You know what WON’T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz?

[clintruin@mastodon.social]

@nickofnz
🙈 🙉 🙊

[otfrom@functional.cafe]

@nickofnz the solar panels will get stuck in the Red Sea though.

I'd still like to move beyond wars for oil

[zenheathen@beige.party]

@lazysupper @nickofnz There's certainly a lot of hot air coming out of Washington at the moment...

[alanthecampbell@techhub.social]

@nickofnz EVs and bicycles looking good right now too

[davep@infosec.exchange]

@Kerplunk @nickofnz
You can have a grid tied system with battery backup that uses an Automatic Transfer Switch for off-grid use.

[davep@infosec.exchange]

@Kerplunk @nickofnz

Depending on setup you'd need to switch from TN to TT earthing and possibly three phase to all using the same phase (for SMA Sunny Islands, at least). This complicates the ATS. Mine's single phase TT, so it's simpler.

[disorderlyf@todon.eu]

@nickofnz

EDIT: Ignore this, I conflated the Straight of Hormuz with the Gulf of Aden

My dude, most of the panels come from China rn. Yeah, we won't have to ship nearly as many panels nearly as often as barrels of oil, but having a global supply chain shock still fucks with green energy too. Until panel production is much less centralised, that'll be true for all forms of energy, not just the forms that such and realistically should've been phased out decades ago.

[stinson_108@mastodon.social]

@nickofnz

The U.S. is a net petroleum exporter. Net, net, we don't buy Middle Eastern oil. Nevertheless, Americans will pay 10% more for gas. #Iran affects everyone, worldwide.

[gpcureton@mstdn.social]

@nickofnz A good sign of where my brain is at is that I thought you were going to say "bicycles" 😂 #WarOnCars

[csolisr@hub.azkware.net]

Sunlight? Absolutely immune to being stuck in a straight. Solar panels though? Well, that depends on where are you shipping them from!

[feld@friedcheese.us]

@nickofnz 80% of PV panels are made by China 🫠

[mwistar@mastodon.social]

@nickofnz 😁 I hear you my friend; but we need crude oil to manufacture solar panels.

[nickofnz@mastodon.nz]

@mwistar it's a bit chicken and egg, but the sooner we properly invest in electrification and renewable generation, the sooner that won't be the case.