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Salas O’Brien Decarbonization Designs incorporate Geothermal Heat Pumps
Salas O’Brien has seen a large, concerted effort to decarbonize buildings around the country. On June 20th, Director of Geothermal Operations Brian Urlaub gave MRES a look at how geothermal heat pump designs are the center for decarbonizing buildings and campuses alike. Urlaub discusses how geothermal heat pumps are a great solution to eliminate onsite carbon emissions and reach the climate goals of their clients, and how state and federal legislation is helping mass adoption of geothermal systems.
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The Climate Equity Plan and Climate Legacy Initiative for Minneapolis
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Kim Havey presented to MRES on May 16th about Minneapolis' Climate Equity Plan and Climate Legacy Initiative: the interconnection of climate mitigation and healthy communities, and how you can help create a healthy, prosperous, and equitable community. The Climate Equity Plan sets a goal to significantly reduce climate pollution by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050. But it’s not just about...
The Morris Model: Sustainable Development for Greater Minnesota
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The Morris Model is a nationally recognized community partnership working to advance sustainability in rural Minnesota. The Morris Model’s partners frame their goals, projects, and community building around the five Morris Model focus areas: Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, Community Resilience, Cultural Exchange, and Celebration. This presentation, given to MRES on April 18th by Griffin Peck, ...
Getting to know Clean Energy Resource Teams
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Learn all about Clean Energy Resource Teams including their mission, vision, values, history and an overview of some of their current focus areas. On March 16th 2024, our host Nik Allen also shared a couple recent/current partner projects and even a bit about the solar thermal panel on her 160 year old farmhouse on the Iron Range.
Minnesota Clean Cities Coalition Overview & MN Support for Electric Vehicles
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Minnesota Clean Cities Coalition staff presented to MRES on February 15, 2024 on a wide overview of work the coalition does throughout the state of Minnesota. The program supports alternative fuel deployment, infrastructure development, and clean fuel educational activities throughout the State of Minnesota. Over the last few years there is a significant increase in electrification which has le...
Will Steger: Life of Legacy
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“Life of Legacy” is a reflection of Will Steger’s storied career in education, environmental leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and exploration. It asks the question: What is your legacy? On January 18th, 2024, Will took MRES audience members through an adventure-filled journey to inspire and motivate them to consider the impact they want to have on society and what they want to leave beh...
Update on National Grid Renewables Solar Activities
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Ambitious clean energy goals from cities, states and corporations are becoming commonplace, and the need for large-scale renewable energy projects is greater than ever before. National Grid Renewables is rising to the challenge, developing utility-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects across the country. They emphasize strong community engagement, and through close collaboration with t...
Prairie Island Indian Community: A Low-Carbon and Renewable Energy Future
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Prairie Island Indian Community (PIIC) and its partner Knobelsdorff Enterprises are working together to develop a 5.4 MW tribal-owned solar project as part of PIIC’s goal to become a net-zero carbon emissions community. This presentation, given by Andrea Zimmerman and Megan Ramaker on November 16th 2023, explores how this solar project and the tribe’s other renewable energy work is bringing PII...
Multi-day Energy Storage Technology and Pilot Project
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GRE and Form Energy are jointly deploying a 1.5MW, 150MWh multi-day energy storage pilot project in Cambridge, Minnesota. This system will be the first commercial deployment of new low-cost, long-duration iron-air battery technology. Cole Funseth from Great River Energy spoke to MRES on October 19th about this exciting project.
Where is ‘away’: Solid waste management in Ramsey and Washington Counties
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Many of us don’t give a second thought to trash once we’ve thrown it away. But after we toss something into the garbage, our trash can go through a complex series of processes that impact our local community, environment, and economy. This presentation, given to MRES on September 21st by Shannon Cook, will cover solid waste management practices in Ramsey and Washington Counties, and how waste i...
A Discussion with MnSEIA about Solar and Storage in Minnesota
