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    Interesting,but if an inverter is damaged by a storm,lightning strike,whatever,as an example,i can't see it being a warranty issue.

    Warranty is normally for faulty parts or workmanship,not damage caused by an external source.

    Five to 10year warranty on parts and labour seems a long time.

    Also interesting they are rarely damaged by hail,the glass must be very strong.
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    Yes, I would expect solar to be covered by the house insurance, since it is a fixed item, like roof tiles for example.

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    Glass can be bullet proof.

    Bulletproof glass - Wikipedia

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackrangie View Post
    "[Hydrogen powered electric cars] are coming online and will be available this year or next, that will be able to drive nearly 2,000 kilometres with a full payload. "

    Interesting

    Maybe a combo of hydro + bat electric cars are next best option up from a horse for a low emissions 4x4 remote tourer that also spends time in town. Hydrogen electric vehicles doing 2000kms

    Hopefully LR's MLA is flexible enough to adapt as needed.
    The interesting bit about hydrogen is we can make it ourselves already "Electrolyzers use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen" Not yet really in the price range to do it 'yet' Hydrogen Production - Electrolyzers
    A solar panel on a Disco could already produce some hydrogen while driving or stopped.

    The same set up with a Fuel Cells for home power generation will be fantastic. The comment about 42 days cloud cover especially were there is no grid or frequent grid failures could with storage of hydrogen as ammonia (CSIRO tech) give much better results than all current battery technology even with 42 days cloud cover. My bet is we will have them inside 5 years as other smarter countries governments have been planning for them for several years now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Solar still works on overcast days. Just check the UV index on a rainy day, it can still be high. I have monitored our solar on overcast days and it's still working. So is the solar hot water. Don't forget the ideal temperature for solar is in the 20-25 degree range.
    Its not so much the UV as the amount of light. Cloudy day outputs are typically 10-25% of sunny day output, depending on thickness on cloud cover. So you could say they're working, but nowhere near as effectively.

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    Just means they take longer to charge or for water to heat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Just means they take longer to charge or for water to heat.
    Its a volume or consumption issue Mick. Longer doesn't work if the fridge and freezer get hot waiting

    I love solar. Saves me a packet each and every power bill it get at work and at home. Typically 30-50kWh daily in summer with longer sunlight and 10-30 kWh in winter. Both my systems are 5.2kWh set ups.

    If/when the home hydrogen generation is available and affordable and storage is as well; I will be using every spare kWh of Solar to make my own hydrogen and store it to use in a fuel cell generator for when the sun is not shining or not shining enough for my own self consumption. I have back up batteries for a UPS at work. They last 10 years. I expect hydrogen will be my next UPS.

    When, not if, fuel cell cars are rolled out on mass in other countries I will probably be happy to go and grab one from Korea and ship it back myself assuming Australia is 10 years behind as usual If the components suitable and feasible, my Disco might be a guinea pig.

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    What about making H2 from NH3 onboard , not difficult apparently.





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    Cheaper Hydrogen storage and trucks in Japan

    New tech, amazing the pace of change with H.

    A new material developed, by scientists could give a significant boost to a new generation of hydrogen-powered cars.

    Like a bath sponge, the product is able to hold and release large quantities of the gas at lower pressure and cost.
    Made up of billions of tiny pores, a single gram of the new aluminium-based material has a surface area the size of a football pitch.

    A toyato H truck and so much more
    Why is Toyota Building a Hydrogen Truck - FuelCellsWorks

    The truck is more city style in Oz as only 600km range but noting the first storage item which can overcome cost and issues with high presure storage limitation may make this normal range suitable for any where reasonably soon.

    Loving these changes. My H Disco might arrive before I die

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