Posts for energy

The KiwiBuild idea, Fletchers and the capacity issue, yet alone any sustainability.

Lloyd Alter has written a nice article about the Stadthaus (another German name), a nine storey timber building in London, made from Austrian CLT. The article also has a few nice picture how the interior looks like in rough state and in finished state plus…

In his article, The Vegan Confusion, he warns that eating vegetables doesn’t prevent the death of animals. Bertonatti has enraged thousands of vegans and vegetarians, as well as other nature conservationists. However, many who read his article learned something about animal rights that might never have…

Most portable or mobile devices need power and that is provided by batteries in some form – either rechargeable or non-rechargeable, built-in or replaceable.  All of those batteries have their advantages and disadvantages, some last longer than others, some are cheaper in the long-run, some…

There’s a Swedish article that has been often quoted over the months regarding the environmental impact of EV batteries. If you’re predisposed to hate electric cars, then there’s a wonderful story making the rounds that’ll support your worldview. However, let’s just look into some of…

Efficiency is very interesting concept. One can be very efficient in doing the wrong thing. That does not make the solution very effective.

Today I have had news of a NZ first: One of the leading NZ aluminium window manufacturers is taking uPVC windows into their range. And they look terrible familiar. It’s the Koemmerling range, that had been around in NZ for some time.

Organically managed soils can convert carbon CO2 from a greenhouse gas into a food-producing asset.” Two major upsides to this approach are drought-proof soils and, thanks to more nutrient-rich foods, reduced healthcare costs.

The independent has featuring one of those many articles about how great solar energy is and how much the UK was getting out of them: From April to September.

Dutch politicians have voted through a motion calling on the country to ban sales of new petrol and diesel cars starting in 2025. The motion has only passed through the lower house of the Netherlands’ parliament, and would need to pass through the Dutch senate…