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@lucia Just a (possibly evil) thought. There are politicians and political movements throughout history that have been highly successful on the back ...
@allenc According to Wiki geothermal power heats 89% of the houses in Iceland, and over 54% of the primary energy used in Iceland comes from geother...
So if the water from the spring were cooled to say 30"C running through a heat exchanger, 4l per minute is 20×4.2/60 x 4 kW, about 5kW. That's a usef...
Thanks for doing so. We do need more data on this and many other things because there are lots of variables only some of which theory can currently t...
Which is one reason I started with the need to accept it must be done otherwise it's almost pointless having the discussion. For those that do then t...
I bet the same residents complained last time a petrol station nearby closed.
In contrast, locally to where I live, 3000 houses have been thrown up in the past 5 years, selling at 350k - 600k +, with not a single heat pump and b...
I presume that you heat your hot water at times you are not taking a shower. Just like your hot water tank your house stores energy. Not quite. ...
Thanks. A consumption of 9-12kWh (corresponding to energy to the house perhaps 30-40kWh) seems reasonable to me. If you mean that you are managing o...
That may be the key. Terraced houses, even more so flats, benefit from being adjacent to heated spaces. If you shut off heating to rooms you don't u...
OK so as a starter for 10 You need to start with the presumption that it MUST be done, no ifs, no buts, JFDI. If you don't start with this presum...
Well yes. It will cost you <£1. Divide by 24 to get power as opposed to energy, and you get 150W. That's one and a half 'old' electric bulbs, ...
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