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Environmental idea
One of the big issues for the grid is that it's really hard to spin up extra generation on the quick and really inefficient too, big powerplants running cold wastes a huge amount of energy while they heat up and spin up. We're adding a bunch of renewable sources to the grid which is great but it's also making meeting demands really hard cause we double the number of times a classic power station cycles on and off.
One of the biggest demands on the grid is AC. It's as much as 10% of the energy demand, and while it is fairly efficient it's also for many time sensitive. I know Tech Connections has suggested AC as a battery, turn on the AC when there's low demand or high supply and over cool so it's needed less when there's high demand or low supply. But I think we can take it a couple of steps forward after all the AC is dumping the unwanted heat into the atmosphere doing no work with it, if we can supply cooling and use the heat that'd ultimately be more efficient.
So we have a bunch of high pressure pipes that are soon going to be obsolete I suggest repurposing them to carry compressed (or liquified) air. We generate the compressed air by keeping nuclear power stations running even when they're "not needed" and to meet peak demands rather than spinning up coal we turn off the compression.
The compression (or liquifaction) of air produces waste heat which can be used to preheat the water for the reactors or something like utility hot water, and the compressed air when it decompresses would cool the environment it's decompressed into.
There would be the side effects that the compressed air could improve air quality wherever it is released, the air can be fractionated to remove CO2 if it's liquified even without separation of all the other useful fractions like neon, argon, helium, etc... even if these are relatively small fractions doing this at scale could generate significant quantities anyway. Regardless of composition the air may be contaminant free, with no dust or live viruses/bacteria due to filtering or the compression process, and the compressed air will be less able to hold moisture so would provide air conditioning to a degree.
Once stored compressed air as a battery is near lossless, hot salt batteries shed heat over time even if not being discharged, chemical batteries self discharge over time, while 1kg of compressed air in a tank will remain 1kg of compressed air in a tank almost indefinitely providing the tank is well designed and leak free.
And there are many ways to used compressed air other than cooling, there are many tools that are already designed for use with compressed air. From workshop tools like pneumatic saws, drills, files and so on to pressure washers or medical equipment there are many uses for compressed air as a power source separate from its use as AC.
And I would assume that running a few larger processes could be made considerably more efficient than millions of smaller ones. A bigger system may be able to leverage multiple phase change stages in ways that are more effective than a single refrigerant loop, industrial machinery may be designed for higher pressure capacity, higher heat extraction levels, colder cold side than is necessary or safe for a residential or commercial environment.
I believe it could be a very valuable and worth while endeavour however I do appreciate I do not know all the nuances and I am well aware that effectively bottling atmosphere in one location and releasing it at another consistently could make the urban microclimate problem worse. Not only are urban environments more likely to hold onto heat this have a side effect of driving up atmospheric pressure in those same environments making them less likely to have cloud cover or rain while the compression locations my lower air pressure and lead to their own microclimates and may result in significant environmental impacts like permanent winds between cities and the compression stations.
I want to see some real studies into the feasibelity and long term effects of this plan even if it's a bad idea I believe it's worth exploring
#ideas#environment#industry#power#electrical#battery alternatives#air conditioning#air compressor#solar energy#nuclear energy#repurposing
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Almost Human - Simon Says (2014) (3/3)
#david dastmalchian#almost human#i love that the robot guy's 'low battery please charge' warnings are just as annoying as they are on my headphones lol#it's absurd how there's absolutely no justice for simon 😠screw their entire world actually#i'm glad this is just alternate universe and in reality he found someone who understood and helped him and they lived happily ever after
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I'm so good at school, I get A's in all of my classes!
Even the harder ones, like romantic interest, sexuality, and gender!
