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Tesla Proposes Microgrids With Solar and Batteries To Power Greek Islands (electrek.co)
Tesla is proposing ways to modernize the electric grid of Greece's many islands in the Mediterranean sea with microgrids and renewable energy to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels. "Several Greek islands are relatively remote and rely heavily on fossil fuels to power their electric grid," notes Electrek. From the report: The Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, Mr. George Stathakis, confirmed last week that they have met with Tesla to discuss the deployment of microgrids in Greek islands. They issued the following statement (translated from Greek via Capital.gr): "[...] The extremely interesting thing that emerged from the meeting is that technological progress has now significantly reduced the cost of energy storage. At the same time, successful competitions for new RES investments in Greece, led to an equally significant reduction in the cost of energy production. As a result, the conversion of the islands to RES, apart from being environmentally useful, is now also economically viable. In this context, cooperation with Tesla can prove to be extremely beneficial, as the American company officials have highlighted, showing strong interest in the initiatives promoted by the Ministry for 'smart' and 'energy' islands."
Tesla has reportedly already suggested a pilot project to demonstrate their microgrid system in the region. The government would like it to be on the island of Limnos. The idea is to install a large solar array and combine it with an energy storage facility to store the excess energy during the day and use it at night when the sun is not shining.
Tesla has reportedly already suggested a pilot project to demonstrate their microgrid system in the region. The government would like it to be on the island of Limnos. The idea is to install a large solar array and combine it with an energy storage facility to store the excess energy during the day and use it at night when the sun is not shining.
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I propose creation of a new company called Elon's Wet-Dream which
" proposing ways to modernize the electric grid of Greece's many islands in the Mediterranean sea with" Ocean-Wave-Energy " to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels"
i mean they are islands surrounded by water and such...
Even if the average IQ of Slashdot readers has gone down in the last decade I think everyone knows what "night" means.
Thanks, dumbass.
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I have to say, though Musk does seem to have severe mental problems and more than one severe psychiatric disorder, he was a pretty good cocksucker.
He even swallowed.
His Tesla cars are junk, though.
Last time we checked the Greeks were broke.
Solar is ideal for the Greek islands. They have been building wind-power generators on some (e.g. the Cyclades), however the peak energy usage on islands is exactly when the sun is shining hot. The battery requirements should not be that great, especially compared to other scenarios. ;)
I've had a solar roof on mainland Greece for several years now, which, at 10kW nominal (Renesola Virtus II hybrid) was predicted to produce 12-13 MWh/year due to its suboptimal E/W orientation, but it is generating over 14 MWh every year, and some islands are even more sunny from that mountainous area. For something geek-cool check out the bottom of this page to see how my solar roof "perceived" a partial solar eclipse
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Most of us reading this are probably thinking the same thing - how does someone who's broke pay for some new tech?
Ever since the Greek financial woes began I've been saying that they are missing a huge opportunity in legalising weed, selling it to the huge number of tourists they get each year and reaping the tax from that. They have the perfect climate for growing it.
Nothing would say F.U to their debtors, like Germany, than letting their citizens get high and wasted for two weeks in the sun each year.
This presents a perfect cover story for why they need to sell dope, something that a Californian business would get behind too.
Elon is a seller very clever.
He does buy batteries Made-in-China, mark it as Tesla's own and sell them to the government of the poor Greeks.
Elon can do many proposals as anybody can.
Trip to Greece means something else where I come frum and it's a nice place to visit.
They propose lots of things. Musk->jack->shit
Where is the nuclear only crowd? Have we finally found a scenario where they won't recommend a nuclear option?
Work like no one is watching. Dance like you've never been hurt. Make love like you don't need the money.
Big enough to power a whole island - that's a lot of lithium. Combine that with the marketing efforts in, e.g., Australia and elsewhere.
How does that square with Tesla's ambition to make electric vehicles commonplace? There's only so many batteries being produced, they can't be put in cars *and* power grids *and* people's homes. Not for long, anyway.
Except that Greece has been promoting renewable energy since at least 10 years ago as a "national strategy" and has already done most of what the idiot self-PRing fraudster is suggesting.
Also, they have it easy -- because Greece has access to cheap and plentiful nuclear power, mostly from Bulgaria, but in the future from Turkey, they don't need to worry so much about base load and, consequently, expensive and wasteful storage like the Panasonic battery packs assembled by factory floor fElon. And the islands, well, they power them by dissolving human remains in lye anyway...
But why the sudden tweet, have the shares been goin down again?
Europe First!
America Second!
An electrical grid among islands requires many kilometers of cables. It requires many tons of copper extracted from the mines.
The solar panels from the solar stations require many tons of silver extracted from the mines.
Another materials as the silicon and the coal will be needed for fabricating thousands of photo-voltaic panels.
The Greek government with an excessive debt will try to buy the smoke of the American projects. It will happen the debt trap: if it can't pay the debt, the American company and its American government will sanction Greece!
Europe First!
America Second!
...store the excess energy during the day and use it at night when the sun is not shining.
I'm shocked to learn that at night the Sun is not shining.
I have it on good authority that the Sun is actually shining at night, just not where it's, ahem, night.
PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Maybe Tesla can work with them, or with alternative energy companies like East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), to help supply power.
Or Tesla might help large numbers of customers get power off the grid, using their solar panels and power walls. (For that to take off, Tesla should lower their prices.)
and Tesla gets to replace the batteries every 10 years
win win for Tesla
Go well
Hi Tesla.
Just get the money up front.
Best regards
The rest of the EU
L'Idiot
Such a PEDO.