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Fed up of having to send complaints to the #BBC on its negative coverage on heat pumps to individual programmes, I have written to the Director General, Tim Davie. I haven't pulled my punches. #heatpumps #retrofit #heating #falsebalance
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UK PM @BorisJohnson will soon set out an energy security strategy. The biggest, quickest action 🇬🇧 can take to wean itself off Russian gas and expensive #FossilFuels is to invest in home #EnergyEfficiency and renewables. AN ENERGY SECURITY STARTS AT HOME TOP 10 FACTS THREAD 🧵
Fact 1/ Nearly 90% of the increase in bills over the last year is due to the rising price of gas, which has more than tripled over the same period. Most of the remaining increase is the cost of suppliers going bust. ofgem.gov.uk/energy-data-an…
Fact 2/ The UK has the oldest, most poorly insulated housing stock in western Europe, and over 85% of our homes are connected to the gas grid – leaving UK families sharply exposed to the volatility of international gas markets.
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[#FakeNews] Regardons de plus près les positions du @_Cereme_ dans son quiz sur l’#éolien, un « think-tank visant à promouvoir un débat objectif sur le choix du #mixénergétique en 🇫🇷 » 🤔⬇️ THREAD
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L’#éolien est une énergie faiblement émettrice de #GES. @RTE chiffre les émissions évitées grâce à éolien & solaire à environ 22 millions de tonnes de CO2/an ! La moyenne d’émission du parc éolien est de 14,1g CO2/kWh VS #charbon 👉 1001g de CO2/kWh
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[#Recyclage] Auj. plus de 90% d’une #éolienne est recyclable ♻️ Il n’est en aucun cas possible de mettre en décharge les pales des éoliennes dans un pays de l’UE ou d’abandonner des éoliennes sur le territoire français ⛔️
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What are retrofit options for someone with 90-100m² ‘hard to treat’ home, concerned about rising gas prices and the planet? Installing a heat pump is single largest measure for lowering the carbon footprint, but how soon to fit one on retrofit journey? #retrofit #heatpumps 1/
Doing nothing on fabric or gas means bills will escalate
and there is a serious risk that such a home will have lower resale value in the future. By starting to think about retrofit, home owners might do things they have put off for years, like clearing the loft. /2
and there is a serious risk that such a home will have lower resale value in the future. By starting to think about retrofit, home owners might do things they have put off for years, like clearing the loft. /2
Getting off gas early prioritises planet, without bills needing to rise.
Install ASHP early alongside
Limited fabric measures, such as loft insulation to modern std; seals / brushes for doors / sash windows for drafts (and cavity wall insulation added if applicable) 3/
Install ASHP early alongside
Limited fabric measures, such as loft insulation to modern std; seals / brushes for doors / sash windows for drafts (and cavity wall insulation added if applicable) 3/
We need to #retrofit 2 homes a minute by 2050, says @AskNationwide.
25+ industry orgs have joined our 5 asks for government to unlock a self-financing deep retrofit market that can deliver warm & affordable homes for millions▶️bit.ly/5AsksRetrofit #DontForgetRetrofit #COP26
25+ industry orgs have joined our 5 asks for government to unlock a self-financing deep retrofit market that can deliver warm & affordable homes for millions▶️bit.ly/5AsksRetrofit #DontForgetRetrofit #COP26
1⃣ #NetZero target for homes - now. 🏡
Stepped targets are creating a piecemeal approach to #retrofit that costly & difficult to finance.
A clear target for net zero homes ensures investment in cost-effective retrofit and industrial innovation. #DontForgetRetrofit #COP26
Stepped targets are creating a piecemeal approach to #retrofit that costly & difficult to finance.
A clear target for net zero homes ensures investment in cost-effective retrofit and industrial innovation. #DontForgetRetrofit #COP26
2⃣ £250 million innovation investment.💷
5 – 7 years of innovation funding following the “commit and review” Offshore Wind Accelerator arrangement could:
▶️kickstart a self-sustaining market
▶️deploy existing methods to alleviate fuel poverty.
#DontForgetRetrofit #COP26
5 – 7 years of innovation funding following the “commit and review” Offshore Wind Accelerator arrangement could:
▶️kickstart a self-sustaining market
▶️deploy existing methods to alleviate fuel poverty.
#DontForgetRetrofit #COP26
This is not to say all we need to do is electrify transport and build renewables, we should also be looking to radically reduce car ownership and miles driven, and to radically increase miles by 🚲 🛴 🚶♂️🚃 🚊 and 🚌.