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New Federal laws passed in 2022 and 2023 provide incentives designed to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. Curtis Zaun, Director of Regulatory & Policy Affairs at the Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA) spoke to MRES on August 17th to provide an overview of MnSEIA organization, including its history, goals, recent news on new federal legislation, any project...
Pete Wyckoff, PhD: State and Federal Resources to Accelerate Minnesota’s Clean Energy Transition
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New Federal laws passed in 2021 and 2022 provide incentives designed to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. Assistant Commissioner of Federal and State Initiatives Pete Wyckoff will discuss how the state of Minnesota can tap into those opportunities, particularly the grants, tax credits, and loans available through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Wyckoff will also discuss ...
A Co-Op’s View of Electric Vehicle and Member Solar Growth
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This presentation outlines the overall strategy that Connexus Energy is implementing based on actual growth of electric vehicles and member owned and installed rooftop solar in the service territory. During this presentation, given to MRES by Justin Partee of Connexus Energy on June 17th, plans for both residential and commercial growth will be laid out for better understanding of the exciting ...
MISO Hot Topics: Transmission and Resource Adequacy
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MISO (Midcontinent Independent System Operator) manages the electric grid across 15 states and Manitoba, delivering electricity in the most reliable, affordable and sustainable way possible while planning the grid of the future. Like all things energy, things are moving at the regional transmission operator. This presentation from May 18th, 2023 goes over the latest changes and on-going develop...
Tim Eian on Passive Housing /// MRES Speaker Series
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Passive Housing expert Tim Eian provides us with an overview of the What, Why and How of building or renovating a passive house. About Tim Eian: With the desire to take architecture to a new level of sustainability, Tim founded TE Studio in 2008. The same year, he started designing the first certified Passive House home in Wisconsin, which is also the first to offer plus-energy levels of perfor...
Creating Green, Equitable Car-sharing Services in the Twin Cities
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Creating Green, Equitable Car-sharing Services in the Twin Cities
Powering Minnesota’s Workforce: Engagement Strategies for Building Energy Careers
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Powering Minnesota’s Workforce: Engagement Strategies for Building Energy Careers
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery: Powering Everyday Products Responsibly with Solar
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Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery: Powering Everyday Products Responsibly with Solar
The Top 10 Electric Vehicle Questions after Driving an Electric Vehicle for 10 Years
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The Top 10 Electric Vehicle Questions after Driving an Electric Vehicle for 10 Years
Going Solar through a Solar United Neighbor's Solar Co-op
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Going Solar through a Solar United Neighbor's Solar Co-op
Carbon Free Hydrogen From Nuclear Power: Prairie Island Hydrogen Pilot Project
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Carbon Free Hydrogen From Nuclear Power: Prairie Island Hydrogen Pilot Project
Accelerating Energy Technology and Innovation in Minnesota
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Accelerating Energy Technology and Innovation in Minnesota
The Heights: A Carbon Free Community in Saint Paul
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The Heights: A Carbon Free Community in Saint Paul
Solar + Storage: From Concept To Implementation and Operation
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Solar Storage: From Concept To Implementation and Operation
Deploying Solar Generators to Disasters - Challenges and Opportunities
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Deploying Solar Generators to Disasters - Challenges and Opportunities
The Potential Multiple Benefits of Solar
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The Potential Multiple Benefits of Solar
The State of Solar Policy in 2022
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The State of Solar Policy in 2022
Xcel Energy Renewable Choice Programs & Solar*Rewards for Schools
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Xcel Energy Renewable Choice Programs & Solar*Rewards for Schools
Experience MRES: the Speaker Series
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Experience MRES: the Speaker Series
Solar Vehicle Project: Fueled by the Sun, Powered by the Mind
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Solar Vehicle Project: Fueled by the Sun, Powered by the Mind

