Presentation for London .Net User Group
It focus on using IoT devices for electric devices such as storage heaters, electric cars etc. It's base on the work we are doing at https://kaluza.com/
Hopefully making IoT less scary for people without background in C programming.
28. U.S. 1900 – car stats
40 percent of automobiles were powered by steam
38 percent by electricity
22 percent by gasoline
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_electric_vehicle
32. Wind generation progress
NEW WIND RECORD! Between 12.15 and 13.40 on Friday
8th February, wind generated 15.3GW of green energy to
the grid, breaking the previous record of 15.1GW and
powering 36% of our electricity.
Wind power generates 140% of Denmark's electricity
demand
https://twitter.com/RenewableUK/status/1094973337607045131
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/10/denmark-wind-windfarm-
power-exceed-electricity-demand
33. “Only two minutes of the sun
provide the world with one year’s energy
needs of entire humanity”
https://gulfnews.com/uae/environment/two-minutes-of-sun-enough-to-power-a-years-
usage-of-humanity-1.1910990
34. Problems with renewable energy
Enough rain to power hydro generators
Wind for wind turbines
Clear sky and sunshine for solar panels