Google Tech Talks
August 3, 2007
ABSTRACT
Case study of two googlers who had solar panels installed at their houses. Why? What the issues are? What the process is. How to size the system. How to place the system. How to predict your production. Energy conservation. How well did it work. System measurements. Credits: Speaker:Hy Murveit, Speaker:David Talkin, Speaker:Kurt Newick
I think the point ... By: kosovo101. on 26 Nov 08, 02:25:49 I think the point of living off the grid is to get away from a system where you need money. I think its funny how theres no real videos on here on how to go about hooking yourself up with solar or wind energy, unless you pay up for the knowledge!
The speaker keeps ... By: bh4bhwgm. on 18 Nov 08, 18:11:58 The speaker keeps saying ah...ah...ah and the video keeps stopping. the speaker will say two or three words and it cuts off again.
Judith A Morgan
230 ... By: JudithAliceMorgan. on 08 Nov 08, 21:32:52 Judith A Morgan
230 Dekay Rd
Hoquiam, WA 98550
(360) 538-6689
Judith A Morgan
230 ... By: Absurdiety. on 29 Oct 08, 23:41:29 Judith A Morgan
230 Dekay Rd
Hoquiam, WA 98550
(360) 538-6689
Thank you very much ... By: skybitscom. on 26 Oct 08, 14:37:21 Thank you very much for the information. I love learning right here in my pajamas, instead of all that dress up and travel mess. Fantastic!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ Boring By: 1woggydoggy. on 25 Oct 08, 12:55:57 ZZZZZZZZZZZZ Boring
Here is a way that ... By: trader0108. on 15 Oct 08, 18:39:10 Here is a way that a residential house could effectively store solar energy during the five hours of good sunshine, to last for the full twenty-four hours. Use a hydraulic elevator system lifting a very heavy weight, where the energy is stored by the gravity of the weight. When the sun goes down,or when more power is needed during the five hours of good sunshine, the very heavy weight movement is reversed and the hydraulics is used to generate power.
I have all my house ... By: howmakeSOLARPANELS. on 13 Oct 08, 12:24:28 I have all my house powered with solar panels. I never pay for electricity. I GET PAID for selling electricity. I have full instructions on how to make very cheap home made solar panels.
If you could save ... By: 12643. on 12 Oct 08, 06:39:06 If you could save 100 or 300 a month.
yes it a very good investment. :)
are panels ... By: okin4418. on 07 Oct 08, 21:31:21 are panels effective in DC/VA??
Very informative; ... By: ronmamita. on 01 Oct 08, 06:47:18 Very informative; thanks for sharing!
I just read that a ... By: babysgottheblues. on 28 Sep 08, 23:14:05 I just read that a guy in Africa found a new material that has made all the present solar panels obsolete. His material makes it possible to even run your home in the winter under cloud cover. A company in Germany is supposed to build them but as far as I found they are only going to be available commercially. It Figures. No one wants to help the home owner get away from high utility bills.
Great) I have ... By: How2MakeSolarPanel. on 11 Sep 08, 00:11:16 Great) I have instruction on how to make your own solar panel!
You can really save ... By: mrgwaps. on 01 Sep 08, 00:10:45 You can really save thousands on your electricity bill utilizing these systems. Build one yourself with affordable materials
Do you always have ... By: humexavier. on 26 Aug 08, 05:59:59 Do you always have to use sun light to charge a solar cell battery. Or is it possible to use laser light or even infared light as well. For places like a diver deep under water or in dark night like on a James bond spy movie were his watch needs charging at night don't think moon light will work so shining a laser on watch charge in five minutes. Also should panels be flat or a ball shape to capture all angles of sun light.(when driving in different direction of a car ride.More surface area.
man all tehppoorer ... By: edz3ed2. on 24 Aug 08, 16:44:19 man all tehppoorer country like africa would needd this kind of thing
do you actually ... By: napes78. on 19 Aug 08, 12:50:13 do you actually need heat or just light?
