Category Archives: Critical Thinking

NREL’s Amonix Pages

    CPV? maybe that was last week’s focus? The Amonix 7700s have been in the field  and operational at Hatch New Mexico for a year now..  And 30 Mega Watts worth in Alamosa Colorado.  All we hear is the sound of silence….And this follows … Continue reading

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Washington State Residents Wake to Higher Liquior Prices, DIYer Musings..

Not long ago, we citizens voted to take liquor sales away from the State, a good IDEA? Maybe, but according to a friend of mine that buys half gallons of something, the total price in California for his favorite is … Continue reading

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Predicting Epic Failures at Alamosa, another Green boondoggle

Got no time to red the whole article? then skip to the blue print! Continue reading

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Lidia Ball, Jon Ralston, Guy Blanchard, Failed Clean Energy Project NV?

Here’s a great learning experience, Listen carefully to Jon’s words, does he come off as impartial, or is he the Cheer Leader for committing every rate payer in Nevada to making the investment in a hurry so they don’t pass up the … Continue reading

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CPV Solar, The Real Numbers

  Solar PV Energy is little different from rain in some ways, it’s not how much that falls from the sky, but how much we can channel into our bucket and make use of. That might be a major problem with the … Continue reading

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Martha Symko-Davies – Disruptive Technologies

Disruptive Technologies… hmmm, I’ll bet there’s more than one definition. Imagine the increased value of a TED talk if the Speaker was prepared to take a half dozen real questions from real people in the audience.  Watch the video, consider writing down … Continue reading

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DIYers love to study gear failures, and here is a great study!

Background Many of us have studied the Indian Clones, (Listeriods) and we know that almost all of the failures are related to poor workmanship. Most all failures can be traced to errors in cutting the gears, wrong materials used, inaccurate locations for … Continue reading

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Windpower Reality, Wind Farms Angry and now demanding more of the public

Here’s a story worth reading, it will likely further divide our nation…   Lately though, electricity, not recreation, has become the big-ticket wind client in the Columbia Gorge. Wind turbines have sprung up all over the blustery hilltops in eastern … Continue reading

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Amonix-7700

Amonix 7700 CPV Power Plant at Hatch New Mexico *   Power Companies are of great interest to me, for the most part, they attempt to take as much risk out of the future as possible by making the most prudent and responsible investments … Continue reading

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