iLikeBatteries

Mike gives a quick update on the battery shed. Jeff follows up on Mike's solar charging challenge with some research and tips. Unique new charging options for Apple's brand new M2-based MacBook Air.

Jeff and Mike dive into the BIN for some news out of Hawaii as well as skyscraper "batteries"; Battery powered lawn mower updates and Jeff's tip for EGO battery removal; Mike poses a solar challenge to Jeff.

Mike and Jeff highlight a federal program to encourage better school busses; they revisit the Dyson battery issue with fresh information; Guinness World Records for EVs; Solid State Battery chemistry. Shout out to Brandon Boggs.

Jeff and Mike share a way of estimating home energy usage from ShopSolarKits.com; Battery Powered RVs are coming from Winnebago, Thor Industries, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan. Introduction of Aptera.

Mike and Jeff dive into the BIN for a cool solar project in Portugal and the need for an ichthyologist. Then they look into monitoring solutions from TopGreener.com, Sense.com, Eyedro.com, and EmporiaEnergy.com. Mike learns about the shoulder seasons.

Jeff and Mike do a survey of 100 watt solar panels from the same four companies we discussed last week: Nature's Generator, Goal Zero, Lion Energy, and EcoFlow. At the end of the episode we dig into the BIN.

Mike and Jeff dive into options for storing solar, and possibly wind, energy. We go over options from Nature's Generator, Goal Zero, Lion Energy and EcoFlow. Which ones can you plug into your house?

Jeff and Mike discuss Jeff's misbehaving batteries; bad math on a RAVPower power pack? AC or DC for wind generators? Why we sometimes prefer alternating current over direct current. We're going to watch "The Current War".

Mike and Jeff with you a happy Earth Day! Today we reach into the BIN to discuss a fire at a battery recycling facility and a community battery storage project in Australia. This leads us to talk about Jeff's solar situation and some LED rope lights that Mike picked up that have a suprising battery chemistry.

Jeff and Mike unpack their electric bills, recent electricity increases in New England, the differences that exist between neighboring states, and how batteries might help us bridge the gap.