Alex

I’m a positive news person and we have to celebrate wins, big and small. @alexbutcher.bsky.social @joalsop.bsky.social We are Warmur #heatpumpsnews #changemakers @climatecentreuk.bsky.social

My heart bleeds for OpenAI - how terrible that DeepSeek may have used their data to train a model without them receiving a penny in return 😂

Get used to looking at that pipe tho! I thought disconnecting gas would look neater than it does! 😂

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Hunter Biden is a felon convicted by a jury of his peers. But he’s also incredibly likely to be used as a political football in a future hyper weaponised US judicial system. 💯 I would have done the same as Jo

Unless your job is “media”, I don’t think anyone should be expected / mandated by an employer to maintain an active presence on X

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Nine new satellites detecting methane just arrived in space. Finding (and then punishing) methane leakers is one of the fastest ways to reduce global warming.
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Hello Bluesky! I'm seeking research, evaluation, case studies on heat pumps in social/public housing - with focus on solutions (service/engagement/policy/technical/etc.) to accelerate uptake + improve tenant experience. Is there anything you recommend I look at? Suggestions and shares appreciated!

Sweet ride

This ^^ @tomtaylor.co.uk showed me his predbat implementation - super impressive.

World beating UK, energy prices nearly double anywhere else.

Also the UK, every energy firm making 4-10x profits.

I wonder if they are related?

Vehicle2toast

Battery only lasted until 15:00 that day - it was freezing!

My annual Nothing-to-see-here tweet: just a heat pump drawing less electricity than a toaster, keeping our home comfortable, at design condition of -6C outside. 🪄 ✨

First winter post heat pump install is pretty exciting! I got a bad rep at home for checking our overnight performance before bringing my wife her cuppa.

Heat pump starter pack just dropped.

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Dear @theguardian.com thanks for writing to me to let me know you are renewing your commitment to planet. Here's an idea to make a small difference:

Every time you publish a travel article, include the associated carbon emissions per person.

It doesn't have to be exact, but don't just ignore it.

You can imagine breakfast is a blast

That might be me too 🙈

Some will look outside at the hard frost and feel miserable about having to de-ice the car. I’m setting up for a day of steady state cop watching

Dear internet, I do hope you appreciate this pic of the moon, because I was electrocuted by the sheep fence I was leaning on immediately after taking it.

Time for the @bsky.app community to see one of my favorite visualizations of climate change...

"Shifting Distribution of Land Temperature Anomalies" by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5211/ ⚒️🧪

Most people don’t know this.

Heat pumps REDUCE gas consumption even if running 100% on electricity from a gas fired power plant.

More here in my piece for @carbonbrief.org 👇

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...

@renewableheat.bsky.social

Alex Butcher just supported ryo kawamata on Ko-fi! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support creators you love with donations, memberships and shop sales!

Just bought this dude a cofee for making it a piece of cake to transfer in X follows chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-f...

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Spot where I turned off my Vaillant's room sensor and corresponding 10% boost to efficiency. Have a vague recollection of playing with the setting towards the end of last heating season 🤦‍♂️ Idea: Need settings changes to post to a Github repo so I can track and comment on this stuff.

Excited for you! I electrified over the past 3 years, waved goodbye to gas standing charge about a year ago now. Bills down, comfort up, smug factor: high :D

Warning to potential followers: It,s heating season (🥳) so I am likely to post graphs of heat pump performance rather than voicing real thoughts. @openenergymon.bsky.social

First hour on blusky: attempting to recreate my X bubble.