#funding for boilers

[fundingforboilers]

Now we come to the most important part of the discussion, what does Funding For Boilers do, and how do we work in this aspect! The idea is very simple, and we make sure that whenever you get in touch with us for a new boiler installation Carmunnock, you get easy access. People tend to have a lot of hassles in getting the best, so we work hard to work in your favour. Finally, we have to say that when a new boiler installation Carmunnock, is in your mind, it cannot get better than Funding For Boilers. Please give us the onus and let us help you with any array of professional services.

[jasminewilson143]

Explore Funding For a New Boiler: A Comprehensive Guide

If you are a homeowner in the UK looking to replace your old boiler, you might be concerned about the cost. However, several schemes and grants can help you cover the expenses. This guide will explore the various funding options available, how to qualify, and what you need to do to benefit from these opportunities. Understanding the Need for a New Boiler Before diving into the funding options,…

[energyaudit]

An Overview On Industrial Energy Emergency And Its Funding

Commercial buildings consume a lot of energy during operational mode. If an excessive amount of energy is consumed, the utility bill will be high and you have to pay a good amount of money every month. This is why you should know whether your building is energy efficient or not. Do you know how much your facility is consuming energy? Are you paying a huge amount unnecessarily or not? The only way to reduce energy usage and the cost related to it is to give importance to energy efficiency programs. Energy efficiency and conservation are the two ways to reduce the use of energy. You will be able to carry on with your industrial operation smoothly without spending excess energy.

No doubt you will benefit from energy efficiency programs so get in touch with a reputed service provider who can help you in funding programs. Regarding energy efficiency funding you should contact an organization well-known in this aspect. They will help you understand your eligibility for several schemes. If you are completely unaware of the schemes you should consult professionals who will assist you with submitting necessary applications and generate energy certificates even. When it is about energy efficiency funding, experts can guide you better than anybody can.

Let’s Know the Advantages of Energy Efficiency:

Reduce cost:

By improving your business energy efficiency you will save money. Energy expenditure is indeed a big issue and many organizations have paid a huge amount on utility bills. If you don’t want to be one among them you should give importance to energy efficiency and conservation and it will help you save money. By using energy efficient appliances you can save nearly thirty percent on your gas bills. Such appliances are designed to use less energy without compromising the quality.

Improve Brand Reputation:

Financial benefit is not the only reason but there are more. Where everybody is concerned with keeping the environment free from pollution by applying various processes, why should you stay behind? Using less energy you can reduce the emission of greenhouse gas. Being energy efficient you will not only improve the reputation of your brand but also impress your business associates, investors and clients.

Productivity Will Be Increased:

Apart from saving, reducing expenses on utility bills, greenhouse gas emission and improving brand image, it will help you create a better working condition for your employees. Naturally increase in productivity and you will earn more profit.

Anyhow, this was all about the importance of energy efficiency, how it will benefit you and who will help you with funding programs.

[ayeforscotland]

Hi folks,

Sorry I have to write this because I was really hoping I wouldn't. Some of you might have read me venting about boiler issues over the past 6-7 months.

Basically, our boiler was condemned by our insurance company who said they would no longer repair it, and they could offer us an *incredible* £750 towards a new boiler if we used a specific supplier. This supplier wanted to charge us £5,500 for the job, and we, naturally, didn't have £4,750 lying around to spend. So we tried British Gas who came and gave us a quote...again for over £5000 because we'd need to pay for scaffolding, and this time without the £750 towards it from the insurance. Since then our boiler has started actively leaking and my mornings start with emptying the bucket that sits underneath. As a hail Mary I tried another local supplier this week who visited us yesterday. He's quoted us for a replacement boiler at £2500 which is arguably much more manageable. Through saving up and some extremely generous donations when I first ranted about the boiler, we've managed to save £1000. We were hoping that Home Energy Scotland would be able to provide a loan to cover the remaining £1500, but they have changed their policy to exclude gas boilers, and they ruled we weren't eligible for the Warmer Home Scotland fund as we don't receive benefits. I know it's the worst time of year to ask because it's an expensive time, but if any of you happen to need anything read to you by a Scottish guy or want your Scottish character's dialogue checked, please consider commissioning me on Ko-Fi.

