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on Thursday December 03 2015, @07:28AM
from the but-how-many-electric-vehicles? dept.
from the but-how-many-electric-vehicles? dept.
The electricity is sourced from solar panels, wind turbines, and heat from biogas. In addition they have a backup wood chip furnace. They also have a fairly beefy battery of 10 MW capacity to help level the fluctuations in production. The village runs its own grid and pays less for energy.
News articles: The Independent, The Huffington Post, GreenBiz.
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In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle without
the supervision of a licensed engineer.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Friday December 04 2015, @03:01AM
But notice how the fucked up every field?
Planting and harvesting those fields where the service roads run right through the middle on wandering paths must be a pain in the ass.
Zoom in on the german fields (link I posted) and look at how they are all in a row, usually at the edge of a field, and very little planting area is cut up by these roads. A much better job.
The farmers in Iowa caved, the took the money.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.