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Solar panels I think are too high tech for them. I remember reading about low tech efficient cook stoves for poor countries and thinking the misses would rathe
by Gibbon1 1mo ago
Solar panels I think are too high tech for them.
I remember reading about low tech efficient cook stoves for poor countries and thinking the misses would rather have an induction burner, microwave, and an ice chest running off a solar panel.
- getpokedagain 1mo agoThe server the article is being hosted on is battery powered via solar. You can see it's charge percent on any page the server sends back to you. https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/power/ https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/power/
- msla 1mo ago> the misses would rather have an induction burner, microwave, and an ice chest running off a solar panel. Those would definitely be hits. Also, solar panels are old. Bell Labs demonstrated the first practical silicon solar cell in 1954. At some point, you're just trying to split (possibly nonexistent) hairs for an aesthetic, as opposed to making a principled stand against technology. https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2009/04/bell-labs-silicon-solar-cell https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2009/04/bell-labs-silicon-solar-...
- rgmerk 1mo agoI would too...but an off-grid solar and battery setup sufficient to run the induction stove and microwave is still well into four figures - cheap for a developed country resident who wants some basic comforts in their wilderness lodge, but still well out of reach for a subsistence farmer in the poorest parts of the world.
- eru 1mo agoIncreasingly becoming more affordable. Especially as financing becomes easier. And you don't have to buy everything all at once.
- Gibbon1 1mo agoThat's the thing, like the used to be very expensive swing compressor ice chests that you can buy in the US for $150. You'd only need a 100 amp hour battery and a 100W solar panel to power it.
- eru 1mo agoAnd you can probably share it between a few families, or even use it to run a small business.