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Well-done documentary by ‘VPRO Tegenlicht’, with english subtitles, on the explosion of bottom-up energy generating initiatives, inspired by the Danish island of Samso, and spreading to many other countries. Here is the description of the program: “”In the Netherlands, ordinary citizens are assuming responsibility for generating their own sources of energy through the installation of … 
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In this short video, Richard Heinberg asks – and attempts to answer – “can we keep growing the economy and avoid diminishing returns by switching energy sources?” As we move beyond the age of fossil fuels and toward a future powered largely by renewable energy, we’re about to discover an important truth: how we use …
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Some time ago, I created a new section in the p2p wiki, on peer-driven solidarity forms, see here; which features the excellent introductory pamphlet by Felix Stadler on the topic, called Digital Solidarity.
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“Shawn Frayne and Alex Hornstein, two young inventors based in the Philippines, are taking their passion for clean free energy and developing a way to make it accessible and cheap for everyone. These guys are working restlessly to provide a product that could be used by practically anyone to make homemade solar panels. The factory is small enough to fit on a desktop and efficient enough to produce 300k to one million panels per year, up to one every 15 seconds. By cutting out much of the labor intensive process, which represents 50% of the total cost, this machine can dramatically reduce the price of solar. Their pocket solar panel producer can change the way the world views electricity.”
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Michel talks about his role as director of research on the FLOKSociety project, his experience in Ecuador, and the various research streams embedded within the project.
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This looks like a project well worth supporting: We are crowdfunding to connect communities, entrepreneurs & makers with the world’s most powerful energy source, by releasing free construction methods and guides. Free the Sun! The energy from the sun is free, with free construction guides to build high-powered solar concentrators, anyone, anywhere could tap into …
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Gridmates brings the first peer to peer energy sharing platform to eliminate energy poverty.
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Data has been collected since this was uploaded and this presentation has evolved. I now have data to show that the year 2005 was a turning point. Oil supply became inelastic and at the same time Chinese demand for raw materials accelerated. Metal prices (Au, Ag, Ni, Pb, Cu, Fe, Zn, etc) spiked and became very volatile. The 2008 economic correction of the GFC did not resolve these issues and return metal prices to the levels prior to 2005 nor did it create a new level of stability. This means that the underlying issues were not addressed and market speculators were not the controlling force.
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