Episode Details

John and Ben discuss the past, present and future of energy generation, distribution, storage and consumption. We explore the future of conventional and alternative energy sources as well as the changing nature of the grid and our relationship to it.
With Ben Alexander and John Chidgey.

TechDistortion Companion Article: Solar System Design

High Voltage DC:

• High-voltage Direct Current

Wind Power:

• Off-Grid Energy Australia - Wind Turbines
• Wind Turbines
• U.S. Geological Survey: Ecosystems
• Home Energy International
• Sound Report for EBV200 Wind Turbine
• Wind Speed Map for the USA

Hydro-Electric:

• Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Power Stations

Solar Power:

• Solar energy Fundamental Limits
• Australian hourly direct normal and global horizontal solar irradiance gridded data
• Sun Path Diagram Generator
• Calculation of sun’s position in the sky for each location on the earth at any time of day
• Sunpath Diagrams
• Solar Radiation on a Tilted Surface
• Water and the Land: Sunshine
• Solar tracker performance and Economics (Australia) ‎- Pilkington Sun Angle Calculator Manual

Steam Turbines:

• Steam Turbine Efficiency

‎ Batteries:

• Battery Info

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