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Solar Systems - The Future of Renewable Energy

2/1/2023

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​Renewable energy sources have now surpassed coal in global installed power capacity. According to International Energy, despite rising costs for key materials used to make solar panels and wind turbines, additions of new renewable power rose to 290 gigawatts (GW) in 2021, surpassing the previous all-time high set in 2020.

Also, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL) in the United States, the quantity of energy emitted by sunshine in one hour could meet the world's energy needs for an entire year. Solar energy has been one of the world's fastest-growing new energy sources.

According to a U.S Department of Energy assessment, solar energy can provide 40 percent of the United States’ electricity by 2035 and 45 percent by 2050. Solar energy may provide enough electricity to power all of America's homes by 2035, according to the report, and employ up to 1.5 million people in the process.

Solar continues to become more economical because of improved technology, more affordable materials, and growing customer demand. This means rooftop solar makes financial sense for many households and can save money in the long run. When solar power is produced or consumed, it has significantly less pollution than "dirty" power. Global carbon emissions might be lowered dramatically by developing solar power and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

In 2016, the International Solar Alliance and the World Bank Group (WBG) signed an agreement with 121 nations led by India to grow global solar energy use and assist the alliance in mobilizing $1 trillion in solar investments by 2030.

The World Bank also pledged $1 billion in planned projects to assist India in providing millions of people with sustainable, clean, and climate-friendly electricity. They earmarked $625 million to install solar panels on rooftops across the country. This was also backed by a $125 million climate investment funds (CIF) co-financing loan.

Families in Bolivia who live in isolated places without access to the electricity grid turn to solar home systems to meet their requirements. More than 26 million people have gained access to current energy services because of the WBG's Lighting Global, Lighting Africa, Lighting Asia, and Lighting Pacific programs, which have expanded off-grid lighting goods and services. Installing solar panels help many homes cut their utility cost while lowering their carbon footprint.

Electricity is transported via massive networks from extensive power facilities to consumers. It also passes via power lines, where a portion of the energy may be lost due to the resistance of the cables. Hence, power losses often ensue from long-distance electric transmissions.

On the other hand, as an alternative power source, solar energy can reduce electricity loss. Homeowners can install photovoltaic panels on roofs to help generate electricity from the sun. Solar power systems are also long-lasting and dependable. Hence, one can be assured that they will generate enough energy to meet their home's energy needs.

Solar energy will play a crucial role in supplying the globe with electricity, as renewable energy is our only viable alternative for the future. The world cannot continue to rely on dirty and non-renewable fossil fuels as it has done for generations. However, no single energy source can meet the demands of a growing world population.

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What is Solar Photovoltaic Technology?

1/19/2023

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​Dr. Peter Killcommons is a successful entrepreneur and volunteer pilot for disaster-response missions. He delivers medical aid to people in Afghanistan, Honduras, and Pakistan. Renowned philanthropist Pete Killcommons MD donated a solar thermal system to the surgical unit of the Nangarhar University Teaching Hospital in Afghanistan. Dr. Peter Killcommons has a keen interest in solar power and photovoltaic (PV) technology.

Photovoltaic technology is powered by photovoltaic solar energy, obtained by converting sunlight to electricity using PV materials and devices. The process of this conversion is referred to as the photoelectric effect. It refers to how a PV cell absorbs photons (beams of light) and converts them into electrons.

PV cells are semiconductor materials usually made out of different types of silicon and sometimes an even thinner semiconductor material. Each PV cell is relatively small in size, generating about 1 or 2 watts of power. To effectively utilize PV cells in solar PV technology, the cells must be protected on each side by protective materials like glass or plastic. To increase the power output of the PV cells, the cells are connected and formed into larger units called modules.

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Telemedicine Becomes More Important for World Health

12/23/2022

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​As CEO of Medweb, Peter Killcommons is working to provide efficient telecommunications in the field of medicine to thousands of people worldwide. Peter Killcommons uses telemedicine to provide communication and data security both for people at home and those in the middle of disaster sites and warzones.

Telemedicine, also known as telehealth, is one strategy that can be used when there are significant barriers between a doctor and a patient. It may be that a doctor is separated from the patient by many miles, causing the patient to be physically unable to make the journey to be diagnosed. In these instances, technology can be used to bridge the gap. Where possible, this manifests in imaging software, online conferences, and secure data storage to help a doctor and patient communicate and keep their confidentiality intact.

In the developing world where technology is more limited, technology that a smartphone user would consider outdated has recently come to the forefront, including feature phones that predate smartphones. These simpler, more compact and durable devices are valuable in a disaster response situation where simple but effective communication between frontline doctors is key. Where smartphones would be considered fragile in the context of a disaster site or warzone, a feature phone can be connected to a crowdsourced SMS network to facilitate the effective communication that medics and doctors need.

