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Budley Doright

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Heat pumps are more efficient and a better option if transitioning away from gas heat. I figure there will be massive government subsidies to convert and heat pumps can do the job for 90% of their winters. If this goes on, there will also be a massive infrastructure program to use tanker LNG and Danish gas as an alternative. In the beginning a robust green new grid with energy storage might not be so green, but it will improve over a decade. Europe is better suited to the green new grid too, EV's are more practical there and trains are run by electricity now. Heat pumps can also take advantage of geothermal heat or latent heat in the soil below the frost line, this boosts efficiency significantly, also insulation programs and upgrades etc.
That’s what I said lol. The largest residential HP (air source) is around 60,000 btu’s so yes most of the heat load. Unless it’s a modulating they have to be sized for cooling and the heat output is a bonus. Like I said, lots of logistical issues. I have a ductless and baseboard (:o!) and switched from wood to pellets 2 years ago. Soon to switch back to wood when I retire. I get up lots now so can load the fire ;) lol.
 

AntoMaria7

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here everyone did what they could for helping ukraine, from donating blood to people giving their hotels for the refugees. There are camping tents at the border with hot food, tea, clothes, everything they need and from there they are taken to a hotel, a person that puts their house at disposal, whatever a warm and cozy place is found for everyone.The medium wage here is like $500 and only the rent is 300 for a bedroom apartment(one living room one bedroom), a piece of cheese like 5 bucks and a chicken $10. I work in pr and advertising and the wage for a junior(in my case 22 yo amd master’s degree)in copywriting or creative is 800 maximum. In Ukraine the life is the same as here, especially after urss and communism, but how could we not help them even though we were threatened not to help, we don’t really have an army to help with but…
But a lot of people on this planet only know us for gipsies and thefts, like only gipsies and romainians steal in this world:)) i was at harrods in london and one old man asked me if i was russian(haha) because i’m pale and blone, i said no i’m romainain and he was like YOU’RE TOO WHITE TO BE ROMAINAN and i was like bro wtf
Just got home, did something change?
 

Sativied

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The dog I have in the fight is that I spent ten years on large HVAC systems, I live in an area that uses hydro generated electricity which we also export. Even with our excess capacity I can not see our electrical supply able to cover all our electrical needs I would love to see everything converted to renewables but I do not see the world having the capacity to do it. In the meantime the longer the amount of carbon we put up in the air the greater the effort needed later (where later is soon upon us).

I am for hitting the low hanging fruit as soon as possible to limit the greater effort needed later. I understand your point that it is better to go green in one jump, I just do not see it happening. So rather than keep coal fired plants open spewing carbon up in the air I would rather see them converted to natural gas. It means Putin does have power over Europe but in the global scheme of things it might be the lesser of evils if the thoughts are true about how serious the global warming threat is. Once the glaciers and polar ice melts there is no putting the genie back in the bottle. We may see Putin as an annoyance compared to the world we may find ourselves in.
I liked not cause I agree but with that I can at least agree to disagree. I’m far more optimistic of, if anyone, Germany’s ability to make very drastic changes, and pretty sure they will too. 2 days ago:
 

BudmanTX

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here everyone did what they could for helping ukraine, from donating blood to people giving their hotels for the refugees. There are camping tents at the border with hot food, tea, clothes, everything they need and from there they are taken to a hotel, a person that puts their house at disposal, whatever a warm and cozy place is found for everyone.The medium wage here is like $500 and only the rent is 300 for a bedroom apartment(one living room one bedroom), a piece of cheese like 5 bucks and a chicken $10. I work in pr and advertising and the wage for a junior(in my case 22 yo amd master’s degree)in copywriting or creative is 800 maximum. In Ukraine the life is the same as here, especially after urss and communism, but how could we not help them even though we were threatened not to help, we don’t really have an army to help with but…
But a lot of people on this planet only know us for gipsies and thefts, like only gipsies and romainians steal in this world:)) i was at harrods in london and one old man asked me if i was russian(haha) because i’m pale and blone, i said no i’m romainain and he was like YOU’RE TOO WHITE TO BE ROMAINAN and i was like bro wtf
Just got home, did something change?
yeah a few Ukrainians have some new toys, and from the looks of it, they've also got something that looks like attack plans of some sort.....they published by the Ukrainian Defense and Anonymous too...
 

Sativied

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newer heat pumps can operate at 100% efficiency down to 5 F then they start to drop quickly, becoming totally ineffective at about -15 F, so they wouldn't be a good choice for anywhere that has regular periods where it gets that cold. i'm not sure how the line arches, but going from 100% efficiency down to 20% or less at -15 is a pretty steep gradient
Heat pumps, solar boilers (sometimes connected to floor heating), and regular solar panels, in combination with proper insulation is what 700k gas-free homes in NL (10% if total) use. New building regulations go so far you can almost passively keep it warm enough 90% of the year. It’s a lot more difficult for certain industries. All those greenhouses use gas too for heating.
 

