As a sales manager for a solar company I always appreciate seeing an academic viewpoint of the technology. So much of my job involves breaking down explanations of this stuff into the simplest possible terms for people. Your vids take me back to being in college :) I also feel sometimes like I'm in the minority of my colleagues when I say I'm pro nuclear power. I'm always thinking about what's best for the planet, which isn't always what's best for my business, but we can't eat money can we?
5 years ago | 16
Hi Prof. Really enjoy your work. I would be interested in a video explaining energy storage and lithium batteries; economic benefits etc. Also, something on carbon capture and storage if it's applicable.
5 years ago | 4
Can I make a suggestion for a future video? I'd love to see something on electron flow in circuits, or basic transistor theory. I really enjoy your talks on nuclear science.
5 years ago | 0
Will you a video on Ocean energy sources i.e. Wave, Tidal & OTEC? It will teach me and others to have some healthy skepticism in energy technology.....
5 years ago | 1
Can you talk about the economics of home installation in the Midwest? In St. Louis I looked into getting one and it seemed expensive. Like I wouldn’t get break even for it until 20 years, and by that time it would be near the end of its life cycle for the solar. I heard that break even for sunny places like California May be 5-10 years making solar a better deal.
5 years ago | 0
Fukushima. Three Mile Island. Chernobyl. Some humans are smart enough to manage nuclear power. The problem is *society* cannot manage nuclear power. To others in this thread: please stick with solar. It really can power homes in the best way possible: decentralized. Industrial areas may need nuclear power but to invest in power distribution over power decentralization is dumb IMO.
5 years ago | 0
Illinois EnergyProf
The poll was 3 to 1 in favor of some re-posting, so here is the next on the list. Solar Cells. From an outside observer, they are "magic". No moving parts, just put them under light and electricity comes out. This video explains how it all works. If you like it, look at the others in the solar playlist. This is the same as "The Magic in a Solar Cell" from that playlist.
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