2026-03-09 06:08:37
Octopus Heat-pump Journey - Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat
A nice tool by Ireland's Sustainable Energy Authority 🇮🇪 to help you optimise energy costs, e.g. by implementing energy efficiency measures, switching to clean heating or an EV, installing PV, battery, and selecting the right energy tariff. You can also upload your smart meter data for personalised advice.
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"Heat pump sales rise 17% across Europe in Q1 as energy prices surge"
#Europe #HeatPumps #Energy
Energy transition?
What energy transition.
"[An] accurate description would be that energy transition has gone far enough to see low carbon energy dominate marginal demand growth—thus halting new growth of fossil energy—while leaving all the existing fossil energy demand, unfortunately, in place."
Strait Up Hormuz - by Gregor Macdonald - Cold Eye Earth
Exclusive: Trump reviews options to curb energy prices as Iran strikes roil markets (Jarrett Renshaw/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/trump-reviews-options-curb-energy-prices-iran-strikes-roil-markets-2026-03-09/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260309/p82#a260309p82
Octopus Heat-pump Journey - Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat
Warmest 3 months of April on record, globally:
1. April 2024
2. April 2025
3. April 2026, 1.43°C above the estimated pre-industrial level (together with 2016 and 2020)
https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-april-2026
Indeed...
"Asked whether he thought the war could wrap up soon, the president said, 'Wrapping up is all in my mind, nobody else's.'"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-iran-cbs-news-the-war-is-very-complete-strait-hormuz/…
Streets Go Dark, Factories Close As Wartime Energy Crisis Bites
https://www.rferl.org/a/energy-crisis-photos-war-israel-us-iran-fuel-oil-gas/33728553.html
Is An Orange Halloween Pumpkin Green? - Sow in April, reap in September, get soup and pie and roast seeds too! Oh, and a Halloween lantern. #green #pumpkin #Halloween -
Drivers who lease their EVs with Octopus will get 50% off on-street public #EV charging in the UK. The initial charging network partners are Ubitricity and Connected Kerb.
"Batteries: The game has changed – and it’s not what you think"
#Batteries #Energy
https://www.
Proposed rename: Schrodinger's Strait
Low Carbon Family Holidays - Be a social superstar without 57 foreign holidays every year! Cut stress, cost, carbon and food waste. Have loads of fun! #frugal #holiday #TravellersCheck -
NATO SG Rutte calls authoritarian leader who illegally attacked a third country and threatened to end its civilisation his friend.
https://kyivindependent.com/trump-meets-nato-chief-as-us-mulls-wihtdrawal-from-alliance/
Paris Gard du Nord Train Station Afternoon Piano (2023-09) - Ambient busy big city train station with a talented chap tickling the public piano. #fieldRecording #travel #Paris -
Netanyahu’s ‘contempt for life and international law is intolerable’: Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez.
https://aje.news/jf7llm?update=4475229
On Spacetherm Aerogel Thermal Insulation - Learn about the highest-performing robust wall insulation for where space is at a premium: small homes in expensive cities. #aerogel #IWI #insulation -
Google's AI overviews give wrong answers 9% of the time (1.25 billion times a day), and in over half of the cases point to websites that don't actually support the answer given.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-overviews-misinforma…
Netanyahu’s ‘contempt for life and international law is intolerable’: Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez.
https://aje.news/jf7llm?update=4475229
If you want to follow what's happening in the Middle East, @aljazeera.com is #1. Yes, it's from Qatar, but it names its sources. And by now, it's way more neutral than much of the US networks.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news…
Israel kills 254, wounds 1,165 people in Lebanon after US-Iran agree ceasefire. https://aje.news/jf7llm
Dear @… and @… , can the EC please take tough measures against this member state for seizing money from and blackmailing a European partner country under attack by Russia?
[and, all others, reposting would be great]…
Two weeks after becoming PM of the Netherlands, Rob Jetten visits Ukraine and president Zelensky to show his support.
https://nos.nl/l/2605459
Switzerland says the obvious out loud: US-Israeli attacks on Iran are a violation of international law. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/3/8/iran-live-israel-bombs-tehran-oil-depots-attacks-on-gulf…
I am considering using more accurate (ie non-0) kgCO2e/kWh (lifetime amortised) #emissionsFactors for some #GB #FUELINST low-carbon
Measuring Our Electrical Appliance Energy Consumption - Read how once we have bought a gadget, we measure what it uses, and work out how to use it efficiently. No vampires here please! - https://www.earth.org.uk/measuring-appliance-consumption.html
General Bibliography - General public bibliography for EOU and related research. #bibliography #dataset - https://www.earth.org.uk/bibliogra…
Yesterday and today, two people complained about my use of averages in a post. If I use an average, I call it an average, and it means an average, and it's on purpose. And if you're disappointed that the average doesn't prove your point, then just write your own post for your own followers ;)
The Green Existence of Adam Hart-Davis - Guest piece by Adam Hart-Davis on his green and lovely home in Devon! #podcast #greenLiving - …
Before the illegal US-Israeli war against Iran:
- Negotiations on nuclear development ongoing
- Strait of Hormuz open
- Oil price at $60
After:
- Negotiations to start on resolving the recent mess
- Lots of destruction in Iran and Gulf states
- Strait of Hormuz practically closed
- Oil price at $96
- Most of Europe known for its 'understanding' for breaking international law
- Economic problems around the world, inflation on the rise…
Crude oil up 18% to $108 per barrel now.
