Last seen: Aug 9, 2025
Malcolm Farrow from @OFTEC talks to us about hydrotreated vegetable oil and how it can get kerosene burning, off-grid homes to reduce their emissions ...
@derek-m, thanks Derek.
@kubak, I think Jenny posted her comments here in the comments:/p>
It'll be interesting to see what happens to Symbio. They must be a candidate to go down next. On that note, I'm curious. If your account is in credit ...
@kev-m, oil was bound to go up, which was our worst case, plan B, scenario. It's difficult to see how this is going to be a "cheap" winter for heating...
@derek-m, not at the moment - the heat pump is off and hasn't been required. Given the electricity tariff, it'll be great having it off for months to ...
Our interview with Graham Hendra is out and he makes some bold predictions about the future of renewables and heat pumps, and shares some really inter...
@saz, I don’t think the storage tank should make any noise. Ours doesn’t. Our dull noise comes from the distribution pump that circulates water throug...
@derek-m, I agree. Energy efficiency is key and more has to be made of insulation. It’s difficult to see how dependence on fossil fuels will be seve...
We're super excited because our first interview with Dr. Jan Rosenow is now live.
@lewyh, welcome to the forums.
@lewyh, welcome to the forums. We have a bivalent, hybrid system where we retained the oil boiler to work alongside the heat pump. The oil kicks in wh...
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