Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
Net-zero development promises it won’t be weird or super expensive
This is my column in the Monitor today. Note the NIMBY shot at the end. This column concerns a New Hampshire housing development that will be net-zero, something the world really needs, but before we get to details, let’s face facts: Your first reaction is that it...
NH patents through Aug. 18
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Aug. 18 *** System, Method, and Apparatus for Estimating Liquid Delivery...
Solar geekery: BTM isn’t the same as “rooftop”
ISO-NE has a good explained about "behind-the-meter solar" - there are more aspects to it than I realized. You can read it here. In particular, I have used BTM as synonymous with rooftop solar like mine, which sends no information to the grid about usage and therefore...
In a Manchester park, a piece of planet-wide species extinction (update)
In 2021, I wrote about an unlikely ecological event in a city park in Manchester: Botanists will soon announce the official extinction of an inconspicuous plant with the inconspicuous name of smooth slender crabgrass that once lived only in Rock Rimmon Park. It will...
“Beer Tasting: The Science of Savoring” at Science Cafe, Wednesday
Science Cafe NH in Nashua will have a session titled "Beer Tasting 101: The Science of Savoring". A public discussion where you'll learn the art of tasting and appreciating different brews! Whether you're a casual drinker or a budding connoisseur, this event is...
Flooding means Vermont (and northern NH) need to change
Globe has a good story about Vermont facing reality: Flooding is part of life now and the state needs to change. State and local leaders are also asking tough questions about climate adaptation and what it means for the Green Mountain State. The questions span from...
Vineyard Wind OK’d to restart some construction
Canary Media reports that Vineyard Wind has been given permission to resume building supports for its offshore wind turbines after the blade on one of them broke, fell in the see, and floated onto the beach. It has not gotten permission to install blades while the...
NH finally getting a large (well, large-ish) utility solar array
Unitil, an electric and natural gas provider in New England, is about to build the first utility-owned solar array in New Hampshire. Its 4.9 MW in capacity - sneaking under the state's 5 MW limit on net metering. It's in Kingston, sufficiently remote that they're...
Heat pumps are great, say those who have them, but they’re not magic
There’s a good reason why the federal government is giving $450 million to New England to help get electric heat pumps into homes and businesses: They’re great machines and not just for climate change reasons. “I have been saving about $1,000 a year,” said Natch...
NH patents through Aug. 11
(Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name.) By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire through Aug. 11 *** Trigger Housing for a Firearm Q, LLC, Portsmouth, New Hampshire...
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