Marc-Aurel Evers
@marcaurelevers.bsky.social
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My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Ireland's lax approach to inspecting farms and enforcing rules
The EU Nitrates Committee meets tomorrow and may extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by up to three years. At the same time we need to protect or restore water quality on a national scale writes ecol...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My attempt to cut through some of the misinformation around farming and water quality as we approach decision time on Ireland’s nitrates derogation
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
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UK EV drivers save £540 more on running costs than those in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
UK EV drivers save £540 more on running costs than those in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
Why? Combo of smart meters + flexible tariffs is now widespread in the UK but in its infancy in Germany.
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Meta’s surveillance systems are pervasive, but there are ways to limit how it collects and uses your personal data. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect
www.eff.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Meta’s surveillance systems are pervasive, but there are ways to limit how it collects and uses your personal data. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
It was awesome to participate and we had many amazing interactions!
Visit us on the forum as well:
openinverter.org/forum/viewfo...
Visit us on the forum as well:
openinverter.org/forum/viewfo...
Projects - openinverter forum
openinverter.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It was awesome to participate and we had many amazing interactions!
Visit us on the forum as well:
openinverter.org/forum/viewfo...
Visit us on the forum as well:
openinverter.org/forum/viewfo...
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From home-built electric vehicles to solar-powered speed machines ⚡☀️
Dublin Maker 2025 showcased grassroots innovation and engineering brilliance.
Huge kudos to Open Inverters and DCU Solar Racing for electrifying the maker spirit!
#DublinMaker #MakerMovement #STEM
Dublin Maker 2025 showcased grassroots innovation and engineering brilliance.
Huge kudos to Open Inverters and DCU Solar Racing for electrifying the maker spirit!
#DublinMaker #MakerMovement #STEM
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
From home-built electric vehicles to solar-powered speed machines ⚡☀️
Dublin Maker 2025 showcased grassroots innovation and engineering brilliance.
Huge kudos to Open Inverters and DCU Solar Racing for electrifying the maker spirit!
#DublinMaker #MakerMovement #STEM
Dublin Maker 2025 showcased grassroots innovation and engineering brilliance.
Huge kudos to Open Inverters and DCU Solar Racing for electrifying the maker spirit!
#DublinMaker #MakerMovement #STEM
Not a good GeoGuesser, but have an idea about Solar PV: 10 blocks of 3x4, 7x4 and 8x4 = 180, commercial ~2m x 1.1m version (500W these days), so *90kWp* nominal. Actual peaks at the inverter 50-60kW if bifacial and East/West orientation. Based on our 5.22kWp & 4200kWh YTD, about 72MWh per year ♥️
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Not a good GeoGuesser, but have an idea about Solar PV: 10 blocks of 3x4, 7x4 and 8x4 = 180, commercial ~2m x 1.1m version (500W these days), so *90kWp* nominal. Actual peaks at the inverter 50-60kW if bifacial and East/West orientation. Based on our 5.22kWp & 4200kWh YTD, about 72MWh per year ♥️
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Good morning from Sandyford's newest power station.
Where are we and how much electricity are we generating?
#Sandyford #GreenEnergy #Solar #Renewables
Where are we and how much electricity are we generating?
#Sandyford #GreenEnergy #Solar #Renewables
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Good morning from Sandyford's newest power station.
Where are we and how much electricity are we generating?
#Sandyford #GreenEnergy #Solar #Renewables
Where are we and how much electricity are we generating?
#Sandyford #GreenEnergy #Solar #Renewables
Agreed <25km/h =pedelec/E-Bike as most people see it, <45km/h is a speed or S-Pedelec and has a licence plate! L1e-B classification.
Anything faster is an electric motorcycle and should be called as such (i.e. illegal or unregistered if built on bicycle parts etc.)
Anything faster is an electric motorcycle and should be called as such (i.e. illegal or unregistered if built on bicycle parts etc.)
November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Agreed <25km/h =pedelec/E-Bike as most people see it, <45km/h is a speed or S-Pedelec and has a licence plate! L1e-B classification.
Anything faster is an electric motorcycle and should be called as such (i.e. illegal or unregistered if built on bicycle parts etc.)
Anything faster is an electric motorcycle and should be called as such (i.e. illegal or unregistered if built on bicycle parts etc.)
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So Pakistan is *paying* Qatar to *not* deliver LNG because even including this penalty payment their solar PV and battery spending is much better value for money and saves them billions.
How fascinating!
How fascinating!
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
So Pakistan is *paying* Qatar to *not* deliver LNG because even including this penalty payment their solar PV and battery spending is much better value for money and saves them billions.
How fascinating!
How fascinating!
