renewable energies

When storms knock out our power, as happened for days recently in Texas, I wonder how people with cars that require AC get charged.

We own a 2004 regular Toyota Camry & love it. We need to buy another used car as we have 3 kids and we’re one car short. Any particular year that is an excellent model year for their hybrid car?
Any other used cars anyone can highly recommend. Want to spend around $10K-$12K, if possible.

I’m giving a presentation soon, and would like to include some data about hybrid cost effectiveness over time, due to the lowered dependence upon gasoline. Does anyone know of any good sources?

how much solar power can be stored? how many hours does it take to generate any substantial power? how much energy is generated for each surface area of 1sq metre?
Can anyone help – I’m looking into quite a large installation in my property in SAfrica.

I have a few volkswagen solar panels, those that they use to keep the batteries charged.
I´m planing to use them in combination with a car battery and a small power inverter with a timer to pump water only a couple of minutes a day to water my bonsais,
I have the panels, the battery, the timer, the power inverter and the pump,
What else do I need to make it work?
A friend told me that I have to prevent the energy from going back or something to shut off the timer when the batteries are charging. Thanks!

attracting a lightning strike.

I don’t have a patio so I can’t put a generator out there to keep my electricity running during brown-outs, so I need something solar that can be kept inside, against the window, etc. All suggestions would be considered. My cousin said something about running something from my bathtub to the window but I thought he was joking.

When driving a Hybrid the electric motor is used at low speeds, then the gasoline engine kicks in for more power. Question is how does the gasoline engine turn on or is it always on?
now that I know how the gasoline engine turns on, it does not seem to have any warm up time, so you could be accelerating hard onto a freeway with cold thick oil. should I be worried about excessive wear?

i’ve been looking for an answer to this question “Does solar energy stay the same every day? (amount) ” and i can’t seem to find anywhere where it tells me if it does or not and what can change the amount that the Earth recieves? if anyone knows PLEASE state where you got your information from.. thank you

I am making a solar oven, and need to know how much solar energy will be hitting my area.
I live in notherern ontatio Cananada, and want to know how much more solar energy hits mid-usa compared to my region?
Also if i am cooking with it in northern ontario how much longer should i cook for, than said in the recipie for a normal oven?

Need help on this question:

what is the fact about earth that creates the unequal distribution of solar energy?

Thanks!