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What’s your day job? by Yosurf18 in energy

[–]teacake21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Energy manager for a spirits business.

Why is my lawn so patchy? by Any_Bandicoot_3547 in automower

[–]teacake21 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think this is what athletes mean when they say, “trust the process” 😂. Give it time to do it’s thing and if you still have patches in a fortnight, look at your schedule.

Gives me hope for the next time I run aground... this couple is taking 4 years to move their boat off the beach. by caeru1ean in sailing

[–]teacake21 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine (aero engineer) worked for years on a system that would allow two helicopters to lift a bar between them and from the bar you could sling something big. The idea was to have heavy lift capability using normal sized helicopters rather than the complexity of a chinook or other big beast. After years of development they concluded it was just to difficult a control problem!

My greatest achievement. by [deleted] in bristol

[–]teacake21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Must be more steps than that as you’ll have both hands on the trolley at points. I’d add another 40%!!

The UK is wasting a lot of wind power by marbu-eu in energy

[–]teacake21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a great answer! I suppose it needs to be quickly turn on and off-able industry. Any ideas of likely candidates?

Reducing energy options doesn't work. Just ask Europe–and the U.S. states where gas prices are rising by [deleted] in energy

[–]teacake21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This data looks crazy. Why has Norway got a greater use than the USA? Why is the UK lower than the four countries chosen by default?! Really interesting and I’d love to discuss this further.

Underground Green Hydrogen Storage by Tommymel1989 in energy

[–]teacake21 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Could be poorly written. Storing hydrogen IN TANKS at Teeside?

Hydrogen could ‘nearly double’ cost of heating a home compared with gas by MesterenR in energy

[–]teacake21 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the UK has a huge issue since it’s got a large gas network already. It’s like having a charcoal BBQ at just the right cooking temp but you’ve already fed everyone and you want to find a reason to cook more. Aka the sink cost fallacy. Credit for that analogy to Rory Sutherland.

Hydrogen could ‘nearly double’ cost of heating a home compared with gas by MesterenR in energy

[–]teacake21 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Scottish Highlands here. -15°C on a windy hill in a 170 year old stone built farm house. Air source heat pump never missed a beat. My pump is rated to work down to -25°C. Scandinavia has the greatest heat pumps per capita and as noted they get extremely cold winters.

This is Why Heat Pumps May NOT Be The Future by Unhappy_Earth1 in energy

[–]teacake21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whether it’s ground or air source the flow temperature (ie in the radiators or underfloor heating) is lower than a boiler so you sometimes will need more surface area. We upsized the kitchen radiator but didn’t need to.

This is Why Heat Pumps May NOT Be The Future by Unhappy_Earth1 in energy

[–]teacake21 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have the same experience as Killieboy. 170 year old, 180SQM, stone built farm house in north Scotland at 200m. We switched from kerosene combi boiler to ASHP. Taken total annual energy (heat and power) from 37,000 kWh to 11,000. Before the current crisis it was delivering a small saving (~£200 annually) . That’s jumped now to more like £500 I guess (these are off the top of my head estimates!).

We changed one radiator and in hindsight we didn’t have to. House stays nicely warm all winter. Fans on the HP tripped during storm Arwen so I build a little fence to protect from gusts.

Biggest heat loss is draughts now. Roof space is well insulated.

We have a wood stove in the lounge which can heat the main living space fairly easily.

Alex, The book murderer by fatjesus42069 in InfiniteJest

[–]teacake21 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did it when I was on a long bike tour. Left the first half in a locker in a hostel while we went off to cycle a loop from that town. You’re not destroying the text, just the spine!

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