When I saw that headline, I thought to myself, wow, way to go; on opening the article from CBCNews, I have to admit that I felt a little crestfallen. Seems that the photovoltaics used to provide supplementary power to the vessel's 440V electrical system are capable of providing just 0.2% of the ship's energy consumption.
Ahhh so, grasshopper, remember that big trees from little acorns grow.
Junkk.com promotes fun, reward-based e-practices, sharing oodles of info in objective, balanced ways. But we do have personal opinions, too! Hence this slightly ‘off of site, top of mind' blog by Junkk Male Peter. Hopefully still more ‘concerned mates’ than 'do this... or else' nannies, with critiques seen as constructive or of a more eyebrow-twitching ‘Oh, really?!' variety. Little that’s green can be viewed only in black and white.
Friday, December 19, 2008
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I believe in freedom of speech. But I also don't like bullies on blogs, even verbal ones, as they can drive away those with something valid to say... or offer.
Subjective is fine, but well argued and substantiated is even better. Calm and polite tops. Anything that crosses my personal line will not go up. There may be reasons given, but not guaranteed.
I'm not too keen on 'Anon' as a handle (and the content usually explains why), so if that's what you opt for it may not make it. Sorry.
Even made it to the Straits Times via Agence France Presse.
ReplyDeleteThey too opted for a headline that inferred that solar was powering a wee bit more than the fridge. A 99.8% shortfall is not exactly that impressive.
Not sure these stories really advance the cause of enviROI+ too much.
I think looking back at sail might be more productive. Maybe when the solar materials are perfected we might see a useful combo? When there's no wind there's usually sun, and when there's no sun there's usually a breeze.