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  • @chrisconklin2981
    @chrisconklin2981 Місяць тому

    Thanks, geothermal is definitely an untapped resource.

  • @1Dad
    @1Dad 4 місяці тому

    Great Job Steve!

  • @Stretch-pu4lh
    @Stretch-pu4lh 4 місяці тому

    Please, be aware of many times you say “um”. I know public speaking can make a person nervous but it’s so distracting I cant listen as much as I want to hear this.

  • @user-xx8fh7df7b
    @user-xx8fh7df7b 6 місяців тому

    Where I can get the link of full length video regarding Solar Dish Concentrators which you have mentioned at the end of the video.

  • @ecmnfarm2265
    @ecmnfarm2265 8 місяців тому

    Just a farmer here but many farm areas have abandoned anhydrous ammonia because of the danger of the production of meth from those tanks on hand. They capture what they can in buckets, ua-cam.com/video/kKgl1gvUyx8/v-deo.html

  • @joeaaronsen
    @joeaaronsen 9 місяців тому

    Excellent video, thanks so much for sharing this.

  • @ClintonMeyerushkev
    @ClintonMeyerushkev Рік тому

    SHAME ON MRES for engaging in Koch Industries / Flint Hill greenwashing. There are few if any larger purveyors of falsehoods than the Koch Pollution Empire. They have battled against clean energy for decades. Created and spread lies to hurt clean energy. Created entire organizations to fight against any and all clean energy legislation. Plus... even after funding their own climate study which said anthropogenic climate change is REAL AND DANGEROUS... they continued to promote pollution in a willful and dangerous way. SHAME ON MRES FOR SUCCUMBING TO THEIR MISINFORMATION, LIES, AND DANGEROUS RHETORIC!!!

  • @MrWilson01
    @MrWilson01 Рік тому

    Yeah! Go Will!

  • @futureproof.health
    @futureproof.health Рік тому

    Hot Water in floor is actually a very good idea. Proven in residential use for a very long time. Heat. Exchanges cheaper than excavators

  • @sherylhomeactivist3642
    @sherylhomeactivist3642 Рік тому

    I love it!

  • @shermanwatts3135
    @shermanwatts3135 Рік тому

    😏 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐦

  • @JohnGuest45
    @JohnGuest45 2 роки тому

    The temperature difference between the top and bottom of the greenhouse shouldnt be that large, if it is you dont have enough airflow and need to install some HAF fans :)

  • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
    @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 3 роки тому

    Too bad we didn't pursue Carter's path. Go into google scholar and research "aerosol masking effect" - a 40% decrease in sulfur pollution from coal will warm Earth another 1 degree Celsius global average. I'm all for solar - I remember being way into it back in the 1980s. Have you read "Politics of the Solar Age" by Hazel Henderson? Did you see the new Smithsonian article on the methane out of the arctic permafrost? If you read the science article that it's based on - there is discussion of the East Siberian ARctic Shelf "methane bomb." But funny how neither the Smithsonian or WaPo article mentions the ESAS methane bomb despite the science article discussing it. Corporate-state mass media mind control once again. At least the Smithsonian article reports that scientists release the arctic melting is happening 70 years "faster than expected." oops.

  • @legocity6948
    @legocity6948 3 роки тому

    Nice house! I’d like to know more about the bird safety film installed on the windows

  • @joeytunez
    @joeytunez 3 роки тому

    Now we talking

  • @Juliana74240
    @Juliana74240 3 роки тому

    Hello. This video is so informative! I have been trying to look for a UA-cam video similar to yours that really educates everything in this UA-cam vid! 🙌 That descriptions at 1:13 is my favorite. Your breakdown totally reminds me of the videos from this insightful Dr. Ethan. Ethan's videos are totally informative and I learned a lot for my studies. He is a informative med student! You should check out his page out and give the Dr a subscribe over here! ➡️ #DrEthanAdvice

  • @yossarianmnichols9641
    @yossarianmnichols9641 3 роки тому

    incentive for air flow is not an engineering term. It is all about air pressure. Negative pressure equals suction.

  • @chip63us
    @chip63us 3 роки тому

    Agenda 21 eliminating humans from the planet for the elite

  • @prajnaseek
    @prajnaseek 3 роки тому

    Great talk, but one major oversight. Straw bale adobe walls should be the near universal norm. At R-2 per inch of thickness, a two foot thick straw bale adobe wall can give R-48. And at $2-4 per bale, very high insulation standards can be met for very little expense. It is lower cost than polystyrene, rock wool/fibreglass, foam, and all other insulation types I know of - and it is a mold/pest/flood/fire/earthquake- and storm-resistant, non-toxic, non-polluting, low embodied energy, carbon sequestering, generally locally sourced, renewable building material set, that does not require petrochemicals or high energy use to manufacture. Why on earth is anyone talking about any kind of design other than non-toxic, passive solar, earth-integrated where possible, off-grid, solar and wind powered, straw bale adobe construction - with an attached solar greenhouse for heating the home or building, cleaning the air, oxygenating the air, further sequestering carbon, and generating on-site food production? It seems the leading edge of green home and building design is still 40 years behind, sorry to say.

  • @davefroman4700
    @davefroman4700 4 роки тому

    Net zero USED to be expensive. The cost of technologies has plummeted since 2016.

  • @stevenmanley8924
    @stevenmanley8924 4 роки тому

    Very cool!

  • @jt184
    @jt184 4 роки тому

    Awesome!

  • @VikasSharma-pm3jj
    @VikasSharma-pm3jj 4 роки тому

    My thoughts on solar and agriculture is "Agrivoltaic". I want to start a subscription based community agrovoltaic project here in India.

