Fossil Fuel based growth has ended: This is the best place to learn about the future
Our heat pump reached the end of its life last year. 25 years old, which is better than expected. It will cost £15,000 to replace. At our age, in our 80s, not worth doing. So, we are using electric radiators in the kitchen and bedroom and an open fire (Baxi) in the lounge, at weekends. …
I am becoming less convinced about conventional thinking about keeping ourselves warm. Here is a example from the No Tech Magazine: Forgotten Clothing: Hip Scarves
Copied from The Conversation Think of your car as a home power supply on wheels. Can my electric car power my house? Not yet for most drivers, but vehicle-to-home charging is coming Published: March 29, 2022 1.35pm BST Author Seth Blumsack Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State Manufacturers introduce new …
During the next decade of de-growth and declining prosperity, some of the things we regard now as essential will become discretionary. How we used to live, day-to-day, at home is an example. Until the early 1960s, I lived in houses that were not centrally heated. Then, my parents had a house built with “background” heating, …
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