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Anatomy of a Residential Solar Collector Output – Making $ense of Energy

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Conceptually solar energy is straight-forward.  The sun shines and power is produced.  Solar power production has much more variability.  This chart reflects 30 days of solar power production recorded every 5 minutes each day.  The data was collected each day … Continue reading →

A Tale of Two Biodiesel Feedstocks – Winners and Losers

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Last week, USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) posted this chart on used oil as feedstocks in biodiesel production.  This USDA chart indicated that we are pulling undervalued fats, oils, and greases into higher valued uses as transportation fuel.  This promotes … Continue reading →