Revolution Episode 2: Step on a Nail and Die, Already
"We lived in an electric world. We relied on it for everything. And then the power went out… We weren’t prepared."That little bit of intricate exposition is from the show’s voiceover introduction. And...
View ArticleSmart Grid and Electric Cars & Greg Pahl's Power From the People
Smart grids, electric cars and Power From The People.read more
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Revolution Episode 3: Sword Porn, Hobos, Hobbits & Hobbes
Whether you buy into Revolution’s watered-down examination of social contract theory, the show’s premise reinforces Post Carbon Institute’s position that it is absolutely necessary that we plan our...
View ArticleRenewables - Oct 3
-Designing the grid for renewables -Liquid Air: The Birth of the Nitrogen Economy -Danes set the pace on green energy vision -California Governor Jerry Brown green lights renewable energy push -Polls:...
View ArticleNuclear - Oct 3
-'Hundreds of problems' at EU nuclear plants -Nuclear fusion – your time has come -So Far Unfruitful, Fusion Project Faces a Frugal Congress -Japan Minister Says Nationalization Needed to Phase Out...
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A powerful tool for getting beyond the converted
I have written several times here about ‘Transition Streets’, the street-by-street behaviour change model created by Transition Town Totnes which was the winner of the 2011 Ashden Award for behaviour...
View ArticleBurning Picassos for heat: Why we need to electrify transportation
An oil executive once observed that burning oil for energy is like burning Picassos for heat. Oil is extraordinarily valuable as the basis for so many products we use every day that the thought of...
View ArticleThe sufficiency economy: envisioning a prosperous way down
If a society does not have some vision of where it wants to be or what it wants to become, it cannot know whether it is heading in the right direction – it cannot even know whether it is lost. This is...
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This Thermal House
If you want to make your house more efficient at repelling the unpleasantness outdoors (whether hot or cold), what should you do first? Insulate the walls? Insulate the ceiling? The roof? Better...
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ODAC Newsletter Nov 30
Thursday saw the long awaited UK energy bill finally presented to parliament. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey described the bill as "good for the British economy, good for consumers, and...
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