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks777 4 роки тому

    awesome content

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks777 4 роки тому

    lovely content

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks777 4 роки тому

    nice content

  • @Tracks777
    @Tracks777 4 роки тому

    amazing stuff

  • @CC-jy4gr
    @CC-jy4gr 5 років тому

    I counted nearly 100 "um's" by the 20 min mark.

  • @harrygibus
    @harrygibus 5 років тому

    This speaker is really defeatist in his thinking about grid hybridization in the US with a pretty transparent libertarian worldview. You don't make every choice based on a bottom line that consistently ignores all the externallities. He might consider investigating Modern Monetary Theory. The US debt means all of nothing. We have proved it for the last 30 years. Making choices for our future based on a false, antiquated starting premise is closed minded. Especially when the current administration is handing out tax breaks to the mega-rich like candy. What if those were subsidies for renewable upgrades in stead? Imagine the domestic economies that would grow. So what if Germany uses France's nuclear infrastructure as a crutch in its implementation of renewable energy - are we not going to use fossil fuels to build our own green energy future? All it takes is will and pressure on our elected leaders to make the change, upgrade the grid, add renewables as quickly as we can - yes everyone knows we will still be on some fossil fuels for a while. I suggest everyone check out an alternative view of the future called the Green New Deal.

  • @TheBillythekid2010
    @TheBillythekid2010 5 років тому

    Globalist agenda! Its not working so well in California! Minnesota is not California or France!!

    • @josephgolish4605
      @josephgolish4605 5 років тому

      WRONG! Storage allows for an increased deployment for cleaner energy technologies. It also makes our electric grid more efficient and resilient. Doesn't matter what part of the planet you live on this statement holds true.

  • @cordeliablakeslee7964
    @cordeliablakeslee7964 6 років тому

    Try some new solutions from Avasva solutions.

  • @kellyhamilton460
    @kellyhamilton460 6 років тому

    Horrible audio..loud first half of sentence, then mumbled the important stuff. Had to turn it off due to inability to hear the mumbles, especially while wiping face putting hand infront of mouth...lip reading out of the question.

  • @shannongibson325
    @shannongibson325 6 років тому

    Take some info about energy on Avasva . It was very helpful to me :D

  • @lkhfun6575
    @lkhfun6575 6 років тому

    Um, um, um, ah, um. Very distracting. Hope I can find this information presented by someone else.

  • @tangobayus
    @tangobayus 7 років тому

    You should put up a higher resolution file- 720p is good.

    • @MinnesotaRenewables
      @MinnesotaRenewables 7 років тому

      video is uploaded at 800p. video camera used to record this one wasn't the best, but we're working to improve the quality. thanks for commenting.

  • @unconventionalme8048
    @unconventionalme8048 7 років тому

    never had a hard time listening to a presentation, just because of a repetitive phrase... "ya know"... lol I had to shut it off about half way thru... like, DANG!

  • @Geopoliticstoday2
    @Geopoliticstoday2 7 років тому

    Adapt2030. This will be great for ice age we are entering. Ty!

  • @BusterABrown
    @BusterABrown 7 років тому

    Pit greenhouse are efficient only near the equator.

  • @randomjohn
    @randomjohn 7 років тому

    Tons of great info, thank you for making this available!

  • @jimdunkerton7344
    @jimdunkerton7344 7 років тому

    glad to see the design I have been planning and finally built this summer isn't to far off from the experts. I live in ne ohio. jim

  • @joe4324
    @joe4324 7 років тому

    Also by not creating some-type of insulation under that thermal mass you are literally Heat-sink'ing all of your gain. The earth will take all the BTU's you could ever get into this system. If 50F is a great spec, why go through this hassle at all, and just sink your Green house into the 'pit' a little, forgo the stone, tubes and everything and maybe put in a couple aluminum heat-sinks into the ground to bring up a little extra surface area to the deeper earth for the cold nights. Even R3 under that slab would have a massive benefit and barely increase the cost. I am very curious to see your long term results. I feel that $500 in savings is going to harm your performance greatly.

