Noah Smith
@noahsmith.bsky.social
Land surface modeller (JULES) at the University of Exeter
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May 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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The 'off the shelf' unit cost is more like £3.5k at the moment. Ideally you would repair rather than replace though.
Bosch CS2000AWF 8 R-S
8kW Monobloc heat pump. Worcester Bosch product code: 7738602279
midsummerwholesale.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The 'off the shelf' unit cost is more like £3.5k at the moment. Ideally you would repair rather than replace though.
Or strategically be the first to licence Molten Oxide Electrolysis for direct electric primary steelmaking and impose a carbon border adjustment in steel... www.bostonmetal.com/news/boston-...
Boston Metal Celebrates Historic Commissioning Run of MOE Green Steel Cell - Boston Metal
This multi-inert anode industrial cell de-risks our platform technology and validates scalability to achieve commercial production.
www.bostonmetal.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Or strategically be the first to licence Molten Oxide Electrolysis for direct electric primary steelmaking and impose a carbon border adjustment in steel... www.bostonmetal.com/news/boston-...
Or a switch to primary steelmaking via Molten Oxide Electrolysis www.bostonmetal.com/news/boston-...
Boston Metal Celebrates Historic Commissioning Run of MOE Green Steel Cell - Boston Metal
This multi-inert anode industrial cell de-risks our platform technology and validates scalability to achieve commercial production.
www.bostonmetal.com
April 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Or a switch to primary steelmaking via Molten Oxide Electrolysis www.bostonmetal.com/news/boston-...
Have you requested a correction yet?
March 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Have you requested a correction yet?
To be fair, they do acknowledge: “Aardvark would not have been possible without decades of physical-model development by the community, and we are particularly indebted to ECMWF for their ERA5 dataset which is essential for training Aardvark,” said Turner.
March 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
To be fair, they do acknowledge: “Aardvark would not have been possible without decades of physical-model development by the community, and we are particularly indebted to ECMWF for their ERA5 dataset which is essential for training Aardvark,” said Turner.
Sure, but neither would a gas boiler, and the units themselves are not too dissimilar in cost. What we are really talking about is the initial extra outlay.
Indeed, if we assume that the heat pump is being installed when a gas boiler needed replacing anyway, then this is actually less than £10k.
Indeed, if we assume that the heat pump is being installed when a gas boiler needed replacing anyway, then this is actually less than £10k.
February 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Sure, but neither would a gas boiler, and the units themselves are not too dissimilar in cost. What we are really talking about is the initial extra outlay.
Indeed, if we assume that the heat pump is being installed when a gas boiler needed replacing anyway, then this is actually less than £10k.
Indeed, if we assume that the heat pump is being installed when a gas boiler needed replacing anyway, then this is actually less than £10k.
£10k over 30 years is ~£330/yr, which coincidentally is almost exactly the same as the non- wholesale or policy costs in an average gas bill (distribution + operating + other = £331).
Maybe the up-front costs for an individual household could be spread out as a standing charge?
Maybe the up-front costs for an individual household could be spread out as a standing charge?
Network costs
Network costs
www.nesta.org.uk
February 26, 2025 at 11:43 AM
£10k over 30 years is ~£330/yr, which coincidentally is almost exactly the same as the non- wholesale or policy costs in an average gas bill (distribution + operating + other = £331).
Maybe the up-front costs for an individual household could be spread out as a standing charge?
Maybe the up-front costs for an individual household could be spread out as a standing charge?
From the 6th carbon budget: HGVs only account for 17% of surface transport emissions, so electrifying cars is the bulk of demand.
Not to say that there isn't a cost though, or that shifting freight to rail wouldn't have multiple benefits.
Not to say that there isn't a cost though, or that shifting freight to rail wouldn't have multiple benefits.
February 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
From the 6th carbon budget: HGVs only account for 17% of surface transport emissions, so electrifying cars is the bulk of demand.
Not to say that there isn't a cost though, or that shifting freight to rail wouldn't have multiple benefits.
Not to say that there isn't a cost though, or that shifting freight to rail wouldn't have multiple benefits.
It's not like there hasn't been a lot of planning for it though. Maybe have a listen to @chrisstark.bsky.social taking about it here, or read one of the latest NESO reports.