#i hope no ones done this yet#alternate joke: something something triple A game#or triple A batteries#aromantic#asexual#aroace#agender
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I guess here I go to watch the London special now
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#7 year bitch#love battery#l7 band#l7#riot grrrl#riot girl#riot girls#alternative music#alternative rock#Alternative metal#alternative#indie rock#indie music#indie artist#indie#90s bands#90s nostalgia#1990s#90s#90#grunge#grunge music#riotgrrrl#feminist#flyers#flyer#gig poster#gig posters#90's#music
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au where everything is the same but its not actually its completely different honestly woah
#doodles#fanart#trigun#milly thompson#nicholas d. wolfwood#millywood#<- ?? i guess????#okay so this isnt actually ship its more like she picks him up off the side of the road one day#and meryl is like ''ew what is that????'' and milly honestly doesnt know but she thinks its neat.#everything else is the same. except its completely different because now pocketwood is always there.#somehow.#behold. my vision.#the wolfy in the bottom right corner is an alternate take where he finds her face down in a ditch and doesnt know what to do#but stuffs her on the bike anyway.#anyways. this is pocketwood au.#she keeps him in her pocket.#pocketmilly ver. has milly enjoying the ride but meryl is a tamagotchi attached to her hip screaming at wolfwood to turn around.#he doesnt have a screwdriver so he cant rip her batteries out.#pocketwood
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Sketches from couple days ago ⚾ 🐆
(I have a new hyperfixation and it is TERRIBLE)
#oblivion battery#boukyaku battery#kirishima brothers#kirishima shuto#kirishima natsuhiko#sketch#alternate universe#taur#haitani rindou#rindou#tokyorevengers#tokyo rev
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Wildly underrated Seattle band Love Battery
1992
#taste of gasoline#grunge#love battery#music#alternative music#1990s#art#seattle#sub pop#grunge fashion#90s
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Black Butler Modern AU, but it’s just Sebastian and the fire alarm having a never ending feud.
#like when it goes off randomly when the batteries die and scare the living shit out of you#happened to me tonight#that’s why I decided this#black butler#kuroshitsuji#sebastian michaelis#black butler au#original post#alternative universe#modern au
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Vanessa Coral: Secret Drawer
~Azul gets curious about a special drawer that Vanessa keeps locked up. Unable to resist he call Idia for assistance in cracking it open.
WARNING: Some PG-13 rated shenanigans are going down.
#alternate universe#twst yuu#yuumc#twst oc#twisted wonderland#twst#twst ocs#the yuuniverse#twisted oc#azul ashengrotto#Idia Shroud#Azul#Idia#Twst azul#twst idia#idia twst#azul twst#twisted wonderland idia#twisted wonderland azul#Vanessa Coral#Vanessa#Secret Drawer#Archer#batteries#bomb#c4
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Man I am just SO CONFUSED. About the time line of this game.
No one is telling me how long links been gone! Or how long the botw-totk timeskip was! They all just started selling my stuff again lol. I'm going to have to get everything redyed!
Me: hey random stranger! Lore dump? You look like a lore dumper.
Kindly npc: why hullo there, link ^^! My, I haven't seen you in a while since the calamity ended! I was so worried when they said you and the princess had gone missing! But it's good to see you're well.
Me: aw, thanks. How long has it actually been tho.
Kindly npc: ^u^
#Having a great time btw I've just been chased across a near sea of miasma by stal riders and more! 10/10 nearly died in a high speed chase#Made it out relatively unscathed which is truly amazing lmao#Spoilers ahead: I have had the funniest time doing the great plateau quest chain. Once I sucked it up and made nice with the creepy statue.#He's(?) been alright. Fair trader. Good deals. I've mostly been terrorising kohga in between absolutely failing to craft working vehicles X#His new boss fights are so much easier than the first one lol. Less fun I'll admit but the music is groovy. You can probably make a#Machine and try and dog fight him but with few exceptions the turning circles are decrepit so I just stuck to mild dodging and shooting him#And running over to hit him some more. Kinda bland for a boss fight I'll say. Could have done with a lot more pizazz. It's kohga come on.#Anyway I do feel kinda bad because apparently he's been stuck down there for however many months/years and I AM kinda cheating with the arm#After the first fight he fled to the gerudo mine and the steward very nicely showed me how to get there but never underestimate#My procrastination because I'd already found it by just exploring so I just teleported. In game it must have been terrifying lmao#Racing across an endless void filled only by the light of your rapidly running out of battery glider and the red glow of the gloom away fro#The apparently immortal ancient warrior who beat you up and tossed you down there and there's no sign of perusal so you're probably safe#But you get there and he's already sitting there poking some bananas having wiped out your goons and plundered your supplies.#Like sorry man but the arm comes with the hero territory I can't exactly take it off.#Maybe if you stopped terrorising the people purah would let you have one of her long distance teleportation slates. It comes with photos?#It can't have been long since botw link hasn't grown an inch XD. Also I've been turning the lore timeline over in my head and still no idea#Are we not sure Rauru isn't from some alternate timeline that got fused with the main loz timeline by accident??#loz#legend of zelda#totk#loz totk#tears of the kingdom#loz tears of the kingdom#totk spoilers
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The late Wayne Static and Chester Bennington back in 2004
#rip wayne static#in memory of wayne static#industrial metal#nu metal#groove metal#alternative metal#static x#deep blue dream#battery#rip chester bennington#in memory of chester bennington#hard rock#alternative rock#electronic rock#heavy metal#post grunge#pop rock#linkin park#rap rock#dead by sunrise#grey daze#kings of chaos#rock music#stone temple pilots#grunge music#inner demons#mens mental health
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“This new social battery I have aquired…”
“Does it come with instructions?”
