A Modest Solar Panel Setup And How Well It Performs

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Do The Math goes in depth to break down its solar panel set up atop its roof, showcasing everything you'll ever want to know about how this technology and more. Read more →

Home Energy Monitoring: Spying On Your Electrical Habits

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Do The Math does an exhaustive look at the home energy usage patterns of its author, showcasing how energy is really consumed in the home. Read more →

Burning Desire For Efficiency

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Do The Math does some natural gas measurements via a laser-phototransistor gauge to test how efficient it is to heat water. Read more →

Space-Based Solar Power

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Do The Math offers a honest, in-depth evaluation of solar power from space and the giant hurdles such a scheme would face. Read more →

Motion Of The Ocean: Looking At Marine Energy

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Do The Math breaks down the mathematics around different forms of marine energy, including thermal gradients, currents, and waves whipped up by winds. Read more →

Warm and Fuzzy On Geothermal?

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Do The Math breaks down the issues around geothermal power as a possible role player in satisfying our current global demand for cleaner energy sources. Read more →

Can Tides Turn the Tide?

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In this installment, Professor Tom Murphy does the math on tidal power to determine if it fits in the "abundant," "useful" or "waste of time" box. Read more →

Wind Fights Solar; Triangle Wins

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Who will win when Professor Tom Murphy does the math in a showdown between wind power and solar power? Read more →

Do Solar Powered Cars Really Make Sense?

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Do The Math breaks down the intersection of solar power and electric cars, looking at what's really necessary to make this type of technology combination work. Read more →

The Biofuel Grind

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Do The Math gives us a peek behind the curtain of biofuels, breaking down by the numbers whether or not this form of clean energy can lessen dependency on fossil fuels. Read more →