boucher and University of Southern California postdoctoral researcher David Webber developed a new surface coating for this nanocrystal. The new synthetic ligands not only perform well in stabilizing nanocrystals, but they also transform themselves into tiny "bridges" that connect nanocrystals and help them transfer current.
In addition, through a relatively low temperature, does not require any process related to melting, scientists can be this liquid too inverter solar cells printed on the plastic rather than the glass surface, and ultimately get a flexible solar panels , Its shape can be installed on-demand change in any place.
He next plans to use other materials, not toxic cadmium, to make nanocrystals, he said. "While it's going to take several years to commercialize this technology, it's clear that this technology can be seamlessly integrated with the next generation of solar cell technology," he said.
Regardless of the status of the global PV industry over the past two years, simply on the technical line, the crystal silicon still firmly occupy the leading status of photovoltaic rivers and lakes, therefore, a thin film technology is basically the same as printing newspapers, Battery technology, at this stage looks like the edge of the wheel of a wobble boat. However, just as many years ago, few people believe that rely on the sun can generate electricity, as if the liquid photovoltaic cells continue to break this as the current material, structure and photoelectric conversion efficiency problems, the future of commercial prospects or inestimable. After all, it has a range of applications in crystalline silicon cells do not have the breadth and flexibility, while the natural cost advantage, but also the latter efforts can not match a long time.
The second generation of solar electric sightseeing boat
Taiwan Kaohsiung steamship company recently spent 36 million yuan, will build five Love River second-generation solar electric sightseeing boat.
The second generation of circular streamlined body of the solar ship, full of fashion dazzling sense, visitors feel like being in the modern capsule, Kaohsiung steamship company said the ship solar charging system will be raised to 5 kilowatts, more than the first generation 3 kilowatts Nearly doubled, in addition to substantial increase in solar power generation, the solar energy directly to the energy storage system after the conversion efficiency of up to 94%, so that the second generation of solar energy sightseeing boat can play a high economic efficiency of carbon reduction.
Kaohsiung steamship company now has five solar PV module diode model can ship "sun fleet", in September 1999 after the army, the city government promised to build five solar ships, and now the second generation of solar ship construction case Has been approved by the Port Authority of Kaohsiung, is about to commence construction work, scheduled to be completed by the end of April the first second-generation solar ship, and then in May, June will gradually transfer the two ships, the company will have 10 Solar fleet, for domestic and foreign tourists to provide better quality of love River tourism and tourism services.
The company said that in order to increase the space utilization of the second generation of solar energy boat, the bridge will move forward, not only extend the sight of the captain driving the cabin space to enhance the use of the original seat by 36 people increased to 45 seats, To increase the number of passengers, reducing the waiting time for tourists.
The appearance of the second-generation solar boat, still continues the first generation of circular arc-shaped solar boat, both sides of the ship's cross-flow of the beautiful lines, simple outline of the cabin high-tech atmosphere of fashion. From the first generation of 18 to 22, the solar charging system from 3 kW to 5 kW of light 6 m solar street lamp parameters Volt trailer and more, the solar panel power increased to 14%, while 14% of the solar energy supply rate there is 94% high efficiency of utilization, will reduce the use of shore rechargeable energy.
Kaohsiung steamship company is also extremely hard, in addition to a highly efficient solar charging system, also has intelligent power balance system, when the solar energy on both sides of the battery unbalanced energy consumption, through the intelligent power Equilibrium system, adjustable on both sides of the battery balance, more energy than the first generation of solar energy-saving carbon. In addition, there are safe charging and safe disconnection system facilities, to avoid the battery overcharge and leakage of the danger, will ensure that solar energy-saving power and the operation of the ship safety.
Kaohsiung steamship company said that the second generation of five new solar ship is commissioned by the shipbuilding experience for more than 30 years of Jinghai Shipbuilding Company, the shipbuilding company in 1998 to build the company's first generation of solar ships, and developed the first Ship-designed R & D manufacturing of all-electric solar ship.
The second generation of circular streamlined body of the solar ship, full of fashion dazzling sense, visitors feel like being in the modern capsule, Kaohsiung steamship company said the ship solar charging system will be raised to 5 kilowatts, more than the first generation 3 kilowatts Nearly doubled, in addition to substantial increase in solar power generation, the solar energy directly to the energy storage system after the conversion efficiency of up to 94%, so that the second generation of solar energy sightseeing boat can play a high economic efficiency of carbon reduction.
Kaohsiung steamship company now has five solar PV module diode model can ship "sun fleet", in September 1999 after the army, the city government promised to build five solar ships, and now the second generation of solar ship construction case Has been approved by the Port Authority of Kaohsiung, is about to commence construction work, scheduled to be completed by the end of April the first second-generation solar ship, and then in May, June will gradually transfer the two ships, the company will have 10 Solar fleet, for domestic and foreign tourists to provide better quality of love River tourism and tourism services.
The company said that in order to increase the space utilization of the second generation of solar energy boat, the bridge will move forward, not only extend the sight of the captain driving the cabin space to enhance the use of the original seat by 36 people increased to 45 seats, To increase the number of passengers, reducing the waiting time for tourists.
The appearance of the second-generation solar boat, still continues the first generation of circular arc-shaped solar boat, both sides of the ship's cross-flow of the beautiful lines, simple outline of the cabin high-tech atmosphere of fashion. From the first generation of 18 to 22, the solar charging system from 3 kW to 5 kW of light 6 m solar street lamp parameters Volt trailer and more, the solar panel power increased to 14%, while 14% of the solar energy supply rate there is 94% high efficiency of utilization, will reduce the use of shore rechargeable energy.