    • @JohnGuest45
      @JohnGuest45 7 років тому

      Insulation under the mass is a two edged sword as it also fixes the amount of mass. While it is true that heat does indeed travel downwards there are a few things to consider. If the system operates on a hand-to-mouth basis, where the bulk of the daily gain will be utilised on the same night then using insulation is not critical. If the system is to be used during the summer to cool the greenhouse, the insulation and fixed mass will work against you. I use only vertical perimeter insulation and over 7 years of monitoring i`ve noted the excess heat gained from summer cooling does migrate downwards but over the years it increases the grounds average temperature compared to ground oitside at identical depth. In my case the ground below the greenhouse averages 5 deg C warmer than the ground outside at the same depth. The ground outside tracks its original seasonal values quite closely which is to be expected as the energy balance in that ground is largely unchanged. The ground below the greenhouse is subject to a completely different regime, ie, its sheltered from the elements (wind, rain, snow etc) and energy is actively added and removed from the mass. A lot of these video`s are based on pure theory..which rarely coincides with what actually happens in a real system installed in the real world :)

    • @joe4324
      @joe4324 7 років тому

      JohnGuest45 Great reply! For the record I am generally not a fan of foam insulation, but over the years I've learned to respect what it can give us when used properly. This topic is 'massive' and I could talk about it forever, but I don't want to bore the hell out of you. My experiences are mostly derived from building passive solar underground/bermed housing. I'm living in my 4th-gen design as I type this now, It is by far the best performing structure I have built to date. Despite living in upstate NY, on dense, wet clay-soil with weeks of 0F days/nights. I've been able to affordably build a house that is almost always comfortable with very little input (firewood). I don't even using window quilts on my massive amount of glazing. If I did I would likely be able to avoid adding any supplemental heat for 60%+ of the coldest winter days. Part of the reason why I avoid window insulation beyond being lazy is that I actually have to take-care not to over heat the house when the sun is near its lowest arcs as my overhangs won't shade it at all. The major design difference between his structure and my previous one, is that I increased from R5 to R10 under the home, and also R10 completely surrounding all footings and up the buried walls, Essentially this house is floating on R10 footings and all. And instead of simply insulating directly under the slab I have 12"+/- of wash stone under my slab above my insulation. This allowed me to pour a fairly thin slab to save on cement costs, but have a large multi-day/week thermal battery. I was seeking to find the sweet spot between 1-3 day storage performance and true passive-annual storage. And effectively my experiences are strongly pushing me to realize that for my own personal level of comfort @ 67-73F indoor temp. Protecting my gains, is possibly more valuable than my storage volume. Though I do believe there is a sweet spot between the two. Also your soil is a huge factor I believe. The soils I live in are what I would consider to be among the worst for underground structures, Extremely hard, dense clay. It probably sucks away heat as well as solid cement! In reference to this specific Green house video, I'm trying to take what the host was staying at complete face value. This was for Deep-winter growing, Not really designed for summer-use. Trying to be cost-saving, but highly effective. I am also operating under the assuming that what is most comfortable for humans 65-75F is also near the best growing temperatures for plants. I believe that if all these things are true, by not insulating under the slab, this whole green house will be closer to 50F than 70F+ more often, than if it had even a small amount of insulation. Which is why I mentioned if 50F was desirable, why go through all this hassle in the first place, You could damn near-dig 4' trench, with a 1-2' deep cold-sink on the south side of it, put a double-layer-blower membrane above it extending several feet past both sides of the trench and go to town. It would hardly fall below mid 40's at night, and whenever the sun was out your plants would be in that ideal-grow zone temperature. This method has worked forever. It would cost a fraction of the structure presented here and be built as fast as you can put up a small hoop house and dig a hole. It looks like the host is trying to have better conditions than a freeze protected sunken green house. So my assumption is he is hoping for as much 60-65F+ as possible. I do believe if this is the case, some de-coupling from the earth would be a big benefit. These types of structures shed snow really well. And they still get a good amount of heat even in cloudy weather. I believe that with no insulation the Earth is going to keep sucking away your BTU, always trying to drag you to 50F on those cloudy days. If you put R10+ under a large heat-sink. Even on those cloudy days you could be adding BTU to the system, or at least coasting longer on what you have because you are not loosing it so much on both ends (outside at night, and under all the time) I guess that would be a simple way I would try to explain my point. By putting insulation under the slab, you are loosing less total BTU's per day from the structure. Perhaps by a very large amount. Under no circumstances with a big enough heat-sink (3-4'?) would I fear you would have so poor weather as to exhaust your thermal mass and and then wish you had access that to that 50F ground temp. Even at R10 that earth is still influencing your storage. Just to a lesser extent. I'm sure we can actually map this with some good FEA software or something. But my 'gut' is telling me, this is mostly a all or nothing situation, and you are either best suited by building much more SQFT, of cheaper/faster (no insulation) and experiencing slower plant growth offset by simply having more square meters in production. OR insulate the hell out of all your mass and run active systems to always try to keep you in that 'sweet spot'. Wow, sorry that was so long winded!