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🚨 SHOCKING 🚨
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨 SHOCKING 🚨
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
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The US LNG export market is about to add a huge amount of new supply over the next 5 years. Pretty much everyone agrees there is too much.
A lot of this LNG is under contract to traders who plan to buy it and resell it for profits. Despite not having end users lined up.
A lot of this LNG is under contract to traders who plan to buy it and resell it for profits. Despite not having end users lined up.
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The US LNG export market is about to add a huge amount of new supply over the next 5 years. Pretty much everyone agrees there is too much.
A lot of this LNG is under contract to traders who plan to buy it and resell it for profits. Despite not having end users lined up.
A lot of this LNG is under contract to traders who plan to buy it and resell it for profits. Despite not having end users lined up.
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One of our highlights of Dublin Maker 2025? Watching Dubby McMakeface - our very own Dublin Maker mascot - come to life thanks to the incredible craftsmanship of the team at Flynn Fabrication.
📸 Swipe through to see the making-magic
#DublinMaker #IrishMakers #STEAM #CreativityInAction
📸 Swipe through to see the making-magic
#DublinMaker #IrishMakers #STEAM #CreativityInAction
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
One of our highlights of Dublin Maker 2025? Watching Dubby McMakeface - our very own Dublin Maker mascot - come to life thanks to the incredible craftsmanship of the team at Flynn Fabrication.
📸 Swipe through to see the making-magic
#DublinMaker #IrishMakers #STEAM #CreativityInAction
📸 Swipe through to see the making-magic
#DublinMaker #IrishMakers #STEAM #CreativityInAction
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We see plenty of homes being built in Sandyford and the wider Dublin 18 area but where are the community facilities to match?
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
October 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We see plenty of homes being built in Sandyford and the wider Dublin 18 area but where are the community facilities to match?
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
Imaginosity is now a vacant building here in BSQ in Sandyford Business District. The council need to be acting much faster to bring it into use as a community facility.
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Kleine Erinnerung: Am Sonntag bitte wählen gehen - für ein gerechteres #Klimaschutzgesetz in #Hamburg
12.10. Hamburger #Zukunftsentscheid 👋
12.10. Hamburger #Zukunftsentscheid 👋
October 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Kleine Erinnerung: Am Sonntag bitte wählen gehen - für ein gerechteres #Klimaschutzgesetz in #Hamburg
12.10. Hamburger #Zukunftsentscheid 👋
12.10. Hamburger #Zukunftsentscheid 👋
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Raft of legal changes to back new cycling infrastructure signed into law
A wide range of legal changes relating to cycling and other transport-related changes have been signed into law by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien. The changes range from giving legislative backing to relatively…
A wide range of legal changes relating to cycling and other transport-related changes have been signed into law by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien. The changes range from giving legislative backing to relatively…
Raft of legal changes to back new cycling infrastructure signed into law
A wide range of legal changes relating to cycling and other transport-related changes have been signed into law by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien. The changes range from giving legislative backing to relatively minor details, such as square cycle lane markings called "elephant's feet", to more radical changes which will allow for the trialling of a French-style yielding system for people cycling at traffic lights.
irishcycle.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Raft of legal changes to back new cycling infrastructure signed into law
A wide range of legal changes relating to cycling and other transport-related changes have been signed into law by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien. The changes range from giving legislative backing to relatively…
A wide range of legal changes relating to cycling and other transport-related changes have been signed into law by the Minister for Transport, Darragh O'Brien. The changes range from giving legislative backing to relatively…
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A whopping 38% of Russia’s refining capacity is now offline, according to The Economist.
Gasoline output fell by 1 million tons in September which has created a 20% domestic shortfall.
Repairs may take months because of sanctions limiting access to parts and tech.
Gasoline output fell by 1 million tons in September which has created a 20% domestic shortfall.
Repairs may take months because of sanctions limiting access to parts and tech.
October 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A whopping 38% of Russia’s refining capacity is now offline, according to The Economist.
Gasoline output fell by 1 million tons in September which has created a 20% domestic shortfall.
Repairs may take months because of sanctions limiting access to parts and tech.
Gasoline output fell by 1 million tons in September which has created a 20% domestic shortfall.
Repairs may take months because of sanctions limiting access to parts and tech.
