Bedazzled by Energy Efficiency
To focus on energy efficiency is to make present ways of life non-negotiable.
Energy efficiency
Interesting possibilities arise when you combine old technology with new knowledge and new materials, or when you apply old concepts and traditional knowledge to modern technology.
High-tech has become the idol of our society, but technological progress is—more often than not—aimed at solving problems caused by earlier technical inventions.
There is a lot of potential in past and often forgotten knowledge and technologies when it comes to designing a sustainable society.
Well-Tended Fires Outperform Modern Cooking Stoves
Despite technological advancements since the Industrial Revolution, cooking remains a spectacularly inefficient process.
The Status Quo of Electric Cars: Better Batteries, Same Range
We don’t need better batteries, we need better cars.
The Citroen 2CV: Cleantech from the 1940s
In spite of all the high-tech that has been squeezed into cars, the 2CV from 1949 is still more energy efficient than the smallest Citroen today.