<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:31:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jmkengineering/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I built a new website design]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have re-designed the company website to be as simple as possible. I hope you like it.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jmkengineering/i-built-a-new-website-design</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jmkengineering/i-built-a-new-website-design</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:17:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNho1d5owNvLc9kLkZETgqoQLu9zcBbNBbDDEp9W4DbuZJudBKP3qStKuqfBa2Tv5yHwkTZPGLkLiSxBLVhZCtSPwJV3RdakLKdN2EKD3zT7eKGoKfEh3Kvvn91jgjzv5J14THmKbFYptwHdGaBXs8iWpFdjdFNhxVBu8Qv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I need some help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is there any Hive based services that will post to the blockchain based on RSS? Or maybe a python library that would allow me to add a plugin to pelican? I have switched over my personal site to the SSG,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jmkengineering/i-need-some-help</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jmkengineering/i-need-some-help</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:22:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally programming my ETS]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of last year I had to use alligator clips to "switch on" the heating elements in the ETS. Lift off the programmable thermostat and clip them on. Last week I decided that its time to update]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jmkengineering/finallyprogrammingmyets-ctsrujhuivrgg917dztq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@jmkengineering/finallyprogrammingmyets-ctsrujhuivrgg917dztq</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPb2KkxgE5LRiSuZatcFkdU7QD2W6biugTYKoGi5mw4453xatEJqxwhC9DqRry4rrddu4ib7wacXz68v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One more time - our curation trail]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the foreseeable future I'm planning to be spending at least an hour a day finding 5 great posts to give 100% upvotes to. For a few details of what this curation trail looks like you can see my launch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/electric-power/@jmkengineering/one-more-time-our-curation-trail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/electric-power/@jmkengineering/one-more-time-our-curation-trail</guid><category><![CDATA[electric-power]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCQ9WvVMrrd3qhjN9N248j4e5XuzQNTz7tgQLuLf8KLBsc9HAutvNhYgieoTW8YoA9Z7PFJbTmyY7rSadczU8Fne4CNJJt8Hhh6XeHqmTmAzXxywHMajvefG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[With everything that is happening in Texas, IEEE Smart Grid is having a panel discussion on Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are tired of hearing from politicians this may be the exact source of expert information from experts about what is happening with the Texas Electric Power Crisis. I encourage you to register and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-134300/@jmkengineering/with-everything-that-is-happening-in-texas-ieee-smart-grid-is-having-a-panel-discussion-on-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-134300/@jmkengineering/with-everything-that-is-happening-in-texas-ieee-smart-grid-is-having-a-panel-discussion-on-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-134300]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrU6KTuuW27Tq6en5JYHcVeXL6fAJ1RujUw3NULjf8Ndi8jTo1gMWL6rpimQdrbVSgVVKHUNsFFpa1poG11y5FEGu6E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there any large scale renewable developers on hive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm starting to prepare a series of posts that follow up on the feasibility study post discussing ways to price responses to RFPs, tradeoffs between more inverters vs fewer, etc. These will be focused]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/solar/@jmkengineering/is-there-any-large-scale-renewable-developers-on-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/solar/@jmkengineering/is-there-any-large-scale-renewable-developers-on-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[solar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:42:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curation help - What are some Hive tools?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am really interested in upping the curation game in 2021. This is something that I am having a hard time doing for a couple of reasons: There isn't a single tag that I promote I don't have the HP right]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/curation/@jmkengineering/curation-help-what-are-some-hive-tools</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/curation/@jmkengineering/curation-help-what-are-some-hive-tools</guid><category><![CDATA[curation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:51:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking for requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[2021 is almost here, and I am working on the editorial calendar for the year. There are a bunch of projects that got kicked down the road because of #covid19, but we still have some space. 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Renewable generation development has matured a lot in the last 10 years, and solar has come down]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/engineering/@jmkengineering/feasibilitystudiesforrenewableprojects-c7371ukamo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/engineering/@jmkengineering/feasibilitystudiesforrenewableprojects-c7371ukamo</guid><category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jmkengineering]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2020 10:50:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPb2KkxgE5LRiSuZatcFkdU7QD2W6biugTYKoGi5mw4453xatEJqxwhC9DqJhZT2sW9jMPrnWscr8YEJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updating Heating Control - Home Micro Grid]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is all about how I'm updating the current control of the ETS that we installed last November. 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