{"id":92,"date":"2022-02-14T17:19:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikefell.co.uk\/?page_id=92"},"modified":"2022-02-14T17:27:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:27:45","slug":"sustainability-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikefell.co.uk\/?page_id=92","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Without Fire<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-93 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mikefell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/firegif.gif\" alt=\"Animated gif of stove simulator in action\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Without Fire is a wood-burning stove simulator that aims to replicate in part the look, sounds, scent, and feel of a real stove. The motivation for this project was to help households with woodburners reduce air pollution while still enjoying their stove (or fireplace). It is based around a Raspberry Pi computer, and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/mikefsway\/withoutfire\">this Github repository<\/a> includes full details to let you replicate it (and improve it!) yourself.<\/p>\n<h1>Pump:chic<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2lFg63Zo8ao\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pumpchic.com\/\">Pump:chic<\/a> is a website that provides tools and resources to help people imagine what it might be like to live with heat pump. A &#8220;Test Drive&#8221; section offers physical and augmented reality models, sounds, and instructions on running gas heating systems to simulate a heat pump system. A Hot or Not section allows people to get inspiration on making heat pumps look good. A developing pump:champions section facilitates visits to see heat pumps in action in other people&#8217;s homes.<\/p>\n<h1>Should I Bake? (and @baking4cast)<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-96\" src=\"http:\/\/mikefell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bakeexample-300x140.png\" alt=\"Example of Should I Bake forecast\" width=\"557\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikefell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bakeexample-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/mikefell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bakeexample-676x316.png 676w, https:\/\/mikefell.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/bakeexample.png 731w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Knowing what goes into your food can be a\u00a0<a class=\"body link\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/p\/136239\/mike-fells-baking-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">top motivation for people who bake at home.<\/a>\u00a0But what goes into the electricity that most of us bake with?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shouldibake.com\/\">Should I Bake?<\/a> uses information from the National Grid&#8217;s <a class=\"body link\" href=\"https:\/\/carbonintensity.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carbon Intensity API<\/a>\u00a0to estimate how much of Great Britain\u2019s electricity is coming from renewable (solar, wind &amp; hydro) sources right now and over the next few days. By baking only when renewable generation is high (at least a third of all generation), we can reduce our carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>I worked on this project with <a class=\"body link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steadier_eddy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ed Sharp<\/a> (an energy modeller and developer in a data science team) and <a class=\"body link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.andybrace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Brace<\/a> (a developer interested in user centred design in technology).\u00a0Seed funding for this project was provided by the <a class=\"body link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/bartlett\/bartlett-school-environment-energy-and-resources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCL BSEER<\/a> Strategic Development Fund. Follow us on Twitter at\u00a0<a class=\"body link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/baking4cast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@baking4cast<\/a> for more updates!<\/p>\n<h1>Universal Analogue Meter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here is v1 of my universal analog meter with eink display that can be set to any scale (here for example renewable elec on GB grid and moon phase). Parts: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raspberry_Pi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Raspberry_Pi<\/a> zero, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waveshare00?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@waveshare00<\/a> display, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meccano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meccano<\/a> gears. I&#8217;ll put a video of it in action in the reply <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8x2ZjrwcYD\">pic.twitter.com\/8x2ZjrwcYD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Fell (@mikefsway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikefsway\/status\/1381541531170054145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Portrait-based renewable energy display<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Experimenting with ambient info\/art this weekend. This portrait stands in my kitchen and smiles\/frowns depending on current level of renewable generation (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ng_eso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ng_eso<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/octopus_energy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@octopus_energy<\/a> Agile price. Uses a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raspberry_Pi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Raspberry_Pi<\/a> Zero and low-powered <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pimoroni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pimoroni<\/a> eink display. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gBxvPGMaWZ\">pic.twitter.com\/gBxvPGMaWZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Fell (@mikefsway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikefsway\/status\/1366356776807981056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Butterfly display<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I help out my wife with butterfly surveys for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/savebutterflies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@savebutterflies<\/a>. In this project the butterfly&#8217;s wings open when weather conditions (from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenWeatherMap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OpenWeatherMap<\/a>) are good for a survey. The mechanism uses a stepper motor controlled by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4tronix_uk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@4tronix_uk<\/a> PiStep2 from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePiHut?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ThePiHut<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cN3YMfJ6Jz\">pic.twitter.com\/cN3YMfJ6Jz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Fell (@mikefsway) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikefsway\/status\/1376482359437037571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Without Fire Without Fire is a wood-burning stove simulator that aims to replicate in part the look, sounds, scent, and feel of a real stove. The motivation for this project was to help households with woodburners reduce air pollution while still enjoying their stove (or fireplace). 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