Nails arriving tomorrow so time for a bit of cleaning before putting the floorboards down. Not much use in having the low-dust house (airtight and filtered fresh air through the MVHR) if there’s a load of dust right under the floorboards! #Passivhaus #EnerPHit
Making some more holes so I can measure exact distance between studs so @Drew_Carr_ can finalise the downstairs window sizes.
What on earth is building paper anyway? Just waxy paper? Does anyone still use it?
What on earth is building paper anyway? Just waxy paper? Does anyone still use it?
I'm in the middle (well, actually still close to the beginning! 🤣😬) of an #EnerPHit #Retrofit of a 1970s timber frame 🏠 in the W Highlands of 🏴. I've decided to tweet this as one long (hopefully ~1yr from now) thread. Buckle up for the ride! #TimberFrameRetrofit #Passivhaus
Some background and more detail here: highlandpassive.com/index.php/home…
Some previous threads, before I decided to turn this into one continuous thread, here:
Some previous threads, before I decided to turn this into one continuous thread, here:
And some folk who've expressed an interest in previous threads (feel free to stop notifications on this if you're not interested):
@MoreOurselves
@phill_thompson2
@lindaearlgrey
@ArchTesta
@atomic_newt
@nickhobson25
@marine_gaelle
@nealmcquaid
@BeyondtheStove
@TobyKeep1
@MoreOurselves
@phill_thompson2
@lindaearlgrey
@ArchTesta
@atomic_newt
@nickhobson25
@marine_gaelle
@nealmcquaid
@BeyondtheStove
@TobyKeep1
the proxy design pattern is a super useful one in @Java.
The idea behind a proxy is to make it more transparent to work with remote resources. They're all over the place in @Java and enterprise Java, in particular. I'm going to look at some of my favorite examples in this thread
Spring Integration supports messaging gateways through proxies: inject a reference to Cafe, invoke that method and a Message<T> with the payload Order gets sent on the orders MessageChannel (and then to anywhere ya like)
(1/4) There has been a lot of chat this week about the cost of #retrofit #heatpump installs. Here's an installer's view on the three types of costs that drive it - 1. Costs that won't change 2. Costs that intervention could change 3. Costs that will change as the market grows.
(2/4) The first time you retrofit a #heatpump it will always be more expensive than a new gas boiler. You have to put in a new hot water tank, run pipework outside, build a base for the heat pump, ensure radiators and pipework are adequate. These costs vary from house to house.
(3/4) There are also costs that government action could reduce: streamline the process to connect to the electricity grid; invest in training installers; mandate low temp boiler installs; make the planning conditions more sensible (1m from property boundary, why 😡?)
THREAD: (1/10) There are a range of ambitious recommendations in @theCCCuk Sixth Carbon Budget to deliver 78% reduction in UK territorial emissions between 1990 and 2035 #PlantheWorldWeNeed Some thoughts from the RTPI in this thread... rtpi.org.uk/press-releases…
2/10 Recovery: The RTPI's #PlantheWorldWeNeed campaign demonstrates how planning will play a key role in supporting @theCCCuk recommendations, ensuring a sustainable, inclusive and green recovery from the pandemic rtpi.org.uk/news/plan-the-…
3/10 Investment: @theCCCuk recommends additional investment of £50bn annually. The RTPI proposes Green Growth Boards to guide investment needed for zero carbon at a strategic scale rtpi.org.uk/consultations/…
Recently, I was asked to give a seminar for @mhclg’s planners on the challenges faced by local authority planners delivering against the #climateemergency, because I work with lots of councils & I’m also Cabinet Member for Forward Planning at @CotswoldDC. So I know some stuff.
First up, I did the ‘we’re all doomed’ bit. You know, the rollercoaster graphs steeply going up and the even steeper graphs of how emissions need to come down.
Then I mentioned about how most plans are running for about another 10-15 years and they need re-writing immediately because most of them pay diddly-squat attention to the ‘what goes up must come down graphs’ from the ‘we’re all doomed’ bit.
Hey, we're @CarbonCoop taking over the feed for the next 2 hrs! Based in Manchester we offer #retrofit services to householder members, educate and raise awareness and develop innovative energy systems projects & offers.
It's all about #ClimateAction
#HarnessOurPower #CEF2020
It's all about #ClimateAction
#HarnessOurPower #CEF2020
We're all about helping our members take action on climate change in their homes and communities, making huge changes to tackle the challenge of climate change, meet some of them here: vimeo.com/channels/12592…
#HarnessOurPower #CEF2020
#HarnessOurPower #CEF2020
There's a tonne of reasons to #retrofit your home: to improve comfort, reduce bills, tackle health conditions and invest in your property, but for us climate change and reducing carbon emissions from domestic energy use is no.1!
