Comment Feed for Channel 9 - Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics http://ecn.channel9.msdn.com/o9/previewImages/100/249589_100x75.jpg Channel 9 - Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics Tom Raftery is blogger, podcaster and social media consultant. Tom consults to companies on social media (blogs, podcasts, wikis, etc) and how to use them for knowledge management, brand management, communications, etc. Tom is a director of a startup data centre in Cork - Cork Internet eXchange (cix.ie). CIX will open doors for business in January 08. Tom is also involved in an energy management startup called Synergy Module (synergymodule.com).Here we talk about green computing, blogging and other interesting topics. Enjoy. en Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:25 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 13:03:25 GMT Rev9 Re: Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics

posted by jsampsonPC

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359431480000000 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:32:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359431480000000 jsampsonPC Re: Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics
jsampsonPC wrote:
These interviews would be so much better if Microsoft would pony up the cash to buy a lapel microphone or something that removes background-noise. It's so frustratingly painful to listen with all of the background distractions.


We understand. I didn't think the sound was so bad in this one... At any rate, yes, we will be upgrading our audio set up for use in high noise situations.
C

posted by Charles

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359438960000000 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:44:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359438960000000 Charles Re: Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics
Charles wrote:

jsampsonPC wrote:
These interviews would be so much better if Microsoft would pony up the cash to buy a lapel microphone or something that removes background-noise. It's so frustratingly painful to listen with all of the background distractions.


We understand. I didn't think the sound was so bad in this one... At any rate, yes, we will be upgrading our audio set up for use in high noise situations.
C


Awesome, I love it!

posted by jsampsonPC

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359443110000000 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:51:51 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359443110000000 jsampsonPC Re: Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics posted by giovanni

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359836410000000 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:47:21 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359836410000000 giovanni Re: Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics
giovanni wrote:
Regarding the problem of energy sources which produce a variable amount of energy during the day (Tom mentions wind which I think is a good example), could hydrogen be a good way of storing that energy for later use? Shouldn't be easier to store hydrogen in pressure vessels than electric energy in aging batteries? Just a thought.


Giovanni, absolutely hydrogen is better than batteries as a store. Batteries are expensive, have a short usable life (8-10 years typically), and are not particularly environmentally friendly.

Hydrogen is not particularly efficient however either and while it may have its place, better options for now appear to be using cooling and heating as energy stores (think refrigeration plants, swimming pools, etc.).

Another interesting option will be the ability to use plug-in hybrids as an energy store. If there is a high uptake of plug-in hybrids, they could make a real difference for uptake of renewables. A real win-win.

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]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359897930000000 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:29:53 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633359897930000000 TomRaftery Re: Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics
TomRaftery wrote:
Hydrogen is not particularly efficient however either and while it may have its place, better options for now appear to be using cooling and heating as energy stores (think refrigeration plants, swimming pools, etc.).

Another interesting option will be the ability to use plug-in hybrids as an energy store. If there is a high uptake of plug-in hybrids, they could make a real difference for uptake of renewables. A real win-win.


Do you refer to the efficiency of fuel cells (which are made of not so eco friendly elements)? How about using hydrogen in combustion engines (like the BMW 7H), is efficiency higher?

The problem with hybrids in general are batteries, which are improving a lot, but still are not perfect. As the owner of a Prius I know how much these things are far from ideal.

posted by giovanni

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633360100480000000 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:07:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Tom-Raftery-On-Blogging-Green-Computing-and-other-interesting-topics#c633360100480000000 giovanni Re: Tom Raftery: On Blogging, Green Computing and other interesting topics
giovanni wrote:
Do you refer to the efficiency of fuel cells (which are made of not so eco friendly elements)? How about using hydrogen in combustion engines (like the BMW 7H), is efficiency higher? The problem with hybrids in general are batteries, which are improving a lot, but still are not perfect. As the owner of a Prius I know how much these things are far from ideal.
Giovanni, apologies, I wasn't very clear. I wasn't talking about fuel cells. When I was referring to Hydrogen, I was talking about the ability to create Hydrogen chemically when energy is cheap and then to burn that Hydrogen to make energy when Energy is expensive (this would often be within the same 24 hours). On the Prius front, Toyota have announced that the next version of the Prius will be a plug-in hybrid. This car will be able to serve as an energy store, able to take in and store energy when electricity is cheap, and sell energy back to the grid when electricity is expensive. If only 10s of plug-in hybrids are sold, this will make no significant contribution. But if 100,000's of plug-in hybrids are sold, the stabilising effect on the grid could be crucial.

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