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New comment by SirFredman in "Can “second life” EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?"

SirFredman — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:22:38 +0000

And the nice thing is, prices will only get lower. They also have a 32.15kWh system for €3500,- which is insane.

New comment by SirFredman in "Gemini 2.5 Flash Image"

SirFredman — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 07:25:35 +0000

The light of other days, by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter. Really cool book.

New comment by SirFredman in "Maximizing Battery Storage Profits via High-Frequency Intraday Trading"

SirFredman — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:28:55 +0000

Indeed. I live in The Netherlands and use the Jedlix app to schedule charging, which works in this way. The grid operator can use this to selectively create or shed load in a specific area, which helps to stabilize the grid. Really nifty.

New comment by SirFredman in "Stoop Coffee: A simple idea transformed my neighborhood"

SirFredman — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 09:55:58 +0000

Ha, never knew the Dutch word 'stoep' had an English equivalent in 'stoop'!

New comment by SirFredman in "A free, unlimited online PDF converter with Privacy focus"

SirFredman — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:39:09 +0000

I do like the about, privacy policy and terms and contions sections of the site :)

New comment by SirFredman in "Baltimore's Key Bridge struck by cargo ship, collapses"

SirFredman — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:58:18 +0000

You can see the construction vehicles on the bridge on te right of the container ship, they are standing still and are running flashing lights. And they go down into the river ...

New comment by SirFredman in "Epitaph – Fermi Paradox Simulator"

SirFredman — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:37:38 +0000

Fascinating and horrible at once.

New comment by SirFredman in "Tesla (VP Vehicle Engineering) says Cybertruck likely to not make it to Europe"

SirFredman — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 13:59:53 +0000

He also designed the windshield wiper of doom. Which is ridiculous as well.

New comment by SirFredman in "Tech-savvy audiences block Google Analytics"

SirFredman — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:21:59 +0000

yes.

New comment by SirFredman in "BirdNet – Identify Birds by Sound"

SirFredman — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:56:56 +0000

I've been using this app for a few weeks now and it is awesome, it really makes you aware of the amount of plumage in the area. Highly recommended!