What would Stanley ... By: dowling1981. on 11 Aug 08, 09:59:50 What would Stanley say?
good point Wendy... ... By: tommybrown2068. on 06 Aug 08, 02:23:38 good point Wendy...hopefully the prices of the panels fall more quickly...pretty expensive still.
Many of the people ... By: kubrick8000. on 01 Aug 08, 05:41:17 Many of the people we see live in California. I wonder if panels are effective in northern states?
the london broil is ... By: chainzaw367. on 09 Jul 08, 06:37:35 the london broil is very good .
I just had an idea. ... By: deed023. on 30 Jun 08, 20:51:06 I just had an idea. It says in the video that cooling down the solar panels helps improve the efficiency.
So what about using heatsinks to keep them cool, since spraying them with water can cause damage from thermal shock.
The heatsinks could take the heat away from the panels, improving their effeciency, and the heat directed into a tank for water storage. You can heat your water AND improve your solar energy output!
I'm brilliant ^.^
Dude, I can't ... By: deed023. on 30 Jun 08, 20:41:41 Dude, I can't believe I just sat here for an hour watching this.
Interesting. Now if ... By: kjhkjn. on 24 Jun 08, 06:29:28 Interesting. Now if you may, how and what would I need to instal panels for my individual appliences? Thank you
i really think ... By: orangeblueandlavenda. on 23 Jun 08, 20:56:20 i really think people already know the differance power&energy is and how it saves money, i really think you couldve skipped that one. it sounds like a business of some sort was trying to discourage the savings cost of not using their power sources. u dont need a meter, all u need are a panel, insulated wires anda way to turn it off if need be.
Google Tech Talks
November 9, 2006
ABSTRACT
An overview of Ubuntu Linux given by Mark Shuttleworth at the Ubuntu Linux Developers Summit. Credits: Speaker:Mark Shuttleworth
:D OK, I don't want ... By: artyroly. on 01 Dec 08, 01:46:11 :D OK, I don't want to extend this any more, it's just that when someone says that he/she's using Unix (which actually doesn't exist), u know what I mean, well they are actually using the console for making their life easier, otherwise they are just using a window system not Unix. That is why people like it so much, u can do almost anything using shell programming and Ansi C :D (please don't start :D)... if u really are into Unix I invite you to use Plan9...for real...good luck !!! :-)
the thing is.. we ... By: ayushcena. on 01 Dec 08, 01:29:09 the thing is.. we both are seemingly alluding at the same thing but from different angles :P
a new comer DOES not need to know the details about shell programming to start using *unix, it's the same for windows as well..you ideally should know about stuff before delving into the OS, and it is the same for any other OS.. i agree that windows may provide just a bit more through the GUI than what *unix does..
but i again repeat..newbies don't need to know shell programming to start using *unix
From a beginner ... By: artyroly. on 01 Dec 08, 01:22:57 From a beginner point of view that should be "totally" true; but when it comes to doing "some more",and there's no button, or you're in a hurry and have no time for having fun with the mouse, then they recall a scary you_tube post where people were talking about shell programming and commands and stuff like that :D;If anyone using Linux gets anything but curious when hearing "shell programming" they would actually get sacked in no time from a company that asks u to "know unix".w u t best of luck
see...you are again ... By: ayushcena. on 01 Dec 08, 00:30:10 see...you are again partially right... you call this behavior as being part of using linux for real... see don't get me wrong.. i am a CS nerd who is deep into shell programming and rarely use the GUI myself... the thing is.. beginners sometimes get scared off by this talk (learning shell programming for using *unix).. and we shouldn't be preaching shell programming at least here
learning shell programming is good.. but you can get the work done without knowing it.. my Prof does :P
Peace out!
what would u do if ... By: artyroly. on 01 Dec 08, 00:12:03 what would u do if u want to replace the blank spaces in file names with _ ? I mean how long it would take u to do that manually, for every file on your disk... it should take u about 10 sec to write the command, than the computer would do the rest...yeah you could make a program to do that..but you would miss all the Unix essence. Of course you can use Linux ignoring that there is a Shell "thins" over there but what would u do when there is no program/button to do the job u want?
