Monthly Archives: May 2011

Solar power metrics for May 2011 – Solarertragsdaten für Mai 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by ABC

The solar cell array on our roof generated 2343 kilowatt hours of energy in May 2011. This is a respectable result for May, not the highest we ever had (that would have been in 2008) but not the lowest either … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power, geothermal without quakes and oil spill combating

Posted on May 30, 2011 by ABC

I’ve been slow in updating the ABC Buhlert blog, because I’ve been busy with translation work and Addy isn’t much into blogging. However, I’ve got a link roundup for you: This weekend again saw massive anti-nuclear protests with approximately ten … Continue reading →

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Solar power metrics and nuclear power links

Posted on May 12, 2011 by ABC

First of all, some belated energy metrics: In April 2011, the photovoltaic solar cell array on our roof yielded 1957 kilowatt hours. This is about en par for the month, though the solar energy yields for April vary particularly strongly, … Continue reading →

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Vintage Nuclear Optimism

Posted on May 4, 2011 by ABC

If the continued faith in and reliance on nuclear reactors for generating electricity and – at least in the US and Russia – powering submarines isn’t disturbing enough, just imagine how much worse things could have been, if certain engineers … Continue reading →

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