andrewducker | Interesting Links for 14-03-2019

I linked to something by Jesse Singal. I won't be doing that again.: (tags:fraud transgender lgbt OhForFucksSake )
Online activists are silencing us, scientists say: (tags:research abuse )
Six positive ways drones are used: (tags:drone Technology )
The EU Is Telling European Leaders There Are Only Three Reasons They Should Allow Brexit To Be Delayed: (tags:UK europe viaDanielDWilliam )
Suicide , austerity and the Troubles: (tags:suicide austerity history NorthernIreland )
Dwarf Fortress coming to Steam {and itch.io) - with updates graphics: (tags:games )
Labour abandons support for referendum on Theresa May's deal: (tags:UK europe labour doom )
An old rule means Bercow could take drastic action on Brexit | Politics News | Sky News: (tags:UK europe politics parliament )
May loses a vote against herself in a crazed night of parliamentary drama: (tags:politics uk )
UK to phase out gas heating in new homes by 2025: Electricity is about five times the cost of gas, so that's going to be painful for some.
(tags:gas heating uk globalwarming )

"To run" is the catch. And you have to go geothermal for the real high efficiency. Air-based heat pumps crap out around 0 C.

The air-to-air heat pumps being put into condos in Toronto work down to about -15 C, although I expect efficiency suffers.

It seems they can go down a bit further to around -20 C, but at some point, they switch over to backup or straight electric resistance heat. This article from my exhaustive 30s Google research covers it better than me: https://www.nordicghp.com/2017/01/heat-pump-effective-temperature-range/

-20 C is a warm day in January around here so they're not much seen, although geothermal is inching forward here -- if nothing else you can see the above-ground part of the verticle field heat sinks.

Interesting Links for 14-03-2019

Re: Gas vs Electicity

Re: Gas vs Electicity

Re: Gas vs Electicity