I don’t know about energy efficiency, but I’d imagine it’s pretty good, but a Japanese rice cooker is cheap and reliable with perfectly cooked rice every time.

I have a Philips but I know there are lots of Japanese brand rice cookers that are more reliable. It can also be used for steaming.

Just a heads up to this community that I am getting errors accessing the image due to too many requests. Might be an instance problem, due to being a popular post given current events.

No, but the point is that china is making them for themselves and everyone else.

Quelle surprise. He lies constantly. Its just misinformation at all times.

There are studies showing the cost of wind plus battery storage is alsocheaper than coal or nuclear.

Awesome band continues to be awesome.

Most Japanese people are also opposed, if I recall correctly. Its odd that it continues but shows the power of (non) commercial interests and lobbying is everywhere.

Yep, reverse cycle a/c.

Yes, discharge and then postpone recharge. The discharge seemed to work great but they all mostly recharged as soon possible.

For many it will. The unlucky few will be bankrupt and homeless.

The tldr says 72% efficient. If it can store excess solar or wind from times they are not in use and release at times of higher demand, it should be great.

Better is always on the road to perfect.

Maybe but I’m expecting some form of crash event as it snowballs. Staying with a slow steady decline seems less possible mathematically. Especially given levels of leverage

Well written and well researched article that is neither alarmist nor hopeful. The question is going to be how this house of cards collapses and when. I was sure it was going to be evergrande and Chinese property? Instead will we sleepwalk into another middle east war and this then joins with the Ukraine Russia way through proxies.

Are we looking at a financial event or the finances forcing us into a different event?