Kaohsiung steamship company is also extremely hard, in addition to a highly efficient solar charging system, also has intelligent power balance system, when the solar energy on both sides of the battery unbalanced energy consumption, through the intelligent power Equilibrium system, adjustable on both sides of the battery balance, more energy than the first generation of solar energy-saving carbon. In addition, there are safe charging and safe disconnection system facilities, to avoid the battery overcharge and leakage of the danger, will ensure that solar energy-saving power and the operation of the ship safety.
Kaohsiung steamship company said that the second generation of five new solar ship is commissioned by the shipbuilding experience for more than 30 years of Jinghai Shipbuilding Company, the shipbuilding company in 1998 to build the company's first generation of solar ships, and developed the first Ship-designed R & D manufacturing of all-electric solar ship.
Three-dimensional design promotes solar cell efficiency
Santa Barbara, Calif., Has a company called Solar3D that plans to build a silicon solar cell that is more efficient than a conventional battery because it uses photovoltaic-coated fiber technology Of the trap concept. The company claims that its three-dimensional design can condense light into the silicon to be captured, giving the material more time to convert light into electrical energy.
Silicon has a theoretical maximum photoelectric conversion efficiency of 29%, but today the market of solar panels, efficiency is only 15% to 18%. "The 260-watt standard PV panel weighs in that it will be close to the theoretical efficiency of silicon," says Jim Nelson, chief executive of the company. "We can not reach 29 percent, People can use silicon to reach that high, but we want to be as close as possible. "
Solar 3D's design will overcome the two factors that reduce the efficiency of solar cells. First, 30% of the light that is directed to a solar panel is reflected and lost. Second, many of the electrons that are generated when light is applied to the silicon are reabsorbed by the material before reaching the peripheral circuit.
Nelson said the new design had trenches on top of the light collection layer, made of silicon dioxide or other similar materials; these trenches can guide the light down, helping to eliminate reflections. The lower layer is a three-dimensional array of structures each of several microns wide, trapped by a waveguide used in the analog fiber. The fiber has two cylindrical layers with different refractive indices, which continuously reflect light back into the core. Nelson said that this three-dimensional structure will allow light to bounce around until the photon produces as much electrons. "We also make the contacts very close to where this happens, so that the electrons do not have to move very far," he says.
There are also many other concepts of trapping. Another way to borrow fiber technology, is the fiber-optic solar cells, Georgia Tech (Georgia Tech) researchers have made, is dye-sensitized solar cell wound optical fiber. However, Nielsen said that the Solar 3D company's batteries are using the traditional silicon material, so their preparation can use existing production equipment, can also be put into the existing module.
Solar 3D is at a very early stage, when it begins, as venture capitalists dare not invest in solar technology because of the high start-up costs. But the company does not seek venture capital. Instead, its funds come from private investors, including Nelson, who has a financial background, but has a passion for renewable energy. Analysts said the company's success will depend on whether its manufacturing costs can win over traditional crystalline silicon technology. "It's very difficult for emerging technologies to gain a foothold in the market," says Matthew Feinstein, an analyst at Lux Research. "Banks' discountability is often a major problem because these technologies do not have reliable track records."
These technologies, like Solar 3D, are expected to be more efficient because they will make solar power cheaper, says Georgina Benedetti, who is a Frost & Sullivan (Frost & Sullivan) analyst. However, she said, "the industry's main challenge is the competition from the Chinese manufacturing industry." Chinese-made solar panels cheaper, coupled with cost control troubles, leading to Solinndra (Solyndra) , A solar panel manufacturer in Fremont, Calif., Recently declared bankruptcy and was previously backed by a US Department of Energy loan guarantee.
Silicon has a theoretical maximum photoelectric conversion efficiency of 29%, but today the market of solar panels, efficiency is only 15% to 18%. "The 260-watt standard PV panel weighs in that it will be close to the theoretical efficiency of silicon," says Jim Nelson, chief executive of the company. "We can not reach 29 percent, People can use silicon to reach that high, but we want to be as close as possible. "
Solar 3D's design will overcome the two factors that reduce the efficiency of solar cells. First, 30% of the light that is directed to a solar panel is reflected and lost. Second, many of the electrons that are generated when light is applied to the silicon are reabsorbed by the material before reaching the peripheral circuit.
Nelson said the new design had trenches on top of the light collection layer, made of silicon dioxide or other similar materials; these trenches can guide the light down, helping to eliminate reflections. The lower layer is a three-dimensional array of structures each of several microns wide, trapped by a waveguide used in the analog fiber. The fiber has two cylindrical layers with different refractive indices, which continuously reflect light back into the core. Nelson said that this three-dimensional structure will allow light to bounce around until the photon produces as much electrons. "We also make the contacts very close to where this happens, so that the electrons do not have to move very far," he says.
There are also many other concepts of trapping. Another way to borrow fiber technology, is the fiber-optic solar cells, Georgia Tech (Georgia Tech) researchers have made, is dye-sensitized solar cell wound optical fiber. However, Nielsen said that the Solar 3D company's batteries are using the traditional silicon material, so their preparation can use existing production equipment, can also be put into the existing module.
These technologies, like Solar 3D, are expected to be more efficient because they will make solar power cheaper, says Georgina Benedetti, who is a Frost & Sullivan (Frost & Sullivan) analyst. However, she said, "the industry's main challenge is the competition from the Chinese manufacturing industry." Chinese-made solar panels cheaper, coupled with cost control troubles, leading to Solinndra (Solyndra) , A solar panel manufacturer in Fremont, Calif., Recently declared bankruptcy and was previously backed by a US Department of Energy loan guarantee.
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