PowEp029 - The Long Dark of NZ Autumn & Winter 2019.

Sunshine & PowerCuts, in association with Geeks Rising, proudly present the August 2019 Sunshine Summit. This brief audio promo introduces the event. Find all the details, save the dates and join us live at sunshinesummit.live from the 10th-16th (11th-17th in NZ) August 2019 for the Sunshine Summit - for a week of livestreams to recognize and celebrate connections!

SunEp029 - Ebb and Flow: A natural cycle and movement with the ebb and the flow are often referred to as the dance of life. There are many examples of and different ways to describe ebb and flow. What comes to mind for you?

PowEp028 - Stargazing, Internet Outages and micro-grids. In this episode I share some highlights from my recent experiences stargazing at night. I ask questions about the importance of being connected to the internet, and recap the orchard and my experience with growing vegetables. Then close the episode with an article I found interesting about an off-grid micro-grid in Western Australia.

SunEp028 - Connections: Sunshine, Powercuts, Summits. The 60th episode of the podcast and the theme of connections that is at the heart of everything.

In PowEp027 we begin with the audio promotion for the March Sunshine Summit 2019 - join us for a week of livestreams to celebrate connections at https://sunshinesummit.live
Then I share updates on the good weather for solar power and making hay (albeit too much hay). With March approaching it also brings the Golden Shears and I refer back to the NZ film that released in 2018: She Shears. The highlight would be the story about Gas Hotwater, and then I share two articles: One about the natural hazard of dust, and the other about Nissan re-purposing EV batteries for Glamping.

SunEp027 - Music By Nature. Linked to SunEp003 and PowEp026. "The earth has music for those who listen" - Shakespeare. Take notice and listen.

PowEp026 - Heat Wave, Thermodynamics, Music by Nature. The 2019 NZ heatwave, a brief look at the Stirling Engine which utilizes heat differences to generate electricity, & an article about converting weather data into music.

SunEp026 - Refreshment: The theme for this episode looks at what things are refreshing and how we can feel and experience refreshement.

PowEp025 - Sunshine Hours, Measuring Power, Growth & Duck Curves: There's a lot packed into this first PowerCut Episode for 2019!