Jonny BB
@jonnybsquared.bsky.social
Energy policy and politics nerd. Ex civil servant now making change from the other side. Views very much my own
To what extent does "anywhere" really mean, genuinely anywhere? I assume it still helps to have 'hot' rocks, but to what extent?
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
To what extent does "anywhere" really mean, genuinely anywhere? I assume it still helps to have 'hot' rocks, but to what extent?
Totally get this (and more so since kids) - first read this a few years back and honestly, it's starker when you visualise it: The Tail End — Wait But Why share.google/aHMekJMw0Mcw...
The Tail End — Wait But Why
No matter what your age, you may, without realizing it, be enjoying the very last chapter of the relationships that matter most to you. Make it count.
share.google
September 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Totally get this (and more so since kids) - first read this a few years back and honestly, it's starker when you visualise it: The Tail End — Wait But Why share.google/aHMekJMw0Mcw...
Haha, and one single PV panel on each house
July 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Haha, and one single PV panel on each house
Could be almost any of the Harlan Coben dross on Netflix
May 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Could be almost any of the Harlan Coben dross on Netflix
If you can wait, midday tomorrow will be bumping around just above zero
May 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM
If you can wait, midday tomorrow will be bumping around just above zero
Reposted by Jonny BB
We aim to lay legislation to implement the changes to permitted development for air source heat pumps very shortly, so you won’t have long to wait.
April 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
We aim to lay legislation to implement the changes to permitted development for air source heat pumps very shortly, so you won’t have long to wait.
Brilliant progress.
I've been looking but can't work out where the stuff on expanding permitted development got to - is there anything you can point to?
I've been looking but can't work out where the stuff on expanding permitted development got to - is there anything you can point to?
April 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Brilliant progress.
I've been looking but can't work out where the stuff on expanding permitted development got to - is there anything you can point to?
I've been looking but can't work out where the stuff on expanding permitted development got to - is there anything you can point to?
E.g. yes we will need CCS for net zero. No it doesn't make sense to change away from our current approach. Fusion would be a game changer, but we shouldn't wait for it. NBS positive, but won't solve the problem and need to be done properly...
April 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
E.g. yes we will need CCS for net zero. No it doesn't make sense to change away from our current approach. Fusion would be a game changer, but we shouldn't wait for it. NBS positive, but won't solve the problem and need to be done properly...
I think the report is largely* sensible _if_ taken as additive to a "go faster on commercialised tech" approach. It doesn't, obviously. I don't think it says this is either/or, but stupid to ignore what is currently working.
*Honestly it is too long and I haven't read the whole thing
*Honestly it is too long and I haven't read the whole thing
April 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I think the report is largely* sensible _if_ taken as additive to a "go faster on commercialised tech" approach. It doesn't, obviously. I don't think it says this is either/or, but stupid to ignore what is currently working.
*Honestly it is too long and I haven't read the whole thing
*Honestly it is too long and I haven't read the whole thing
Interested as well in what types of renewables make up those capacities - surely south coast predominantly solar, meaning low price periods likely to be different to those in Scotland, etc (with resulting differences in economics for heat pump running/ rooftop solar investment)?
April 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Interested as well in what types of renewables make up those capacities - surely south coast predominantly solar, meaning low price periods likely to be different to those in Scotland, etc (with resulting differences in economics for heat pump running/ rooftop solar investment)?
Yep true, and probs tends to be added by more engaged consumers, but there's a wide variety of installations with different property types etc (look at the fabric tab)
April 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Yep true, and probs tends to be added by more engaged consumers, but there's a wide variety of installations with different property types etc (look at the fabric tab)
heatpumpmonitor.org tells a bit of a more positive story (and with live data albeit it's a smaller sample size than the ESC study)
HeatpumpMonitor.org
heatpumpmonitor.org
April 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
heatpumpmonitor.org tells a bit of a more positive story (and with live data albeit it's a smaller sample size than the ESC study)
2.9 is pretty awful, though, for a modern installation. SCoPs >4 now pretty common it seems so easily tips the balance
April 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
2.9 is pretty awful, though, for a modern installation. SCoPs >4 now pretty common it seems so easily tips the balance
Can't claim to have taken this, but, yeah
March 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Can't claim to have taken this, but, yeah
youtu.be/L24Wol8yLwo?... pretty much word for word
In the Loop (2009) - The mountain of conflict
YouTube video by Alexei Djalagonia
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
youtu.be/L24Wol8yLwo?... pretty much word for word
Hi from the energy industry looking at the clean power target
January 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hi from the energy industry looking at the clean power target
A couple with a Hue bridge. But would be keen to automate the battery a bit - maybe the bulbs are a better one to experiment with. Thanks!
January 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
A couple with a Hue bridge. But would be keen to automate the battery a bit - maybe the bulbs are a better one to experiment with. Thanks!
Any pointers on where to start with home assistant for a relatively computer literate (but not familiar with coding) person?
January 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Any pointers on where to start with home assistant for a relatively computer literate (but not familiar with coding) person?
(please bring your meat thermometer)
December 25, 2024 at 1:48 PM
(please bring your meat thermometer)
Just a warm up to the main smoking event I assume
December 25, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Just a warm up to the main smoking event I assume
Go on then open.spotify.com/track/0gXmHo...
Dancing In The Dark
Hot Chip · Why Make Sense? (Definitive Version) · Song · 2015
open.spotify.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Go on then open.spotify.com/track/0gXmHo...