AntoMaria7

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My phone died 2 hours ago and i missed a lot of things. Even here a helicopter with military crashed near Cogealac(very close to the black sea and the ukrainan border), and then another one went to save the soldiers and crashed too!!! There were explosions recorded but we “hope” there was some munition that exploded, hopefully. There are pretty bad weather conditions but not bad enough for a crash so it’s pretty strange. There are verifications undergoing…5 dead
 

Crumpetlicker

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I read a study that showed although individuals would oftentimes be wrong, collective decisions (voting in elections) were much more likely to be right. It was a while ago. I don't know if I can find a link to it but I'll look. How certain are you that you are right and the majority is wrong?
I no know. I just cant deal with the possibility of four more years of this coalition scum.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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My phone died 2 hours ago and i missed a lot of things. Even here a helicopter with military crashed near Cogealac(very close to the black sea and the ukrainan border), and then another one went to save the soldiers and crashed too!!! There were explosions recorded but we “hope” there was some munition that exploded, hopefully. There are pretty bad weather conditions but not bad enough for a crash so it’s pretty strange. There are verifications undergoing…5 dead
Stingers are pouring in, they make helicopters crash too...
 

printer

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Heat pumps, solar boilers (sometimes connected to floor heating), and regular solar panels, in combination with proper insulation is what 700k gas-free homes in NL (10% if total) use. New building regulations go so far you can almost passively keep it warm enough 90% of the year. It’s a lot more difficult for certain industries. All those greenhouses use gas too for heating.
"The average high temperatures are between 20°C (68°F) and 25°C (77°F) during the summer. Few days cross 29.4°C (84.9°F), mostly in the southeast. Winters are cold but remain mostly above freezing. The average low temperatures are between 0°C (32°F) and 4.4°C (39.9°F) during the cold season."

Fairly mild, but living on the ocean can do that for you.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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My phone died 2 hours ago and i missed a lot of things. Even here a helicopter with military crashed near Cogealac(very close to the black sea and the ukrainan border), and then another one went to save the soldiers and crashed too!!! There were explosions recorded but we “hope” there was some munition that exploded, hopefully. There are pretty bad weather conditions but not bad enough for a crash so it’s pretty strange. There are verifications undergoing…5 dead
You might see more action, they will need to secure the western half of the country from the south and north, the new stingers and antitank weapons will be concentrated there along with other weapons systems NATO will provide.
 

DIY-HP-LED

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But the Russians are attempting to cut off resupplies.
That will be key, holding western Ukraine, Vlad blundered bigly with a multiple axis of attack on the eastern cities and capitol, he should have focused along the Polish Ukraine border. I also don't think his back in Belarus is very secure either the place could explode into revolution any day. They have been sanctioned like Russia and the regime is propped up by demoralized Russia troops who've recently had an effective 50% pay cut, as have his own cops and army.
 

printer

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Sweden Accuses Russia of Airspace Violation
Sweden says four Russian fighter jets violated its airspace over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday.

The four aircraft — two SU-27 and two SU-24 fighters — flew briefly over Swedish airspace east of the island of Gotland, according to a statement from the Swedish Armed Forces.

“In light of the current situation we are very concerned about the incident,” Swedish Air Force chief Carl-Johan Edstrom said. “This is unprofessional and irresponsible behavior from the Russian side.”

Swedish fighter jets were scrambled and took photos of the Russian jets, the statement said.

“This shows that our readiness is good. We were in place to secure the territorial integrity and Swedish borders,” Edstrom said. “We have total control of the situation.”
 

DIY-HP-LED

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What this guy and the retired generals don't mention are the efforts to secure the western half of the country while the cities are sacrificed in the east. They also don't mention what is happening in eastern Poland to support the Ukrainians. Urban warfare is horrific, but it soaks up a lot of troops and causes a lot of casualties among them, Cities with determined fighters in the rubble can hold out for months. All the time the combat power of fresh well equipped Ukrainian forces in the west will increase.

Ukrainians trained and well equipped are highly motivated troops, unlike the demoralized Russian conscript army with insecure supply lines that are under constant partisan attack. They will need a lot of troops to take the cities and they had better be well motivated, urban warfare is more Hellish than most. They will need to be feed and supplied and they will need lot's of troops strung out along the supply routes to do this.
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Ignatius: ‘The Plucky Ukraine That We’re Growing To Love Is Going To Be Crushed In Coming Days’

 

DIY-HP-LED

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This shit has momentum and even if Vlad ate a bullet tomorrow, much damage has been already done. In today's Russia Vlad might have trouble avoiding assassination or being tossed out of power in a palace coup. Many dreams have been destroyed and in a month things will really bite for the average Russian as inflation goes nuts. I don't think too many people can survive that kind of thing, the destruction of the nation because of one man's stupid dream and sore asshole about how history turned out in 1989. Hitler could, but he had a cult like paramilitary party organization and eventually the SS, Vlad doesn't have that kind of control.
 
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