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.
Technology 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.