what is the best approach to managing docker containers – is kubernetes the best approach? what about terraform? Short answer: there’s no single “best” — choose based on scale, team skills, and requirements. When to use Docker Compose (or Docker + Terraform local-exec) When to use the Docker provider in Terraform When to use Kubernetes […]
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Raspberry Pi
May 16
https://www.suayeelectronics.com/product-category/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-devices
I fell in love with Ghana 50 years ago. Now it’s even better
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-13/europe-solar-power-wasted-as-electricity-grids-fail-to-handle-surge?embedded-checkout=true
U.S. solar energy firm plans $750 million power grid expansion across four African countries | Business Insider Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwz6009dj5o
From nuisance to raw material: Solving the sargassum crisis
Curtailment, negative prices push Greek small- and medium-sized PV asset owners toward bankruptcy
May 14
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/05/07/curtailment-negative-prices-push-greek-small-and-medium-sized-pv-owners-toward-bankruptcy/ use the negative prices to make hydrogen, methanol, petrol and buy some batteries behind the meter to take part in the energy market in the evening when the prices normalise, this is an opportunity, crazy that it’s being missed.
Lincolnshire food waste biogas energy plant approved – BBC News
Ghana is sitting on a Gh¢42 billion opportunity; we need the courage to spend it differently
A simple high-performance matrix-free biomass molten carbonate fuel cell without CO2 recirculation
May 10
A simple high-performance matrix-free biomass molten carbonate fuel cell without CO2 recirculation
This is an interesting conversations, Ive seen LPG conversions online that costs about £1000. Electric conversions probably costs about £5000 as a minimum – although I believe with creating a production line and making the car range extended with a generator will make the project viable everywhere. The generator can also be then used to […]
Ideal upgrade for smart homes. My old Xiomi has a built in IR blaster that allowed me to control many devices from my device. This is increasingly rare in newer phones so the next best option is a IR blaster that we connect to via wifi – this is even more flexible as any phone […]
Not Your Average Refinery: Sustainable Energy Production Through Electrochemical Reduction Turning Kitchen Waste Into Biofuels – With Some Help From the “Muffin Monster” lInnovative Process Rapidly Turns Plant Waste Into Biofuels Major Milestone Reached for Sewage and Food Waste Biocrude Conversion Process Bioenergy Breakthrough: Cheaper Method Developed to Help Create Fuels From Plants
£600 Seems it could charge and discharge 12v batteries to grid. https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles/battery-articles/battery-bank-tutorial.html its suggested to link 4 batteries together in series to get the 48v required for the battery to work. perhaps start with a 12v unit first before progressing on to the 48v
https://propertygeek.net/article/rental-yield-calculations/
Trump may not be a fan of clean energy but Iran war is accelerating global shift from oil and gas | Heather Stewart | The Guardian
You’re not one of us, are you?: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout
May 3
‘You’re not one of us, are you?’: How a Ukrainian soldier survived two weeks in a Russian dugout
Miracle tree removes 98% of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives
May 3
‘Miracle tree’ removes 98% of microplastics from drinking water, outperforming chemical alternatives