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I don't know how @climatetown.bsky.social keeps getting better, but their newest video on how awful lawns are is not to be missed
America's Dumbest Crop
YouTube video by Climate Town
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I don't know how @climatetown.bsky.social keeps getting better, but their newest video on how awful lawns are is not to be missed
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An official told councillors that the national body rejected a request for crossing outside school, but FOI request shows no such request was made
Local media reported that a council official told councillors that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) rejected the request for crossing outside a…
Local media reported that a council official told councillors that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) rejected the request for crossing outside a…
An official told councillors that the national body rejected a request for crossing outside school, but FOI request shows no such request was made
Local media reported that a council official told councillors that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) rejected the request for crossing outside a school in Carrick-on-Suir, but, after a Freedom of Information request, TII said no such request was made. TII are responsible for the national roads, and councils apply to them for funding safety improvements on the national roads, even within urban areas.
irishcycle.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
An official told councillors that the national body rejected a request for crossing outside school, but FOI request shows no such request was made
Local media reported that a council official told councillors that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) rejected the request for crossing outside a…
Local media reported that a council official told councillors that Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) rejected the request for crossing outside a…
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You might easily take this for tropical rainforest in some faraway country.
But it's an Irish temperate rainforest, a much *rarer* habitat.
And it's equally threatened, only by masses of deer, goats, and sheep, rather than chainsaws or bulldozers.
But it's an Irish temperate rainforest, a much *rarer* habitat.
And it's equally threatened, only by masses of deer, goats, and sheep, rather than chainsaws or bulldozers.
October 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
You might easily take this for tropical rainforest in some faraway country.
But it's an Irish temperate rainforest, a much *rarer* habitat.
And it's equally threatened, only by masses of deer, goats, and sheep, rather than chainsaws or bulldozers.
But it's an Irish temperate rainforest, a much *rarer* habitat.
And it's equally threatened, only by masses of deer, goats, and sheep, rather than chainsaws or bulldozers.
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Ok let's do it. Hemp lime blocks (1 workshop made, looks like its HK80 cement lime and an "industrial" block offcut) exposed in the elements in wet Northern Germany peatland area near the coast. "Test" setup on a green roof. Let's look back in 3 months?
January 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Ok let's do it. Hemp lime blocks (1 workshop made, looks like its HK80 cement lime and an "industrial" block offcut) exposed in the elements in wet Northern Germany peatland area near the coast. "Test" setup on a green roof. Let's look back in 3 months?
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On Thomas Street on Monday, an annual rediscovery of scythes was underway. “I don't think I can ever get used to living in the city, actually,” said one participant. “So when I heard about this opportunity, I was like, ‘Okay, this sounds like a real thing.’”
On Thomas Street, an annual rediscovery of scythes
“I don't think I can ever get used to living in the city, actually,” said one participant. “So when I heard about this opportunity, I was like, ‘Okay, this sounds like a real thing.’”
www.dublininquirer.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
On Thomas Street on Monday, an annual rediscovery of scythes was underway. “I don't think I can ever get used to living in the city, actually,” said one participant. “So when I heard about this opportunity, I was like, ‘Okay, this sounds like a real thing.’”
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There are hundreds of reasons to decry the impact of social media on journalism, but something that's really been irking me lately is what I call (in my head) influencer solutionism -- the idea that there is no benefit to documenting or revealing a problem unless you also have the solution ready...🧵
September 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
There are hundreds of reasons to decry the impact of social media on journalism, but something that's really been irking me lately is what I call (in my head) influencer solutionism -- the idea that there is no benefit to documenting or revealing a problem unless you also have the solution ready...🧵
Here's a lovely one where the kind #DCU Solar Car Team helped us move the EV'd Audi on the trailer.
See you all next time and/or on openinverter.org! #DIYEV
See you all next time and/or on openinverter.org! #DIYEV
Making sure you're not a bot!
openinverter.org
September 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Here's a lovely one where the kind #DCU Solar Car Team helped us move the EV'd Audi on the trailer.
See you all next time and/or on openinverter.org! #DIYEV
See you all next time and/or on openinverter.org! #DIYEV
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Top WickedProblems.earth guest @adambell.bsky.social et al have a pragmatic, realistic, + cost-saving, plan of unrigging UK electricity markets - phasing out gas. While saving £5 billion.
And they have the receipts, in this report for @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social. NB, @zackpolanski.bsky.social
And they have the receipts, in this report for @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social. NB, @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Removing gas-fired power stations from ‘rigged’ electricity market could lower energy bills by over £5bn a year, report finds - Greenpeace UK
The government could save households and businesses £5.1 billion a year on their energy bills, as soon as 2028, by overhauling the electricity market to stop gas-fired power stations from ‘unfair prof...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Top WickedProblems.earth guest @adambell.bsky.social et al have a pragmatic, realistic, + cost-saving, plan of unrigging UK electricity markets - phasing out gas. While saving £5 billion.
And they have the receipts, in this report for @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social. NB, @zackpolanski.bsky.social
And they have the receipts, in this report for @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social. NB, @zackpolanski.bsky.social