If load time is an issue for you, for example, you are more than welcome to not use the Xfce session package. I do this myself, just install and load whatever you use and ignore the pieces you don't want. This is one of the best things about Xfce being so mudular, that you can use only what you want to.
I don't see how you can complain about things you don't want when you can simply not install them to begin with. Ah well, enjoy your outdated version while you still can... I love where Xfce has gone thus far and where it is heading. Lightweight, responsive, and (what you seem to be forgetting) modular.
Actually, the biggest problem with his analysis, and yours, is that you're looking at equating kW's (power) for some reason instead of energy (kWh).
If a car is powered by hydrogen, its power requirement is fulfilled solely by the capacity of the fuel cell - it has nothing to do with the solar panels at all. It's a matter of how quickly you can extract the energy of the hydrogen gas per unit of time via the fuel cell.
Now, if you REALLY wanted to find out how long it would take to charge your car, you have to know how much sun you have. Typically, the US gets anywhere from 3.5 (northeast) to 6.5 (southwest) full sun hours per day, on average.
So if you have a 7kW rated system on your roof and you lived in an average state, in terms of sun, you could generate about 35kWh (5kW x 5h) of energy everyday. Supposing that electrolysis is 75% efficient, you could generate about 27kWh worth of hydrogen gas per day. Assuming that the fuel cell is also 75% efficient, we're at about 20kWh worth of energy that can be used by the car.
So, if a hydrogen fuelled car operates at 15kW on average, you could drive it for 1.33 hours everyday. That seems like more than enough for your average person. Of course, if you also wanted to power your house...
It's a pretty nice file manager, I used it for a while. I'm not crazy about Xffm but I have to admit that I've warmed up to it quite a bit and do use it now. It certainly has a long way to go but it does what I have to do.
You can do this very easily by installing the xfce4-taskbar-plugin (from xfce-goodies) and then it's a simple right-click on panel, add new item, and choose taskbar.
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If load time is an issue for you, for example, you are more than welcome to not use the Xfce session package. I do this myself, just install and load whatever you use and ignore the pieces you don't want. This is one of the best things about Xfce being so mudular, that you can use only what you want to.
I don't see how you can complain about things you don't want when you can simply not install them to begin with. Ah well, enjoy your outdated version while you still can... I love where Xfce has gone thus far and where it is heading. Lightweight, responsive, and (what you seem to be forgetting) modular.
Oops, it's html formatted. Now I understand why some people on Slashdot make huge posts without paragraphs.. ;)
Actually, the biggest problem with his analysis, and yours, is that you're looking at equating kW's (power) for some reason instead of energy (kWh). If a car is powered by hydrogen, its power requirement is fulfilled solely by the capacity of the fuel cell - it has nothing to do with the solar panels at all. It's a matter of how quickly you can extract the energy of the hydrogen gas per unit of time via the fuel cell. Now, if you REALLY wanted to find out how long it would take to charge your car, you have to know how much sun you have. Typically, the US gets anywhere from 3.5 (northeast) to 6.5 (southwest) full sun hours per day, on average. So if you have a 7kW rated system on your roof and you lived in an average state, in terms of sun, you could generate about 35kWh (5kW x 5h) of energy everyday. Supposing that electrolysis is 75% efficient, you could generate about 27kWh worth of hydrogen gas per day. Assuming that the fuel cell is also 75% efficient, we're at about 20kWh worth of energy that can be used by the car. So, if a hydrogen fuelled car operates at 15kW on average, you could drive it for 1.33 hours everyday. That seems like more than enough for your average person. Of course, if you also wanted to power your house...
Have you tried Xfe? http://roland65.free.fr/xfe/
It's a pretty nice file manager, I used it for a while. I'm not crazy about Xffm but I have to admit that I've warmed up to it quite a bit and do use it now. It certainly has a long way to go but it does what I have to do.
You can do this very easily by installing the xfce4-taskbar-plugin (from xfce-goodies) and then it's a simple right-click on panel, add new item, and choose taskbar.