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Set down a meandering drive, this stunning contemporary vineyard estate stands at one with the environment, offering sweeping Western foothills and vineyard views. Just a 15-minute drive from the shops and restaurants of both Napa and St. Helena, yet private and quiet, this property is a paradigm of modern Napa Valley style. Designed in 2017 by the architecture firm Holder Design, the home beautifully blends strong, disciplined lines with the soft and organic beauty of its 3.62-acre setting. Impressive stone columns embrace a grand entry, which features vaulted ceilings crowned by clearstory windows. A commanding limestone & glass fireplace anchors the living room while a reclaimed wood ceiling crests both the living and dining rooms. A two-story great room, consisting of the kitchen and family room, offers a grand sense of arrival. Custom pendants illuminate a Calacatta waterfall edge island and warm wood creates a counterpoint to the cool marble. Just off the kitchen lies a scullery and an open area family room, which extends to expansive terraces, pool and foothill views. Wall-to-wall retractable glass doors frame the lush surroundings as works of art, and a gas fireplace warms both crisp evenings and cool mornings. A loft above the family room allows for both privacy and connectivity throughout the home. The luxurious master suite looks to the mountains and anchors the entire western wing of the home. Floor-to-ceiling windows engage the master bedroom with the outdoors, which offers expansive views of the grounds by means of a private terrace.The master spa bath features an open walk-in tiled shower, soaking tub and stunning chandelier. With 3 additional guest en-suites, this property offers luxurious space and accommodations. A detached pool house built with the same unsurpassed quality and attention to detail as the main house sits just across the pool and lawn. Adjacent to the pool house lies a stone patio with an outdoor kitchen and dining area which offer an idyllic place for an informal gathering. Outside, the extraordinary open-air pavilion overlooks the sparkling pool and spa, offering breathtaking western foothills views. This astounding ultra-contemporary residence offers an open floor plan, sweeping views and resort style amenities, while surrounded by unmatched natural beauty.
Photovoltaics | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:36 1 Etymology
00:03:19 2 Solar cells
00:05:44 3 Current developments
00:08:40 3.1 Efficiency
00:13:58 3.2 Growth
00:18:17 3.3 Environmental impacts of photovoltaic technologies
00:32:30 4 Economics
00:42:46 5 Manufacturing
00:47:48 6 Applications
00:47:57 6.1 Photovoltaic systems
00:59:10 7 Advantages
01:03:10 8 Limitations
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Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry.
A photovoltaic system employs solar modules, each comprising a number of solar cells, which generate electrical power. PV installations may be ground-mounted, rooftop mounted, wall mounted or floating. The mount may be fixed, or use a solar tracker to follow the sun across the sky.
Solar PV has specific advantages as an energy source: once installed, its operation generates no pollution and no greenhouse gas emissions, it shows simple scalability in respect of power needs and silicon has large availability in the Earth’s crust.Photovoltaic systems have long been used in specialized applications as stand-alone installations and grid-connected PV systems have been in use since the 1990s. Photovoltaic modules were first mass-produced in 2000, when German environmentalists and the Eurosolar organization got government funding for a ten thousand roof program.Advances in technology and increased manufacturing scale have in any case reduced the cost, increased the reliability, and increased the efficiency of photovoltaic installations.Net metering and financial incentives, such as preferential feed-in tariffs for solar-generated electricity, have supported solar PV installations in many countries. More than 100 countries now use solar PV.
After hydro and wind powers, PV is the third renewable energy source in terms of global capacity. At the end of 2016, worldwide installed PV capacity increased to more than 300 gigawatts (GW), covering approximately two percent of global electricity demand. China, followed by Japan and the United States, is the fastest growing market, while Germany remains the world's largest producer, with solar PV providing seven percent of annual domestic electricity consumption. With current technology (as of 2013), photovoltaics recoups the energy needed to manufacture them in 1.5 years in Southern Europe and 2.5 years in Northern Europe.
Photovoltaic | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:27 1 Etymology
00:03:09 2 Solar cells
00:05:26 3 Current developments
00:08:09 3.1 Efficiency
00:13:06 3.2 Growth
00:17:11 3.3 Environmental impacts of photovoltaic technologies
00:30:18 4 Economics
00:39:53 5 Manufacturing
00:44:35 6 Applications
00:44:45 6.1 Photovoltaic systems
00:55:15 7 Advantages
00:58:59 8 Limitations
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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Speaking Rate: 0.9379175027451063
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-C
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry.
A photovoltaic system employs solar modules, each comprising a number of solar cells, which generate electrical power. PV installations may be ground-mounted, rooftop mounted, wall mounted or floating. The mount may be fixed, or use a solar tracker to follow the sun across the sky.
Solar PV has specific advantages as an energy source: once installed, its operation generates no pollution and no greenhouse gas emissions, it shows simple scalability in respect of power needs and silicon has large availability in the Earth’s crust.Photovoltaic systems have long been used in specialized applications as stand-alone installations and grid-connected PV systems have been in use since the 1990s. Photovoltaic modules were first mass-produced in 2000, when German environmentalists and the Eurosolar organization got government funding for a ten thousand roof program.Advances in technology and increased manufacturing scale have in any case reduced the cost, increased the reliability, and increased the efficiency of photovoltaic installations.Net metering and financial incentives, such as preferential feed-in tariffs for solar-generated electricity, have supported solar PV installations in many countries. More than 100 countries now use solar PV.
After hydro and wind powers, PV is the third renewable energy source in terms of global capacity. At the end of 2016, worldwide installed PV capacity increased to more than 300 gigawatts (GW), covering approximately two percent of global electricity demand. China, followed by Japan and the United States, is the fastest growing market, while Germany remains the world's largest producer, with solar PV providing seven percent of annual domestic electricity consumption. With current technology (as of 2013), photovoltaics recoups the energy needed to manufacture them in 1.5 years in Southern Europe and 2.5 years in Northern Europe.