OpenTRV Archive Material and Sources - Archival collection of OpenTRV history, events, links, discussion, and related material. #OpenTRV #heating #cutCarbon -
OpenTRV Archive Material and Sources - Archival collection of OpenTRV history, events, links, discussion, and related material. #OpenTRV #heating #cutCarbon -
Trying out Mistral's Le Chat (chat.mistral.ai, French, but speaks English too ;) as AI Assistant now, as an alternative to the US Department of War partner, OpenAI's ChatGPT.
https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/
Unable to help the Iranian regime in defending the country against the US-Israeli attacks, Russia can of course easily and cheaply make life miserable for oil & gas producers in the Gulf, by supporting an Iranian drone attack now and then. And it stands to gain a lot from the resulting high prices.
177gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
100gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
165gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
216gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
214gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
193gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
208gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
210gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
213gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
171gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
85gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
131gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
Rapidly melting Antarctic ice shelves may cause global sea levels to rise far faster than expected.
"Current climate models do not capture this effect. This means that they risk underestimating the sensitivity of the 'cold' ice shelves along East Antarctica's coastline to small changes or warming in coastal waters. Such changes have already been observed, and are projected to increase in the future."
168gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
129gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
German government seems to have given up on being nice about the Trump/Netanyahu war.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2d0v3p2po
118gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
Dutch farmland has a major water quality problem, in part due to the overload of manure ending up in ditches. Turns out that farmers have found a workaround: in just 7 years, they made 30,000 ditches disappear by filling them up, 1/3 of those illegally.
Bad for biodiversity and water management.
https:…
85gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
213gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
Dutch PM Jetten: US-Israeli attacks on Iran are illegal, but we have understanding for them. https://nos.nl/l/2605204
218gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
219gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
236gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
I attended an Energy InnovationNL conference today. Professional program, good networking, great venue, wonderful weather. Well done!
But ..
240gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
216gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
220gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
182gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
231gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
234gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
239gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity so-so wrt last 24h so don't run big appliances now if you can wait. #CO2
On the Conrad FHT 80BTF Programmable TRV: Review (2013) - Two-part wireless programmable TRV (radiator unit and thermostat/scheduler). The FHT8V can be used with OpenTRV REV2 control units also. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-Conrad-FHT80BTF-programmable-TRV.html…
KEHS talk: My Home Heat Pump Installation (2025) - Kingston Efficient Homes Show 2025 small talk on retrofitting from gas. - https://www.earth.org.uk/KEHS-2025-talk-Home-Heat-Pump-Installation.html
Low Carbon Investments @Home (2018) - How I cut carbon with negawatts, ISAs, SIPPs and start-ups. How best to put time and effort into a greener low-carbon future? - https://www.earth.org.uk/low-carbon-investing.html
On UK Central Heating Season (2022) - Home heating dates. - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-survey-UK-central-heating-on-off-dates.html
Octopus Heat-pump Journey - Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat
On 16WW Mains Inlet Water Temperature - Domestic mains water temperature data for 16WW on tap; seasonal min/max about 10C/20C in winter/summer. #dataset #water #temperature -
On Spacetherm Aerogel Thermal Insulation - Learn about the highest-performing robust wall insulation for where space is at a premium: small homes in expensive cities. #aerogel #IWI #insulation -
On Website Technicals (2026-04) - Tech updates: per-minute Eddi tweaks, winter energy unused, Time Machine bug, hysteresis, virtual plug-in solar... - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-technicals-107.html
IoT Launchpad Project Research (2015) - Summary of early research notes and discussions from the IoT Launchpad project. #IoT #research - https://www.
About Our Greenish Home aka 16WW, with Bonus Bats and Sparrows - Learn more about our council-house turned SuperHome, that this site is based on! #podcast #greenLiving -
On 16WW Data Collections and Graphs - Open for research home #dataset - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-data.html
209gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2
196gCO2/kWh National Grid CO2 intensity is HIGH wrt last 24h so don't run anything that can wait! #CO2