tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post116837445753926706..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Geothermal EnergySabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33436076936082392742007-02-06T01:34:00.000-05:002007-02-06T01:34:00.000-05:00In regards to energy Conservation see hereIn regards to energy Conservation <a href="http://asymptotia.com/2007/02/05/how-many-legislators-does-it-take-to-change-a-lightbulb/#comment-27036">see here</a>PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51728802420590251232007-02-06T01:27:00.000-05:002007-02-06T01:27:00.000-05:00Rae Ann,
Oh I most defintiely think that innovati...Rae Ann,<br /><br />Oh I most defintiely think that innovation in terms of responses to nature can find a more suitable solution to living, then what we construct as stick houses.<br /><br />A way to combat "deforestation?"<br /><br /> Working with stronger abodes while subject to nature's furry? I'll be addressing some of these issues in blog posts later.<br /><br />Yes not only "energy PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50054028112031983452007-02-02T18:30:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:30:00.000-05:00"Do you think it's possible and realistic that som..."Do you think it's possible and realistic that sometime in the future houses can cover their own energy demand."<br /><br />Yeah, I do, and that it is so dependent on local conditions is kind of a good thing because then people might be more 'attuned' to their local conditions, etc. I don't mean that in a new age hokey way. ;-) <br /><br />One of the environmental concerns I have is with Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4762511279502329792007-02-01T16:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T16:58:00.000-05:00Dear Bee,
another curious coincidence: The Februa...Dear Bee,<br /><br />another curious coincidence: The February issue of Spektrum der Wissenschaft has a short article about geothermal energy. It is essentially about the Basel project, but it was obviously written before the earthquake trouble...<br /><br />Best, stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50548826168166772972007-02-01T11:23:00.000-05:002007-02-01T11:23:00.000-05:00Hi Rae Ann,
that is really interesting, I had no ...Hi Rae Ann,<br /><br />that is really interesting, I had no idea you're an expert on heating :-) Do you think it's possible and realistic that sometime in the future houses can cover their own energy demand. Like, with geothermal support, solar stuff, etc. I know there are some prototypes, but I'm not sure how far this can be pushed, esp. since it crucially depends on the local conditions. <br />Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-328280043505182882007-02-01T10:55:00.000-05:002007-02-01T10:55:00.000-05:00Sorry Bee and Stefan for hijacking your comments h...Sorry Bee and Stefan for hijacking your comments here. <br /><br />Plato,<br /><br />Yeah, there are lots of different ways to get the heat and then to circulate that heat wherever you want it. From what I can tell, here in the US, regional conditions determine the most popular methods. I think in the Northeast they use radiant floor heating and other hot water methods more than here in the Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8280428984470104222007-02-01T06:10:00.000-05:002007-02-01T06:10:00.000-05:00The "H Vac system" is a necessity in "completely e...The "H Vac system" is a necessity in "completely enclosed houses" with the construction used in the north. My son uses one.<br /><br />While my son was using "in floor heating" as described, you would be amazed at the valving that goes on to different heating sectors of the house.<br /><br />Radiant heat is most comfortable I think. My thought have been on more inexpensive ways to maintain the PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78317907046432028812007-01-31T23:33:00.000-05:002007-01-31T23:33:00.000-05:00A comment for the very last of your post - in Sans...A comment for the very last of your post - in Sanskrit, fame, beauty, eloquence, memory, intellect, patience and compassion are feminine attributes.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31105464330239535802007-01-31T17:14:00.000-05:002007-01-31T17:14:00.000-05:00Thank you, Bee :-)
that is really great and very...Thank you, Bee :-)<br /><br /><br />that is really great and very informative! I would not have guessed that the US are the biggest user of geothermal energy!<br /><br />BTW, the Larderello project - interesting as it is, it does not look very nice in the Tuscan landscape. I have been there once, there are rusty pipelines running all over the coutryside to transport the steam, it looks like a bigstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22880294970155068402007-01-31T14:28:00.000-05:002007-01-31T14:28:00.000-05:00Oh, yeah, it seems like the German language is ver...Oh, yeah, it seems like the German language is very attuned to fundamental realities. ;-)Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66918256944277294372007-01-31T14:03:00.000-05:002007-01-31T14:03:00.000-05:00This is a great post! One of the advantages of be...This is a great post! One of the advantages of being married to a HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) expert is that I learn about the different technologies and which ones are most efficient. <br /><br />Our company installs a few "water source" (geothermal) heat pumps a year. Basically, from what I can tell, the apartments that you linked have those. It didn't say exactly if they Rae Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239791074376508016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62472486315985423392007-01-31T12:25:00.000-05:002007-01-31T12:25:00.000-05:00What has happened to the Cosmic Variance link?
N...<i>What has happened to the Cosmic Variance link? </i><br /><br />Not sure. They were having server problems for some while, CPU quota exceeded etc. Half an hour ago I got a funny message telling me to contact the billing department ASAP, so I thought, maybe they haven't paid their bill ;-) Now it's a different error I get, so my guess is it might be a network problem of their provider.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68508836189116579852007-01-31T12:20:00.000-05:002007-01-31T12:20:00.000-05:00Great idea! Our Big Island of Hawaii gets almost ...Great idea! Our Big Island of Hawaii gets almost 30% of its energy geothermally. When I see a city the size of San Francisco I will think of that. Perhaps we can connect Earth's internal heat with cosmology.<br /><br />What has happened to the Cosmic Variance link?L. Riofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692071626849849079noreply@blogger.com