The UK’s £200 billion plan for carbon-free power by 2030 - Zero
The UK government has pledged to achieve 95% clean power by 2030. It's an ambitious, tough goal – and even tougher to accomplish while reducing energy prices. Chris Stark, head of the nation’s Mission...
omny.fm
February 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It's not like there hasn't been a lot of planning for it though. Maybe have a listen to @chrisstark.bsky.social taking about it here, or read one of the latest NESO reports.
What was your octopus quote?
December 11, 2024 at 1:07 PM
What was your octopus quote?
More importantly though, many countries have now decoupled growth and emissions, even taking into account offshoring.
Many countries have decoupled economic growth from CO2 emissions, even if we take offshored production into account
It is possible to reduce emissions while growing the economy. But this decoupling needs to happen faster.
ourworldindata.org
December 2, 2024 at 3:43 PM
More importantly though, many countries have now decoupled growth and emissions, even taking into account offshoring.
Aside from the lack of acknowledgement of the indigenous people, I am very much a fan of xlinks.
December 1, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Aside from the lack of acknowledgement of the indigenous people, I am very much a fan of xlinks.
Xlinks may be energy colonialism, but by Morocco, not the UK.
While not technically in the disputed territory of Western Sahara ('Africa's last colony'), the project would be located in the Tekna region, home to the native Sahrawi.
Morocco would implicitly gain the UK's backing to ownership.
While not technically in the disputed territory of Western Sahara ('Africa's last colony'), the project would be located in the Tekna region, home to the native Sahrawi.
Morocco would implicitly gain the UK's backing to ownership.
Tekna - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
December 1, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Xlinks may be energy colonialism, but by Morocco, not the UK.
While not technically in the disputed territory of Western Sahara ('Africa's last colony'), the project would be located in the Tekna region, home to the native Sahrawi.
Morocco would implicitly gain the UK's backing to ownership.
While not technically in the disputed territory of Western Sahara ('Africa's last colony'), the project would be located in the Tekna region, home to the native Sahrawi.
Morocco would implicitly gain the UK's backing to ownership.
There are in fact no fines for manufactures failing to sell EVs, only for selling more than their fair share of ICE vehicles.
November 28, 2024 at 6:52 PM
There are in fact no fines for manufactures failing to sell EVs, only for selling more than their fair share of ICE vehicles.
Ideally finance would step in so that everyone could reach #topofthescops levels, but it's worth leaving the door open for a mass-market low cost low disruption solution, that nevertheless achieves running costs comparable to gas through time of use tariffs (the octopus solution).
November 22, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Ideally finance would step in so that everyone could reach #topofthescops levels, but it's worth leaving the door open for a mass-market low cost low disruption solution, that nevertheless achieves running costs comparable to gas through time of use tariffs (the octopus solution).
A good article, but there is #nopannacotta. Even with installers who know what they're doing there's always a tradeoff - achieving higher COPs means larger emitters > changing more radiators > higher up-front cost.
November 22, 2024 at 11:28 PM
A good article, but there is #nopannacotta. Even with installers who know what they're doing there's always a tradeoff - achieving higher COPs means larger emitters > changing more radiators > higher up-front cost.
Adding to the recommendations: cleaning up - @mliebreich.bsky.social and Bryony Worthington speak to interesting climate leaders (great ones in the archives), zero with @akshatrathi.bsky.social, redefining energy (investor angle), fully charged with @bobbyllew.bsky.social (more consumer focused).
November 9, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Adding to the recommendations: cleaning up - @mliebreich.bsky.social and Bryony Worthington speak to interesting climate leaders (great ones in the archives), zero with @akshatrathi.bsky.social, redefining energy (investor angle), fully charged with @bobbyllew.bsky.social (more consumer focused).
Would be helpful to make the comparison using a fitted curve or annual averages to smooth out France's seasonality. Nice comparison though!
December 28, 2023 at 12:14 PM
Would be helpful to make the comparison using a fitted curve or annual averages to smooth out France's seasonality. Nice comparison though!
From the shape of the curves it looks like the difference of the first time point from itself (which would be zero) hasn't been plotted, so the curves start from the next point.
December 28, 2023 at 12:10 PM
From the shape of the curves it looks like the difference of the first time point from itself (which would be zero) hasn't been plotted, so the curves start from the next point.