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I'd rather want a #honest #MSRP than a effectivley unavailable one.

  • OFC I don't expect a board partner to accept a margin of just $4, but it would be easier to accept a 5% higher MSRP than having no stock at MSRP.

And yes, I blame #AMD, #nvidia and #intel doing #Greedflation against #consumers because I'm very certain they don't sell #silicon at cost for a fixed price per unit depending on the order size, but rather charge a cut of the sold model (similar to #ARM does nowadays for their #licensing)...

We are glad to announce the next edition of the Free Silicon Conference (#FSiC) which will be held at IHP Microelectronics (Frankfurt an der Oder) on July 2, 3, 4 2025:
wiki.f-si.org/index.php/FSiC20

Please help us to spread the voice and to identify new open-silicon projects and new open-source Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools.

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#OrganicPhotovoltaics: the path to lightweight, flexible and transparent #SolarCells

Researchers at #HiroshimaUniversity are creating organic photovoltaics that are sustainable and offer many benefits over traditional #silicon-based solar panels.

"Itaru Osaka’s story with organic photovoltaics began as a PhD student working in the research group of Hideki Shirakawa at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. In the 1970s, Shirakawa, along with American scientists Alan Heeger and Alan MacDiarmid, found a way to make plastics that can conduct electricity — a discovery that won them the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000.

"These days Osaka has his own research group at Hiroshima University that is working with these ‘conjugated polymers’ to make carbon-based, ‘organic’ photovoltaic cells. In contrast to typical silicon-based cells, which are relatively bulky, heavy, rigid and opaque, the organic alternatives are flexible and transparent enough to be placed where existing cells cannot, such as on the walls of buildings, the glass of greenhouses and even on the sides of tents.

"Significantly, their fabrication is expected to be cheaper and consume less energy than silicon-based photovoltaics."

Read more:
nature.com/articles/d42473-022
#SolarPunkSunday #SolarCells #SolarPower #SolarPunk #RenewableEnergy #RenewablesNow

www.nature.comOrganic photovoltaics: the path to lightweight, flexible and transparent solar cellsResearchers at Hiroshima University are creating organic photovoltaics that are sustainable and offer many benefits over traditional silicon-based solar panels.

Years ago, I was asked to make a print for a missing element in a gallery show of the Periodic Table Printmaking Project, which gathered prints by different artists for each element . This small linocut represents the chemical element Silicon, with its diamond cubic crystal structure shown in silver. Its symbol, atomic number and a couple of its forms are shown in lilac. Silicon is common in the Earth’s crust 🧵1/n

Going live in under an hour for the open source silicon stream #6!

I plan to do a low voltage experiment to see what happens with a design running with a low core voltage.

We have recently got some new chip decap images from Texplained, so I'll take a look at them.

And following on from stream #4 I'll take a look at a level shifter designed by Sylvain Munaut

youtube.com/watch?v=yYtLOen_Xk

#Solar panel production refers to the entire lifecycle of solar panels, from raw material extraction to #manufacturing processes and end-of-life considerations. #Environmental impact encompasses the effects on #ecosystems , #biodiversity, energy consumption, #waste management, and more. Life cycle assessment is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire lifecycle.
The production of solar panels requires the extraction of materials like #silicon, #silver , and #aluminum . The #mining and processing of these materials pose significant environmental consequences, including habitat destruction, soil #erosion , water #pollution , and #greenhouse gas #emissions .
Solar panel manufacturing involves multiple steps, including wafer production, cell fabrication, and module assembly. Each step requires #energy and emits greenhouse gases. Energy-intensive processes like wafer production contribute to the overall #carbon footprint of solar panel production.
As solar panels reach the end of their lifespan, proper waste management becomes crucial. The disposal of decommissioned panels can lead to environmental contamination and potential health risks. However, there are emerging solutions such as recycling and resource recovery to mitigate these challenges.
By addressing the challenges associated with raw material extraction, manufacturing processes, waste management, and #ecosystem impacts, we can work towards minimizing the negative consequences....
- the topic of the overall ecological burden of #renewables seems to be a key one in considering a realistic #emission-free #economy (unless it is just an alibi for pushing dirty processes to other countries). The article is quite short and it only opens the topic - it would be useful to know some hard data on this topic. May be from the sources the article refers to, or I'd be glad for other tips from someone.
green.org/2024/01/30/the-envir
#ecology #greendeal #solarpunk