actually not 100% ... By: ayushcena. on 30 Nov 08, 22:37:53 actually not 100% right...a lot of the guys at my university from non-CS background use their *unix OS seamlessly without knowing a lot of shell programming... i understand you need to know like real basics but that's about it unless you need to do some extensive stuff with your *unix machine
by card...do you ... By: ayushcena. on 30 Nov 08, 22:21:22 by card...do you mean your graphics card?
ive create my own ... By: wito2302. on 25 Nov 08, 20:16:52 ive create my own linux with ubuntu hardy i love Ubuntu and in a future mi linux could ber downloaded to all the world
ubuntu is my main ... By: kirchmaster. on 19 Nov 08, 01:49:02 ubuntu is my main os now that i learned how to use it like a pro
Haha, if you delete ... By: ThaggleS. on 18 Nov 08, 10:13:33 Haha, if you delete the Ubuntu Partition while on Vista then GRUB is still there, trust me, I got screwed from it. Luckily I figured it out.
If you delete the Ubuntu Partition and GRUB won't let you start up, then put in your Windows Vista CD and type the following into the command prompt when you can...
bootrec.exe_/fixmbr
Ubuntu is great ! ... By: jeroeniskoning. on 10 Nov 08, 18:28:45 Ubuntu is great ! try it... you'll love it...
that's a good ... By: eagle003. on 01 Nov 08, 20:31:57 that's a good tought! i installed ubuntu on my laptop and it didn't accept my card, so now i'm stuck with ubuntu on my laptop and i updated all drivers, i installed multiple files, nothing works, it's shit
Intrepid soon! By: arnolddisco. on 27 Oct 08, 13:20:00 Intrepid soon!
If u delete the ... By: artyroly. on 24 Oct 08, 22:04:50 If u delete the Linux partitions the boot manager Grub will disappear. Windows will run some disk repair tasks and that's it. Just install windows first and than linux. U can reuse the / partition to install the new Ubuntu version... make a /home for keeping personal info that would stay untouched when reinstalling...U should learn shell programming that will help u use linux for real...or at least some basic commands.. clicking it's not the way
he is saying , use ... By: jjtheclown. on 23 Oct 08, 23:24:20 he is saying , use a live CD find out if your wireless card is supported if it is, then go ahead and install, personally I am running Ubuntu with Vmachine " Virtual machine" it runs the .iso (disk image) and installs in the specific size you want IN the program, it's quite nifty,
Is the same reason ... By: MIKEDOMO. on 17 Oct 08, 13:42:37 Is the same reason for use it.
i'm using ubuntu ... By: orpado1968. on 16 Oct 08, 01:51:25 i'm using ubuntu hardy heron.its great.
He's actually ... By: TheTruBluRage. on 13 Oct 08, 18:11:12 He's actually South-African.
i dont want to. you ... By: seansobes. on 04 Oct 08, 14:09:24 i dont want to. you cant keep your info. i use wubi now.
it boots linux through windows without fucking up the boot loader
Use a LiveCD? By: modplanman. on 04 Oct 08, 10:18:22 Use a LiveCD?
im not reinstalling ... By: seansobes. on 25 Sep 08, 00:34:34 im not reinstalling ubuntu on my laptop untill i am sure it will accept my wireless card
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By: kosovo101. on 26 Nov 08, 02:25:49
I think the point of living off the grid is to get away from a system where you need money. I think its funny how theres no real videos on here on how to go about hooking yourself up with solar or wind energy, unless you pay up for the knowledge!
By: bh4bhwgm. on 18 Nov 08, 18:11:58
The speaker keeps saying ah...ah...ah and the video keeps stopping. the speaker will say two or three words and it cuts off again.
