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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:08 PM Original message |
Solar Panels Used by Marines in Afghanistan Cut Fossil Fuel Consumption 90% |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
1. Let's bring that technology home along with those troops... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. This may be something good that comes out of a bad situation. nt |
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LawnKorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. Navy ships are going to need big solar arrays |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. They will probably speed up the cruiser class ships decommissioning. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 04:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. More likely they'll go for things like biofuels. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 06:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. 4 MW of "effective radiated power", I would expect |
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oldhippie (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. and that 4 MW is probably "PEAK" effective radiated power ..... |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. It's only just started construction. |
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txlibdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. ZeroBase regenerator |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
10. Oh, the irony. Soldiers fighting for fossil fuel reserves use solar to cut fossil fuel consumption |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
11. He'll need about 6 of the arrays shown in the picture |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Nope. Thats the system |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Not enough, by a longshot. |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 01:09 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. First there is no generator thats 100% efficient. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 02:02 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I can't find numbers for gasoline/electric generator efficiency |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 10:27 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. 15% or less |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Phrases like "or less" are lifesavers, aren't they? |
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Fledermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Your estimate of generator output was off by 560% |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. I stand corrected, and you're still wrong. nt |
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