    • @JohnGuest45
      @JohnGuest45 7 років тому

      svojoe The keyword is deep winter "growing", so the design emphasis should be on light rather than heat. For deep winter plant "survival", the temperature only really needs to be kept above freezing. Active growth requires light which is usually in short supply as the winter suns azimuth is much lower and the arc is much shorter. This is important as the low azimuth light must pass through more of the earths atmosphere. Winter also brings a lot of cloudy, overcast days and the light is mainly of the diffused variety. By definition, it arrives from all directions so insulating the northwall comes with a light cost if growing plants is the goal. Attempting to heat the air in a typical 12ft high greenhouse with plants that are a foot tall is unfathomable :) Especially when the envelope containing that air has a negligable R-value. Its akin to living in one room and heating the entire house with all the windows open.

    • @BusterABrown
      @BusterABrown 7 років тому

      Hi Svojoe, How much dirt do you earthberm your homes with in NY and are they domes? If everybody did this the acceleration of global warming would be solved. It works anywhere in the world.

    • @joe4324
      @joe4324 7 років тому

      Its covering most of the east-west walls and all of the north facing walls, Its bermed up to around 8' tall, And its double-insulated at the very top 4' of the wall as the soil is thin up there and won't provide a great deal of protection from the ambient temps. The berm does require maintenance, you need to make sure you have a good drainage plan so it doesn't erode, and make sure it doesn't pull down any water-membrane you are using and it will 'sink' over time until it fully settles which can take years. However, it saves many thousands of dollars in exterior siding/finishing etc and you can plant clover on it for the native pollinators like I do.

  • @joe4324
    @joe4324 7 років тому

    Use a intermittent Ozone generator up at the hot-air-intake, put it on a timmer and let the intake suck in a whiff of strong Ozone every so often, it will near-instantly get sucked into the T.Mass and oxidize its way through any mold/bacteria and likely be spent long before it would make it out of the exhaust. If you smelled any ozone in the structure you just dial back your generator.

  • @leeforex8441
    @leeforex8441 7 років тому

    Curious if anyone has mentioned as an ALTERNATIVE source of heat for growing in winter ... rocket mass heater? You will find that this uses about 1/4 of the wood a traditional wood burning stove would use. Typically, one can use the fallen branches in one's yard to heat an entire house of 1500 sq ft or so with JUST fallen branches from trees in a Canadian homestead. It works out to be about 25 lbs of wood per day when stove is needed. If on a somewhat lightly "wooded lot" one can achieve essentially free heat in this manner. I would encourage you to research this as you can put together a rocket mass heater for around $200 to $300 depending on size and scope. The best resource for this heating is found at: permies.com

    • @tribalwind
      @tribalwind 7 років тому

      Lee Forex rmh in greenhouse is great complimentary/supplemental heat, I wouldn't want to have to rely or decent on building daily fires out there though. I definitely plan to include an rmh and compost heat from outside pile.

  • @MinnesotaRenewables
    @MinnesotaRenewables 8 років тому

    PnPrailroad, thanks for your comments. The climate summit is one of many efforts, and certainly more will be needed.

  • @PnPrailroad
    @PnPrailroad 8 років тому

    I wouldn't ask Xcel what they will do in 34 years. Ask them what they will do in 34 hours, days, weeks, or maybe months.

  • @PnPrailroad
    @PnPrailroad 8 років тому

    I need to make a comment here. The pledge isn't enough to solve the problem here. Government is just spinning their mouth. This doesn't make it.

  • @larsonshookmusic
    @larsonshookmusic 9 років тому

    A price estimate on this?

  • @michaelgallagher380
    @michaelgallagher380 10 років тому

    Nice Job Laura!!

  • @lauracina215
    @lauracina215 10 років тому

    Become a member of MRES here - mnrenewables.ning.com/page/membership

  • @Hogwit
    @Hogwit 12 років тому

    But...they had batteries, so you could've just had a tiny 1 watt panel to charge the batteries over many many days...it does show going to electric, but not solar...lol well I will likely soon be putting about 60 watts of solar on the roof of my electric car. That will add 2-3 miles a day to my battery pack...and well my daily commute for school is just over 2.5 miles, so possibly all solar...