22-04-2018, 10:23 PM
There are a whole lot of improvements that could be made.
First the power has to be harvested and in many cases physically carted to a power station.
Before we had motors to power transport it was found that mined products could be carried by horse drawn power in greater quantities if the rolling resistance was reduced by running the cart on smooth hard surfaces and then later rails and later still with steam power. Coal was transported to points of use including power stations in this way.
Then you have distribution losses that can easily demonstrated by connecting a volt meter to a metal building or fence that is located under power cables. Some people have been able to harvest small amounts of free energy this way.
The biggest saving in transport energy would be to put trucks onto flat bed trains for the larger parts of there route while the drivers take there formal rest periods on the train. Trains have a much lower rolling resistance and the land usage would not exceed the amount used to widen motorways to accommodate the trucks.
Solar is useful if it is being used to charge something like a lawn mower provided the panel is on the garden shed roof. The brighter the sun shines the faster the grass grows while the battery is charging at the same variable rate .
First the power has to be harvested and in many cases physically carted to a power station.
Before we had motors to power transport it was found that mined products could be carried by horse drawn power in greater quantities if the rolling resistance was reduced by running the cart on smooth hard surfaces and then later rails and later still with steam power. Coal was transported to points of use including power stations in this way.
Then you have distribution losses that can easily demonstrated by connecting a volt meter to a metal building or fence that is located under power cables. Some people have been able to harvest small amounts of free energy this way.
The biggest saving in transport energy would be to put trucks onto flat bed trains for the larger parts of there route while the drivers take there formal rest periods on the train. Trains have a much lower rolling resistance and the land usage would not exceed the amount used to widen motorways to accommodate the trucks.
Solar is useful if it is being used to charge something like a lawn mower provided the panel is on the garden shed roof. The brighter the sun shines the faster the grass grows while the battery is charging at the same variable rate .