By: JudithAliceMorgan. on 08 Nov 08, 21:32:52
Judith A Morgan 230 Dekay Rd Hoquiam, WA 98550 (360) 538-6689
By: Absurdiety. on 29 Oct 08, 23:41:29
Judith A Morgan 230 Dekay Rd Hoquiam, WA 98550 (360) 538-6689
By: skybitscom. on 26 Oct 08, 14:37:21
Thank you very much for the information. I love learning right here in my pajamas, instead of all that dress up and travel mess. Fantastic!
By: 1woggydoggy. on 25 Oct 08, 12:55:57
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ Boring
By: trader0108. on 15 Oct 08, 18:39:10
Here is a way that a residential house could effectively store solar energy during the five hours of good sunshine, to last for the full twenty-four hours. Use a hydraulic elevator system lifting a very heavy weight, where the energy is stored by the gravity of the weight. When the sun goes down,or when more power is needed during the five hours of good sunshine, the very heavy weight movement is reversed and the hydraulics is used to generate power.
By: howmakeSOLARPANELS. on 13 Oct 08, 12:24:28
I have all my house powered with solar panels. I never pay for electricity. I GET PAID for selling electricity. I have full instructions on how to make very cheap home made solar panels.
By: 12643. on 12 Oct 08, 06:39:06
If you could save 100 or 300 a month. yes it a very good investment. :)
By: okin4418. on 07 Oct 08, 21:31:21
are panels effective in DC/VA??
By: ronmamita. on 01 Oct 08, 06:47:18
Very informative; thanks for sharing!
By: babysgottheblues. on 28 Sep 08, 23:14:05
I just read that a guy in Africa found a new material that has made all the present solar panels obsolete. His material makes it possible to even run your home in the winter under cloud cover. A company in Germany is supposed to build them but as far as I found they are only going to be available commercially. It Figures. No one wants to help the home owner get away from high utility bills.
By: How2MakeSolarPanel. on 11 Sep 08, 00:11:16
Great) I have instruction on how to make your own solar panel!
By: mrgwaps. on 01 Sep 08, 00:10:45
You can really save thousands on your electricity bill utilizing these systems. Build one yourself with affordable materials
By: humexavier. on 26 Aug 08, 05:59:59
Do you always have to use sun light to charge a solar cell battery. Or is it possible to use laser light or even infared light as well. For places like a diver deep under water or in dark night like on a James bond spy movie were his watch needs charging at night don't think moon light will work so shining a laser on watch charge in five minutes. Also should panels be flat or a ball shape to capture all angles of sun light.(when driving in different direction of a car ride.More surface area.
By: edz3ed2. on 24 Aug 08, 16:44:19
man all tehppoorer country like africa would needd this kind of thing
By: napes78. on 19 Aug 08, 12:50:13
do you actually need heat or just light?
By: dowling1981. on 11 Aug 08, 09:59:50
What would Stanley say?
By: tommybrown2068. on 06 Aug 08, 02:23:38
good point Wendy...hopefully the prices of the panels fall more quickly...pretty expensive still.
By: kubrick8000. on 01 Aug 08, 05:41:17
Many of the people we see live in California. I wonder if panels are effective in northern states?
By: chainzaw367. on 09 Jul 08, 06:37:35
the london broil is very good .
By: deed023. on 30 Jun 08, 20:51:06
I just had an idea. It says in the video that cooling down the solar panels helps improve the efficiency. So what about using heatsinks to keep them cool, since spraying them with water can cause damage from thermal shock. The heatsinks could take the heat away from the panels, improving their effeciency, and the heat directed into a tank for water storage. You can heat your water AND improve your solar energy output! I'm brilliant ^.^
By: deed023. on 30 Jun 08, 20:41:41
Dude, I can't believe I just sat here for an hour watching this.
By: kjhkjn. on 24 Jun 08, 06:29:28
Interesting. Now if you may, how and what would I need to instal panels for my individual appliences? Thank you
By: orangeblueandlavenda. on 23 Jun 08, 20:56:20
i really think people already know the differance power&energy is and how it saves money, i really think you couldve skipped that one. it sounds like a business of some sort was trying to discourage the savings cost of not using their power sources. u dont need a meter, all u need are a panel, insulated wires anda way to turn it off if need be.