Footage from the anti-fracking demo in Manchester on Saturday.
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Notes about designing and building low energy, low impact houses and other structures. Information about the environment and what we can do to make it better.
Footage from the anti-fracking demo in Manchester on Saturday.
Last week, I was lucky enough to get a look around Todmorden, to see how the Incredible Edible group in the town has found ways to bring food and colour to its public spaces. Thanks to my action cam and a selfie stick, I was able to get a view of the project from the point of view of some of the insects it helps promote.
Using the Internet of Things to cut energy use.
“In the years to come every household appliance will have its own IP address linking it to the internet and allowing it be controlled from an app on our smart phones,” he said.
This so-called ‘internet of things’ will allow us, and the network operator, to tailor demand to accommodate the unreliability of renewable energy.
“If the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining then we may be asked to use less electricity and our pre-programmed appliances will react as instructed,” explained Prof Taylor.
Source: Newcastle professor says UK could produce 100% of its energy from renewable sources