Green.org · The Environmental Impact of Solar Panel ProductionContents1 Introduction2 Historical Background3 Key Concepts and Definitions4 Main Discussion Points4.1 Environmental Impacts of Raw Material Extraction4.2 Manufacturing Processes and Energy Consumption4.3 Waste Management and End-of-Life Considerations4.4 Impacts on Ecosystems and Biodiversity5 Case Studies or Examples6 Current Trends or Developments7 Challenges or Controversies8 Future Outlook9 Conclusion10 References: Introduction Solar energy is gaining significant attention as
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@chrisstoecker

Es ist ein offenes Geheimnis. #Musk nimmt #Ketamin und vermutlich auch andere Drogen. Ist im #Silicon-Valley unter den glorifizierten tollen Tech-Unternehmern durchaus verbreitet. Von einem #Suchtpatienten wie Musk zu verlangen sein Verhalten zu ändern wird nicht funktionieren. Einen kalten Entzug wird er freiwillig nicht machen. Zu einem Entzug müsste er politisch gezwungen werden. Aktuell sieht es nicht danach aus als wäre das eine realistische Option.

#Solar panel production refers to the entire lifecycle of solar panels, from raw material extraction to #manufacturing processes and end-of-life considerations. #Environmental impact encompasses the effects on #ecosystems , #biodiversity, energy consumption, #waste management, and more. Life cycle assessment is a methodology used to evaluate the environmental impacts of a product throughout its entire lifecycle.
The production of solar panels requires the extraction of materials like #silicon, #silver , and #aluminum . The #mining and processing of these materials pose significant environmental consequences, including habitat destruction, soil #erosion , water #pollution , and #greenhouse gas #emissions .
Solar panel manufacturing involves multiple steps, including wafer production, cell fabrication, and module assembly. Each step requires #energy and emits greenhouse gases. Energy-intensive processes like wafer production contribute to the overall #carbon footprint of solar panel production.
As solar panels reach the end of their lifespan, proper waste management becomes crucial. The disposal of decommissioned panels can lead to environmental contamination and potential health risks. However, there are emerging solutions such as recycling and resource recovery to mitigate these challenges.
By addressing the challenges associated with raw material extraction, manufacturing processes, waste management, and #ecosystem impacts, we can work towards minimizing the negative consequences....
- the topic of the overall ecological burden of #renewables seems to be a key one in considering a realistic #emission-free #economy (unless it is just an alibi for pushing dirty processes to other countries). The article is quite short and it only opens the topic - it would be useful to know some hard data on this topic. May be from the sources the article refers to, or I'd be glad for other tips from someone.
green.org/2024/01/30/the-envir
#ecology #greendeal #solarpunk

Green.org · The Environmental Impact of Solar Panel ProductionContents1 Introduction2 Historical Background3 Key Concepts and Definitions4 Main Discussion Points4.1 Environmental Impacts of Raw Material Extraction4.2 Manufacturing Processes and Energy Consumption4.3 Waste Management and End-of-Life Considerations4.4 Impacts on Ecosystems and Biodiversity5 Case Studies or Examples6 Current Trends or Developments7 Challenges or Controversies8 Future Outlook9 Conclusion10 References: Introduction Solar energy is gaining significant attention as

"The race for tech expansion goes hand in hand with the project of colonization, in fact they mutually rely on one another for the shared project of domination over land and over human and non-human beings. War is one of the most profitable endeavors a State can engage in, and the age of AI-powered drone weaponry and computerized combat is already here. Tech companies are incentivized to support the war industry because of the multi-billion-dollar contracts they provide, and the State is incentivized to support the tech industry in order to ensure access to the most cutting-edge killing technology."—Act for Freedom Now! >

actforfree.noblogs.org/2024/11

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