LMSolar

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by LMSolar 10mo ago
Yes, where are you moving to from GW? We're looking for options...
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by LMSolar 10mo ago
The article mentions light bulb durability. There was a cartel, the awesomely-named Phoebus Cartel [1] that encouraged its members to reduce the typical operating life of bulbs from 2500 hours to 1000 hours to increase bulb sales. So the a
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New video shows solar thermal water tank manufacturing in Hawaii(youtube.com)
3 points by LMSolar 10mo ago|1 comments
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by LMSolar 10mo ago
A new video from NELHA shows off-grid water tank manufacturing in Kona, Hawaii using concentrated solar heat. With most of the Big Island dependent on rain catchment, tanks are a critical resource - now made inexpensively without fossil fu
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by LMSolar 11mo ago
With the understanding that DIY is great, and this is a super-cool project, etc, we've used this [1] commercial door opener from Omlet (chuckle) with great results. Can be set to open/close at specific times, or manually, or afte
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by LMSolar 1y ago
IMHO I also think they erred in going for 'moon-shot' uses of solar thermal energy (hydrogen production, making cement) vs lower-temperature applications like plastic molding etc.
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SPAC Solar Unicorn Heliogen sold for $10M(axios.com)
3 points by LMSolar 1y ago|4 comments
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by LMSolar 1y ago
A dramatic decline for a formerly 'hot' solar thermal startup backed by Bill Gates and Bill Gross.
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Super-niche gear design software, Gearotic(gearotic.com)
1 points by LMSolar 1y ago|3 comments
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by LMSolar 1y ago
Very useful tool, allowed us to generate enveloping gears easily that were difficult Solidworks and Alibre. Thought the hardware crowd here would find this interesting. (No affiliation, just wanted to get them some visibility after they p
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by LMSolar 1y ago
For a certain range of indie pop, KCRW's Eclectic24 is great: https://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/eclectic24
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by LMSolar 1y ago
I have no inside info re Ivanpah, but we often get folks asking if our H1 heliostat [1] can extend the generation window of an existing PV array, or if they can mount PV on our H1 to extend the working day. While both 'work' techn
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Ivanpah Solar Thermal Units Shutting Down, as Tech Shifts(enr.com)
17 points by LMSolar 1y ago|4 comments
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by LMSolar 2y ago
I am super late to mention this, but we use sendcutsend also, great results. For 3D work, was surprised not to see https://www.hubs.com/ mentioned - used to be 3DHubs. US and international multi-axis machining, 3d printin
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by LMSolar 2y ago
[shameless self-promotion] We're building one version of Solarpunk at LightManufacturing. Fun visuals in videos below. Off-grid real-time manufacturing using solar heat, without energy storage, transmission lines, etc. We've opera
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by LMSolar 2y ago
A newsstand was famously the setting for 'The Cricket in Times Square'... sad to think the context lost for some newer readers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cricket_in_Times_Square
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by LMSolar 2y ago
Hi Elina - how about adding Garden of Life Fit and other products? (No affiliation with them, just a happy user). Link: https://www.gardenoflife.com/raw-organic-fit-protein-chocola...
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by LMSolar 2y ago
Several comments... Disclaimer, I work in this space. a) Surprised that on HN no one has commented on the similarities with Heliogen: https://www.heliogen.com/ This US-based company backed by Bill Gates and Bill Gross simi
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Climate change forcing ground water battle over carrots(latimes.com)
2 points by LMSolar 2y ago|0 comments
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Rider's "Perpetual Trouble Shooters Handbook"(archive.org)
2 points by LMSolar 2y ago|0 comments
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Glass bottles recycled to beach sand, to fight erosion(nytimes.com)
1 points by LMSolar 2y ago|0 comments
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Universities Have a Computer-Science Problem;the Case for Teaching Coders French(theatlantic.com)
1 points by LMSolar 2y ago|1 comments
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by LMSolar 3y ago
In Congo, a hard-fought solar investment shows a possible path forward despite financing challenges.
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Solar in Congo: Threading the Financing Needle(nytimes.com)
2 points by LMSolar 3y ago|1 comments
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by LMSolar 3y ago
"A clean energy company wants federal permission to use Arizona's sunshine and water to create carbon-free hydrogen fuel in one of the state’s more stressed rural groundwater basins".
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Water Worries vs. Green Hydrogen in the West(azcentral.com)
1 points by LMSolar 3y ago|1 comments
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Interactive charts – where EVs are popular and less popular in the US(nytimes.com)
2 points by LMSolar 3y ago|1 comments
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by LMSolar 3y ago
Last year, Americans bought more than one million fully electric cars, trucks and SUVs. Interactive charts show where adoption is strong and where it's lagging.
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by LMSolar 3y ago
I've toured our local MRF and was shocked at how good it was at robotic / magnetic separation. Incredibly fast AI trained 'pickers' pulling material off a belt (sorting by visually distinct plastic types, e.g. PET vs op
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by LMSolar 3y ago
NASA is conducting tests on what might be the greatest challenge of a Mars mission: the trauma of isolation. But how many of these simulated missions do we really need to do?

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