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Telemedicine Benefits and Expanding Medicine throughout the World

2/16/2022

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A San Francisco, California resident, Peter Killcommons graduated from the New York Medical College and holds a doctor of medicine. Peter “Pete” Killcommons serves as CEO of Medweb. He is interested in expanding telemedicine to treat more people throughout the world.

Telemedicine dates back to the 20th century though it only evolved and became more popular in the 21st century. Telemedicine enables doctors and healthcare facilities to communicate and oversee patients far away from the location. Through telemedicine, more people can get treated as they no longer have to come to a hospital to get a consultation, and they can stay in the comfort of their homes. This can facilitate the relationship between the patient and a doctor as people can feel safer at home. By staying home, people can also avoid developing some conditions and diseases that they may get from other patients in a hospital.

It is also cost-effective as no more resources are put into transport. Patients can communicate with doctors more often in this way as they can just schedule a meeting when they have the time instead of taking time off from work.
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Securing Healthcare Data

1/31/2022

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The security of data belonging to the healthcare industry is not easy. First off, medical care providers are mandated to safeguard patients' data effectively. At the same time, up-to-standard quality care should not be compromised.

Patient care should be in line with regulations from Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), a United States legislation that concerns itself mainly with data privacy. In addition, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which the EU formulated, also helps checkmate issues related to data privacy.

In today's healthcare sector, challenges relating to healthcare data such as hacktivism and the surge in the number of hackers, the addition of mobile and cloud technology to the healthcare sphere, and even user error in technology adoption affect and sometimes compromise patient data. Hospitals and healthcare facilities can adopt specific measures to counter such issues to keep up with this unfavorable development. One of such effective strategies includes encrypting data in rest and transit.

Encryption is a reliable data security measure that health care bodies can use to safeguard specific information. Encrypting data in rest involves protecting stored data from extra filtration and compromise. On the other hand, encrypting data in transit involves specific processes relating to data protection before transmission. When healthcare organizations use these two processes, it becomes almost impossible for hackers to decrypt patient data despite having access to them.

Another strategy is implementing data usage controls. Protective data measures involve more than reaping the benefits of access control and monitoring to detect and stop potentially harmful or malicious data activity in real-time. Medical institutions can use data protection measures to prevent sensitive data from being uploaded to the internet, emailed, copied to external storage, or printed. Data detection and classification is important component of this process because sensitive data can be identified and marked for appropriate protection.

Another strategy healthcare bodies can use to protect client data is a recovery and backup plan. General healthcare data can be compromised through destruction, malware attacks, and hacking. Ransomware attacks that can jeopardize health care data are also another threat to data safety. These happenings can cause setbacks in medical advancement in creating new effective medicines and finding a cure to certain ailments.

Healthcare companies can successfully limit the potential harm of security disasters by planning for the worst. Data backup and recovery are important in the medical industry. For example, the impact of the 2017 WannaCry ransomware attack on the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS), which nearly paralyzed the healthcare system and caused the termination of 19,000 medical appointments, could have been resolved if the NHS had been up to date with recovery plans.

In the United States, HIPAA regulation requires healthcare companies to have data protection plans, disaster recovery plans, and operation plans for emergency modes. Health care providers should have data protection strategies to safeguard the information they need to care for their patients. Organizations cannot store all their data in one place. So, they can rely on secure backup and cloud networks to prevent data compromise and availability.

Lastly, a data protection strategy is ensuring mobile device security. Healthcare workers can protect the mobile devices they use by inputting strong passwords, educating users on the best mobile security measures, and enabling the process that involves wiping personal data remotely.
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What Is FAST?

1/19/2022

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As the CEO of Medweb in San Francisco, Dr. Peter “Pete” Killcommons runs the company’s telemedicine, radiology, and disaster response divisions. Dr. Peter Killcommons has guided the expansion of telemedicine in Cabo Verde, Africa, and home care for seniors in Japan. He also supports many charitable organizations, including the American Red Cross. The Red Cross recently created a program to attend to severe trauma injuries called FAST.

Experts at The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) worked with the American Red Cross to design the First Aid for Severe Trauma, or FAST, course, which will educate high school students on how to treat victims' injuries, including traumatic bleeding events.

FAST is a program primarily aimed at high school students to teach them how to distinguish between life-threatening and non-life-threatening bleeding, and stop bleeding from severe wounds using tourniquets and direct pressure. FAST will also teach high school students efficient emergency communications skills and personal safety for rescuers and severe trauma victims.