#HarnessOurPower #CEF2020
#HarnessOurPower #CEF2020
FREE TODAY!! bit.ly/2Mip83C Our webinars for all to share from the @EU_H2020 @Proseu_Project The first with @NewAngliaEnergy and @ChristophMazur on Local Electricity business models for #EnergyTransition . @EnergyREV_UK @UKERCHQ @exeterepg @SmartEnergyGB @ETH_EPG
What did we learn? We are all tackling similar issues in Europe, looking for solutions to share #energy bottom up. #smartmetering key! #energystorage @EnergySysCat @smartcitiesdive @ICLEI_Europe @c40cities research here: zenodo.org/record/3598667… paper here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Lunch and Learn 2 RETRO-FIT! bit.ly/3gIMu0g whole house retrofit by @BrownSdc and @RetrofitWorks how can we scale up retrofit at the city and neighbourhood scale? #GreenRecovery #GreenNewDeal @heatpolicyrich @UKERCHQ @janrosenow @heatandthecity
Something exciting! Starting Tuesday next week we are running three informal lunch and learn sessions on our @Proseu_Project finding on #local #energy business models and finance. @EnergyREV_UK @energycities @exeterepg @Rachel_EPG @exeterepg @UKERCHQ @isoutar
Lunch and Learn 1: Tuesday next week, - Local electricity models - Dr Steve Hall Unv. Leeds with @NewAngliaEnergy and @ChristophMazur
New business models are emerging which seek to maximize self-consumption of local power:
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New business models are emerging which seek to maximize self-consumption of local power:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/lunch-and-le…
Lunch and Learn 2: - Wednesday next week, Homes, Heat and Retrofit – Dr Donal Brown Unv. @BrownSdc Leeds, potential of whole house #retrofit business models to mobilise the sector. @heatpolicyrich @heatandthecity
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You may have heard that the @UKLabour Labour Party plans to scrap the Married Couple's Tax Allowance if they get into power. Attack ads are being shared on Facebook by the Conservative Party arguing that people will be worse off because of this. Here are the facts:
Maximum tax allowance available through the Married Couple's Tax Allowance is £250 a year. BUT…
Every Married Couple will be BETTER OFF under @UKLabour Labour - because: - and here are just five of the ways:
Every Married Couple will be BETTER OFF under @UKLabour Labour - because: - and here are just five of the ways:
1. People on the #MinimumWage wage will get a minimum of £3,400 more a year,
labour.org.uk/press/labours-…
labour.org.uk/press/labours-…
#energytwitter @exeterepg @EnergySysCat @EnergyLeeds @EnergyREV_UK @NatureEnergyJnl continuing our energy #ideology theme for the week, we know ideology is a fundamental determinant of whether and if we legislate for an #energytransition sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
So overt questions of regulating energy in capitalism are legit terrain for a partisan empirics of energy research. But are we aware how much we enjoy our own more private ideologies? Reactions to @UKLabour energy policy are fascinating.
Responses to a #GreenNewDeal scale home retrofit programme "I already paid to insulate my home [individual responsibility trope] why should I pay for my neighbour's loft insulation [feckless socialist/free stuff trope] even before the finance mechanism is announced.
My quick THREAD 👇 on a few developments in buildings which you might have missed, but which *could* be transformational.
Covering #PAS2035, a few gems from the #GreenFinanceStrategy and the forthcoming electrification demonstrator... (1/8)
Covering #PAS2035, a few gems from the #GreenFinanceStrategy and the forthcoming electrification demonstrator... (1/8)
1. Last week's Govt Green Finance Strategy contains some stuff which would have been in the 2018 Energy Efficiency Action Plan. BEIS & HMT commit to consult on measures to get mortgage lenders to disclose the *average performance* across their portfolio -cf 🚗fleet average (2/8)
This could pave the way for future regulation, building on the v successful NABERS model pioneered in Melbourne commercial offices &covered in @theCCCuk 2016 Heat report (supported by #Betterbuildingspartnership in the UK) (3/8)
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#NetZero target is incredibly welcome to focus minds so, from our work on over 3 million homes so far, here is what we have learned so far about the Home Front in the #climateemergency THREAD 👇
1. Carrots and sticks: Legal targets cut through ROI & get #retrofit to top of agenda. The #CleanGrowthStrategy targets are already driving investment amongst our public and private sector clients and action will accelerate once the standards, and their enforcement, are clarified
2. Sell the sofa not the finance: Of the carrots, our research amongst home-owners shows there is appetite for good-value #retrofit finance to overcome upfront costs, but the rest of the offer has to appeal first. Again, multiple levers are needed.
