Neil Kitching
@carbonchoicesuk.bsky.social
Climate solutions blogger. Geography, environment, energy, nature, heat pumps and water expert from Scotland, UK. Author of 'Carbon Choices' on common-sense climate solutions.
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Communal lunch hall (with candles and flowers) along with 2500 attendees at the largest gathering of district heat professionals in the world, Odense, Denmark.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Communal lunch hall (with candles and flowers) along with 2500 attendees at the largest gathering of district heat professionals in the world, Odense, Denmark.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
The Danes are diversifying their heat sources, including a 70 MW water sourced heat pump used when electricity prices are low.
Massive 5MW air source heat pump in Denmark, with water preheated by solar panels. Makes the system more efficient for large scale district heating.
October 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Massive 5MW air source heat pump in Denmark, with water preheated by solar panels. Makes the system more efficient for large scale district heating.
It's always heartening to see that people will cycle with the right infrastructure and support. Copenhagen has similar weather to the UK.
October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
It's always heartening to see that people will cycle with the right infrastructure and support. Copenhagen has similar weather to the UK.
October 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
My first sighting of the glorious bearded tits, or reedlings, near the River Tay.
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My first sighting of the glorious bearded tits, or reedlings, near the River Tay.
Amazing footage of boulders ejected from Stromboli volcano, rolling down 800m of scree and crashing into the sea.
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Amazing footage of boulders ejected from Stromboli volcano, rolling down 800m of scree and crashing into the sea.
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
#Stromboli #volcanoes #sicily #italy
One for the geographers! Stromboli, Italy. Apparently, humans emit 50x more CO2 than volcanoes.
October 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
One for the geographers! Stromboli, Italy. Apparently, humans emit 50x more CO2 than volcanoes.
It's wasp season at our compost heep. All part of the natural process.
September 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
It's wasp season at our compost heep. All part of the natural process.
New 'green bridge' over M8 motorway connecting Sighthill to Glasgow city centre.
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New 'green bridge' over M8 motorway connecting Sighthill to Glasgow city centre.
UK's largest wind farm at Whitelee,near Glasgow. Count the turbines!
500 MW, 215 turbines.
500 MW, 215 turbines.
July 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
UK's largest wind farm at Whitelee,near Glasgow. Count the turbines!
500 MW, 215 turbines.
500 MW, 215 turbines.
Wasps do have a use. Pollinating my raspberries.
July 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wasps do have a use. Pollinating my raspberries.
Visited #Whitelee today. 215 turbines, the largest onshore windfarm in UK. Impressive scale, but these turbines are 'small' by today's more powerful standards. New battery storage too. Innovation in action.
July 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Visited #Whitelee today. 215 turbines, the largest onshore windfarm in UK. Impressive scale, but these turbines are 'small' by today's more powerful standards. New battery storage too. Innovation in action.
Electric car club, Edinburgh. Are car share clubs working? How can we encourage them?
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Electric car club, Edinburgh. Are car share clubs working? How can we encourage them?
Handa Island is full of moorland and seabirds (sorry, no zoom camera). Guillemot, puffin, razorbill, wheatear... Well done Scottish Wildlife Trust for eradicating egg eating rats.
June 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Handa Island is full of moorland and seabirds (sorry, no zoom camera). Guillemot, puffin, razorbill, wheatear... Well done Scottish Wildlife Trust for eradicating egg eating rats.
Crawled into a sea cave near remote Lochinver and it was full of disgusting plastic rubbish, from boats I guess.
June 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Crawled into a sea cave near remote Lochinver and it was full of disgusting plastic rubbish, from boats I guess.
Good efforts by The Assynt Foundation to plant native trees on the walk in to Suilven.
June 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Good efforts by The Assynt Foundation to plant native trees on the walk in to Suilven.
Newt at Flanders Moss raised bog. But lots of birch trees colonising naturally. Will they destroy this wetland?
#flandersmoss #naturescot
#flandersmoss #naturescot
May 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Newt at Flanders Moss raised bog. But lots of birch trees colonising naturally. Will they destroy this wetland?
#flandersmoss #naturescot
#flandersmoss #naturescot
Fraochaidh, Glencoe, Scotland. Beautiful, but this small loch has dried up and not one snow patch to be seen - this must be the least snowy winter on record.
May 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Fraochaidh, Glencoe, Scotland. Beautiful, but this small loch has dried up and not one snow patch to be seen - this must be the least snowy winter on record.
Melted plastic treeguards following heath wildfires at Glen Rosa, Arran. New shoots already coming through.
May 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Melted plastic treeguards following heath wildfires at Glen Rosa, Arran. New shoots already coming through.
Fantastic geological dyke on Arran, looking to Ailsa Craig.
May 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Fantastic geological dyke on Arran, looking to Ailsa Craig.
Bike stand and electric bike charger. Arran, Scotland.
May 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Bike stand and electric bike charger. Arran, Scotland.
Who knew daisies had medicinal uses?
May 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Who knew daisies had medicinal uses?
Food for thought.
May 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Food for thought.
Good reuse! Arran.
May 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Good reuse! Arran.
Blackwater Reservoir. An early hydro electric dam built 1910 and still operational. The graveyard is for the construction workers who lost their lives.
April 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Blackwater Reservoir. An early hydro electric dam built 1910 and still operational. The graveyard is for the construction workers who lost their lives.