Thermo-electric Stoves: Ditch the Solar Panels?
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Wood stoves equipped with thermoelectric generators can produce electricity that is more sustainable, more reliable, and less costly than power from solar PV panels.
Illustration: Diego Marmolejo.
If the 2,000 year old windmill is the predecessor of today’s wind turbines, the fireplace and...
Mist Showers: Sustainable Decadence?
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The water and energy use of the mist shower is so low that the bathroom could be taken off-grid and off-pipe even in an urban context.
Image: Mist Shower Hack Kit. Jonas Görgen.
The daily shower would be hard to sustain in a world without fossil fuels. The mist shower, a satisfying but forgotte...
Keeping Some of the Lights On: Redefining Energy Security
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To improve energy security, we need to make infrastructures less reliable.
Maintaining a steady supply of something that’s finite is impossible. Image: Camilla MP.
As a society depends more on energy sources for its daily functioning, it becomes more vulnerable if the supply of energy is inte...