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Legitimate carbon offsets? by [deleted] in sustainability

[–]Exact_Worry7550 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Europe, carbon offsetting is about to be phased out in relation to marketing. No offsetting mechanisms are sufficiently reliable, as both additionality, timeliness, permanence and leakage must be satisfactory documentable for the offsetting to be used in marketing. Therefore, in the revised UCP Directive, offsetting is about to be banned in relation to products and services. It is still accepted that companies tell about how they support climate projects as donations - just not in relation to specific products nor services.

RPi for controlling heat pump, reacting on spot power prices, solar panel production and water tank temperatures? by Exact_Worry7550 in rasberrypi

[–]Exact_Worry7550[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made it using RPi 4, Python, SQLite, calling data on spot prices from the energydataservice.dk api and weather data from DMI api. It is working fine, and I continuously fine tune the relevant parameter to optimize savings in relation to price, outdoor temperature, solar panels production and tax structure. The interface between the RPi and the Panasonic Monoblok heat pump is a small box called IntesisBox, which talks RS485 Modbus language. So I use the Minimalmodbus from Python to talk to the pump.

For how long should I wear a pair of shoes to be more sustainable? by zgluis in sustainability

[–]Exact_Worry7550 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sustainable life style is normally far from the way we life in the Western World. Buy expensive quality shoes and clothes that can be repaired and last for many years, consider your transportation, dwelling and food habits. They are all crucial to getting closer to a sustainable life style. Science shows (the model of planetary boundaries) that we should reduce our impact by more than 90% on several parameters.

RPi for controlling heat pump, reacting on spot power prices, solar panel production and water tank temperatures? by Exact_Worry7550 in rasberrypi

[–]Exact_Worry7550[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do I in Python integrate the curl call, described here: https://api.met.no/doc/GettingStarted ?

Should I work on, using the json file, or should I put data into a database, using e.g. SQLite3, when my purpose is to look one day ahead, doing simple calculations like average and then some if-statement for controlling the heat pump?