“I used to be 100% extrovert. I don’t know what to do with these introvert tendencies!”
#alvin seville#alvin and the chipmunks#alvinnn and the chipmunks#alvin 2.0#alternate universe#aatc#introverted?#extrovert#tendencies#social battery#drained#emotionally drained#tired#party has left my brain#urgh#I feel so weird#ambivert#yes I am an ambivert#anxiety makes me weird and introverty#instructions!?#how do I Refill this battery!?
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NO WAY I JUST FOUND MY OLD TAMAGOTCHI
#ITS DEFINITELY GONNA WORK IF IM GONNA ADD NEW BATTERIES#tamagotchi#2000s emo#alternative#emo aesthetic#emo girl#scene#scene kid#emo scene#emocore#emo#emo boy
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Hey as a super introverted but not shy person I'd just like to say the jokes about extroverts "adopting" introverts to "get them out of their shell" are actually completely unfunny and it just goes to show how little respect a lot of y'all have for the fact that we genuinely don't want excessive social interaction and that y'all are forcing us to do something that brings us extreme physical and mental discomfort because you perceive our introversion as a failing rather than as purely a difference in personality.
We don't need your "help" to socialize. We're not children. We're simply not interested in spending every waking second of our lives talking to people and being talked at in return.
#again i scream from the rooftops that there is a monumental chasm between being shy and actually being an introvert#a shy person is someone who's afraid of social interaction. an extrovert can be naturally shy.#a shy person can WANT lots of social interaction but simply have not learned to feel comfortable in social situations.#people who are just very introverted simply have little desire or capacity for excessive human interaction.#we're not “afraid” of it. we just don't enjoy it and it wears us out.#you don't need to swoop in and save us because we can't handle ourselves. we're perfectly fine thank you#extroverts are constantly demanding that we get out of our comfort zones but few of you are willing to make the alternative more comfortabl#if you're a very extroverted person please do not take it upon yourself to jokingly “adopt” introverts you meet.#it's not funny and it's not helpful. it's irritating that you perceive our quietness and low social battery as something that needs “fixing#we won't miraculously learn to love and be comfortable with excessive human interaction. that's not how we're wired and that's OKAY#i'm honestly getting so sick of the “the lonely introvert and the extrovert who adopted them” memes#i can guarantee you that if you are an extrovert who operates this way then your introvert “friend” is actually probably very uncomfortable#and just don't want to say anything because they think it would be rude to bring up the fact that they don't want what you want from them#this does NOT mean extroverts and introverts cannot be friends nor am i saying all extroverts are annoying or that they all do this#i'm simply saying that if you are very extroverted and you have a friend who's very introverted#then it's on you to be aware of your introvert friend's limited social battery and STOP pressuring them to just “put up with it”#don't spend every second with them constantly talking. be willing to spend some time just in the quiet.#be willing to let them bow out of something if they're exhausted and are low on social energy.#don't expect them to want to come to every meeting or party or get-together because it WILL drain them completely.#be willing to let them spend time alone when they need to to recharge.#letting an introvert cool off and recharge when they need to is ALWAYS going to make social situations less stressful for them.#PLEAAAAASE take their feelings into account and understand that they do NOT perceive social interactions the way you do.#most very introverted people do not find socialization relaxing or invigorating. they don't do it to unwind#they have to unwind AFTER lots of social interaction#that's about it. thank you and good night
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you'd think eventually I would run out of new car problems to have, but there is, unfortunately, always some new way a car can try to break
#//juri speaks#car's computer had a fun little seizure on the drive home#first the ABS & traction light came on#then the tire light started blinking#then the center console/radio display kept turning on and off#and then the power steering cut out!#it like. all sorted itself out after i sat on the shoulder for a minute but... aaaaaahhh!#girly i just spent $220 on a new battery pls do not be having another several hundred dollar issue#google says it could be a side-effect of being jumped/getting the battery replaced#but it could also be the alternator#or perhaps computer#neither of which will be cheap i suspect
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