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Man builds worlds sweetest tailgate party trailer

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:58:49 +0000

I’m from Texas and we take grillin’ pretty seriously around here. In fact, I once saw a man beat down for overcooking a T-Bone and let me tell you Grandpa is fast with the meat thermometer now. It seems at least some folks in Florida take grilling pretty seriously as well.

Michael Seville has built the ultimate tailgating trailer that was started life as a massive grill on wheels used for a family catering business. The trailer has been converted to a sports bar and packs more electronics than most living rooms.

The system sports a beer tap, Samsung flat screen TV, DVD receiver with iPod controller, Polk Audio speakers, and Alpine amps. The trailer was so cool it won first prize in the Crutchfield “You Dream It, We’ll Help You Built It - Tailgate Dreams” contest. I’m betting Jeff Foxworthy would have a field day with this thing. I can hear it now, “if your grill has more electronics than your home theater, you might be a redneck.”

Crutchfield

Giant BBQ Grill Trailer: Electronics and Pork Make a Great Combination [Bbq]

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:45:00 +0000

Some men build skyscrapers. Some men build pyramids. And some men, really, really great men, build gigantic BBQ trailers. The winner of Crutchfield's "You Dream It We'll Help You Build It" contest, Michael Seville took his late father's 10-foot long galvanized propane tank and mounted it as the chief component of this 17-foot mobile BBQ. Then he stuffed the rest of the platform with electronics.

So while he's roasting a pig...or two...or three...Seville can listen to an unspecified but bold looking wattage-worth of Polk Audio speakers and Alpine amplifiers. He can watch his Samsung TV complete with Valor DVD receiver. And then, when he's all done partaking in the digital deliciousness, he can sink his teeth into some succulent smoked ribs, or maybe just a simple brat and beer.

Damn we need to get to an Octoberfest already. And fast. [Crutchfield via Bornrich]

Concentrating photovoltaics

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:05:00 +0000

The PS10 project, is an 11 MW Solar Thermal Power Plant 15 km west of the city of Seville in Southern Spain.

The plant is the first Solar Central Receiver System of its kind and generates 11 Megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power up to 6,000 homes although it is expected that when the entire project is completed it should generate enough electricity to cover the needs of the 600,000 population of Seville.

It works by concentrating the reflected rays from each of the 624 mirrors with a mobile curved reflective surface measuring 120 square meters to the top of a 115 meter where a solar receiver turns water into steam. The turbine drives a generator, producing electricity.

Compared to conventional flat panel solar cells, concentrating photovoltaics is more cost efficient because the solar collector is less expensive than an equivalent area of solar cells.
Concentrating photovoltaics operates most effectively in sunny weather, since clouds and overcast conditions create diffuse light which essentially can not be concentrated.

The PS10 solar power plant is promoted by Solúcar Energía, an Abengoa Group company.
This project has counted with the co-funding from the 5th European Union Framework Program. Activities of Solgate Technology are still continuing today, with the presence of Solúcar R&D in the Solhyco Project which intent to obtain the hybridization of the system developed on the Solgate stage with gasified biomass. The Solhyco Project counts with the collaboration of renowned research centers such as DLR and Ciemat, and which has been co-funded under the 6th European Union Framework Program.

Because concentrating photovoltaics perform better in environments with clear skies, Europe is also looking across the Mediterranean to the Sahara desert, where solar farms could provide clean electricity for the whole of Europe, according to EU scientists working on an scheme to build a €4.500.000 European supergrid that would allow countries across the continent to share electricity from abundant green sources.
In addition, because the sunlight in this area is more intense, solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in northern Africa could generate up to three times the electricity compared with similar panels in northern Europe.
Arnulf Jaeger-Walden of the European commission's Institute for Energy, speaking at the Euroscience Open Forum in Barcelona, said it would require the capture of just 0.3% of the light falling on the Sahara and Middle Eastern deserts to provide all of Europe's energy needs.

Jaeger-Walden explained how electricity produced in solar farms in Africa, each containing power plants generating around 50-200MW of power, could be fed thousands of miles across European countries by using high-voltage direct current transmission lines instead of the traditional alternating current lines. Energy losses on DC lines are far lower than AC ones where transmission of energy over long distances is uneconomic.

Find Loved Ones When They Can't Find Themselves

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:56:50 +0000

Keruve, a Spanish company out of Seville, has developed a device that helps to locate folks suffering from dementia or childhood insubordination. Using assistance from cell phone towers in addition to standard GPS, the watch-like device can locate itself even inside buildings and send that information to a monitoring unit.

Keruve technology page auto-translated by Google...

(hat tip: Engadget)

Around the world in 24 nights on Boeing 757 for $97,970

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:13:01 +0000

DeshRaj:

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via Forbes

Around the world in 24 nights on Boeing 757 for $97,970

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:13:01 +0000

DeshRaj:

via Forbes

Around the world in 24 nights on Boeing 757 for $97,970

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:13:01 +0000

DeshRaj:

via Forbes

Around the world in 24 nights on Boeing 757 for $97,970

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:13:01 +0000

DeshRaj:

via Forbes