Hundreds of high school students participated in a series of research sessions undertaken by NCDMPH. These researchers looked at a variety of educational modalities to find the most effective method of teaching this life-saving knowledge, such as online, instructor-led training, just-in-time instructions, or a combination. The National Center and the Red Cross made the FAST course free to high schools in early 2021, with the objective of widespread adoption.
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Technology’s Role in Disaster Relief

12/13/2021

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Dr. Peter (Pete) Killcommons, CEO of Medweb, implements telemedicine services at hospitals and medical centers, particularly in underserved areas. As the technology Medweb used transitioned from non-Internet-connected cell phones to smartphones, Dr. Peter Killcommons partnered with many companies to help install more effective, inexpensive, and resilient equipment, like mobile cell phone towers, to isolated areas and sites of natural disasters. Both companies and nonprofits use current technologies to provide improved disaster relief.

One trend in emergency response technology is taking advantage of the widespread use of smartphones. Governments (both federal and state) and nonprofits use smartphone apps to convey and collect information about natural disasters. Affected individuals can receive information about shelter locations and changing weather conditions. The same individuals can also inform emergency response personnel of their conditions formally through the aforementioned apps, or informally through social media.

Technology helps first responders by giving them detailed information about affected areas quickly, so they can concentrate their resources where they're needed most. One example is the increased accuracy of mapping software. This software aids humanitarian efforts by showing the locations of camps for survivors, so emergency personnel can reach them quickly. Drones can also deliver supplies before people arrive, and to places not yet safe for large-scale efforts.
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EAA - Cultivating the Next Generation of Aviators

12/2/2021

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The inventor of a web-based radiology viewer, Dr. Peter “Pete” Killcommons is the founder and CEO of medical technology firm Medweb, headquartered in San Francisco. Dr. Peter Killcommons is a volunteer pilot for disaster response and affiliated with the National Institute of Urban Search and Rescue, Alameda Flying Club, American Owners and Pilots Association, and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).

EAA encompasses members engaged in a broad range of aviation pursuits, including recreational piloting, the restoration of vintage airplanes, and home aircraft building. One of the organization’s latest programs for youth aviation is AeroEducate. The program is web-based and for youth 5 to 18.

The program includes an array of turnkey and simplified aviation-related activities for EAA chapters and teachers and can be used in locations such as EAA chapter hangers and classrooms. Elements of AeroEducate include a badging program, career pathways, classroom activities, and a youth aviation activities database. The teaching activities under development for AeroEducate are free of charge and readily modifiable to current curricula. Development of the initiative is planned to progress through mid-2021.
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Digitized Healthcare Gains Traction

11/30/2020

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Peter Killcommons is the CEO of Medweb and earned his medical degree from New York Medical College. Throughout his career, Peter "Pete" Killcommons has been a major advocate for telemedicine and digitized healthcare, including for mental health, and has visited Japan to study the world leaders in the industry.

Digitized healthcare involves using digital technology, such as computers and smart devices, to provide patients with medical advice, assessments, and treatment.

Thanks to subsets of telemedicine such as mHealth, which refers to using mobile devices to access practitioners, more people are getting mental health treatment. This approach allows people to access services without having to see someone in person. More importantly, it enables people to get healthcare when they need it, in an on-demand fashion. Not having to make an appointment or transport themselves to the doctor can be a lifesaver for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.

Digitized healthcare is also a major improvement when it comes to keeping medical records, and syncing information across various health networks. With the ability to upload test results, reports, and more to a digital platform, different medical professionals can access a patient’s entire record. This is going to reduced human error and make sure that a patient's records are more readily available whenever they are needed.
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IVeH Aids in Creation of the Kosovo College of Surgeons

11/10/2020

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An expert in the field of telemedicine and teleradiology, Peter “Pete” Killcommons has served as the chief executive officer for San Francisco-based MedWeb since 1992. In addition to leading the company’s telemedicine, radiology, and disaster response divisions, Peter Killcommons is a member of the board of directors with the International Virtual Electronic Hospital.

Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the International Virtual e-Hospital (IVeH) Foundation was created with the mission of building a public health care system in developing countries. Currently, the foundation relies on a team of volunteers working to establish a regional telemedicine network and virtual education network in the Balkans. Through the “Initiate, Build, Operate, and Transfer (IBOT)” strategy, the IVeH created a successful telemedicine program in Kosovo, and recently created the Kosovo College of Surgeons.

Collaborating with local health authorities and surgical organizations, the IVeH created the College of Surgeons with the intention of unifying all practicing surgeons, including those in private practice, in public hospitals, and in academic hospitals, and raising the standard of surgical care across the country.
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    Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Medweb, Dr. Peter Killcommons manages the operations of his company’s numerous divisions in medical imaging and philanthropy. ​

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