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Measuring the competitive cost of solar PV
Thanks to subscriber, Neven Soric, for the heads-up on this article from Forbes. Is solar PV here to stay this time? This writer sure thinks so. What do you think?
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Swords to plowshares
Check out what the Germans are doing with this old Nazi bunker. What a creative use of a building that certainly isn't going anywhere!
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Nothing to do with heating
But it does have to do with Angry Birds and MIT students, who have large brains. And I just love that photo.
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As Maine goes
I've been watching Maine for the past year or so because I think it's a good barometer for the oil-heating business. Unless prices drop soon, I think we'll be seeing more of this happening in other oil-heat states.
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Filling fast!
Our two Dead Men's Steam Night Schools for January and February are filling fast. The Lovely Marianne and I will be in Astoria on January 5, and Parsippany, NJ on February 8. These two always sell out. Hope you can make it!
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How wood pellets are born
I've been looking at wood pellets for a bunch of years, but I've never watched them being made. Until now, that is. Curious too? Check out this video. Oh, and just as a warning; the background music may make you want to scream.
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Scanning Cornell
From the air! Here's a fascinating story for you. The weather has to be just right, but what a fine idea from such a terrific engineering school.
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Got leaks?
Thanks to Robert O'Brien for the heads-up on this new method of sealing leaky ducts. Huge potential for savings here, but I wonder if it's okay to breath aerosolized vinyl polymer particles. That's probably just me, though, right?
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Hug your kids. Dan
If you like what we're doing, your friends will too! Do a friend a favor - forward this email! (Click on the link below)
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