Storing Solar Power on my ROOF!!!

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Did you know the US state of California produces so much solar power they have to PAY other states to take it? Granted some of that is due to contracts with existing power companies. But if California had sufficient energy storage many of the state's power issues would go away almost immediately.
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@QuintBUILDs 2 жыл бұрын

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@Jason-iz6ob 2 жыл бұрын

I can imagine the neighbors. “He’s up on the roof again!”

@Igbf Жыл бұрын

Just to put into perspective, the 14.200 Joules you calculated at

@kevinchallinor9116

In Scotland UK, there is a hydro-electric dam,when there is excess wind production off the coast (too much for the grid to handle) water is pumped from the lake at the bottom to the top, to be released when extra power is needed, it is then released through dam.

@pascaljean2333 Жыл бұрын

The tiny pipe is restricting flow and potential for pressure. Normally for microhydro we need to jet the water out to increase impact on the impeller. We also start with larger pipes and funnel down to smaller pipes. Also we will use up to 4 nozzles on the impeller, so a larger pipe splitting off to the 4 jets.

@AvgDan Жыл бұрын

Years ago I calculated that I'd need to suspend a volume of concrete that had the same square footage as my home and 9ft tall, over 35 feet in the air to have enough potential energy to power my home for a day. That quickly destroyed all ambitions I had of using potential energy as a means of energy storage.

@JerryRigEverything Жыл бұрын

That was really cool! Thank you!

@TediBare

I cannot express to you how much I appreciate your fax paws.. trials and errors, troubleshooting... obstacles and learning from this!!! And involving your children in the education, I love it I love it💜💜💜💜 TY

@JD-un2zv

Would be cool to see a series where these concepts are put into real life use in say an off grid living environment, aka a cabin homestead.

@jeffpkamp 2 жыл бұрын

I think it'd be interesting to try and pump 55 gallons up to your roof using a single AA.

@allbopable 2 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant!

@arsbadmojo

I enjoyed this immensely; thank you for putting the time in to educate on this topic in such an entertaining way, I love how you tied this to future and existing grid storage! The cloaking device was really neat too!

@leomonk974

This is awesome, I love videos like this, no matter how little the energy result is it’s still amazing to learn about mechanical design and what not, thanks for the video!

@ChrispyNut 2 жыл бұрын

Blimey, fair play to that little pump, producing >5m head.

@ElectricFuture 2 жыл бұрын

thanks you for sacrificing your own home for our education 🙏

@stuk1918 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely incredible! Well done.

@jameslevermore5194 Жыл бұрын

This is incredible. You are a fantastic teacher, really inspiring stuff. Thank you. Now to watch some more.

@StJohnsChurchWoking 2 жыл бұрын

What a superb example of how to do an educational KZfaq video. No messing about, straight into the build with no patronising despite explaining everything clearly. Best of all, you didn't use 10 words where 1 word would do! Makes for great watching, thank you!

@Appalling68 2 жыл бұрын

You are an AMAZING Dad to involve your children in your science experiments. This is how you create little scientists which will change their lives (for the better) forever. Great job, dude.

@jkeltonga Жыл бұрын

That was a fun and fascinating way to learn a little something I never thought of. Perfect for young, curious minds (and old ones like mine). Keep up the great work!