You can, of course, also do one-off donations or even monthly support on Ko-Fi but I like being able to offer something in return.

[queenie435]

THE WORLD'S FIRST ELECTRIC ROLLER COASTER

Granville T. Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) introduced the “Figure Eight,” the world's first electric roller coaster, in 1892 at Coney Island Amusement Park in New York. Woods patented the invention in 1893, and in 1901, he sold it to General Electric.

Woods was an American inventor who held more than 50 patents in the United States. He was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on trains and streetcars.

In 1884, Woods received his first patent, for a steam boiler furnace, and in 1885, Woods patented an apparatus that was a combination of a telephone and a telegraph. The device, which he called "telegraphony", would allow a telegraph station to send voice and telegraph messages through Morse code over a single wire. He sold the rights to this device to the American Bell Telephone Company.

In 1887, he patented the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, which allowed communications between train stations from moving trains by creating a magnetic field around a coiled wire under the train. Woods caught smallpox prior to patenting the technology, and Lucius Phelps patented it in 1884. In 1887, Woods used notes, sketches, and a working model of the invention to secure the patent. The invention was so successful that Woods began the Woods Electric Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, to market and sell his patents. However, the company quickly became devoted to invention creation until it was dissolved in 1893.

Woods often had difficulties in enjoying his success as other inventors made claims to his devices. Thomas Edison later filed a claim to the ownership of this patent, stating that he had first created a similar telegraph and that he was entitled to the patent for the device. Woods was twice successful in defending himself, proving that there were no other devices upon which he could have depended or relied upon to make his device. After Thomas Edison's second defeat, he decided to offer Granville Woods a position with the Edison Company, but Woods declined.

In 1888, Woods manufactured a system of overhead electric conducting lines for railroads modeled after the system pioneered by Charles van Depoele, a famed inventor who had by then installed his electric railway system in thirteen United States cities.

Following the Great Blizzard of 1888, New York City Mayor Hugh J. Grant declared that all wires, many of which powered the above-ground rail system, had to be removed and buried, emphasizing the need for an underground system. Woods's patent built upon previous third rail systems, which were used for light rails, and increased the power for use on underground trains. His system relied on wire brushes to make connections with metallic terminal heads without exposing wires by installing electrical contactor rails. Once the train car had passed over, the wires were no longer live, reducing the risk of injury. It was successfully tested in February 1892 in Coney Island on the Figure Eight Roller Coaster.

In 1896, Woods created a system for controlling electrical lights in theaters, known as the "safety dimmer", which was economical, safe, and efficient, saving 40% of electricity use.

Woods is also sometimes credited with the invention of the air brake for trains in 1904; however, George Westinghouse patented the air brake almost 40 years prior, making Woods's contribution an improvement to the invention.

Woods died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Harlem Hospital in New York City on January 30, 1910, having sold a number of his devices to such companies as Westinghouse, General Electric, and American Engineering. Until 1975, his resting place was an unmarked grave, but historian M.A. Harris helped raise funds, persuading several of the corporations that used Woods's inventions to donate money to purchase a headstone. It was erected at St. Michael's Cemetery in Elmhurst, Queens.

LEGACY

▪Baltimore City Community College established the Granville T. Woods scholarship in memory of the inventor.

▪In 2004, the New York City Transit Authority organized an exhibition on Woods that utilized bus and train depots and an issue of four million MetroCards commemorating the inventor's achievements in pioneering the third rail.

▪In 2006, Woods was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

▪In April 2008, the corner of Stillwell and Mermaid Avenues in Coney Island was named Granville T. Woods Way.

[teacupthesauceror-blog]

Attn UK followers

If you're struggling with food and bills or need to fix or replace something essential like a boiler, you can apply for help from your local council. This does not affect your benefits as it's not handled by the DWP and does not count as income.

This is for upcoming and current costs. As always, if you are in debt, work out what you can afford after rent, bills and food and then call and set up a payment plan for that amount.

Please reblog because I'm seeing a lot of people struggling already and it will get worse over winter

[mnemosyne-nyx]

✨ Bruce Wayne Headcanons that haunt me but I refuse to elaborate on even if they're utterly wrong Pt. 2✨

Going feral over this man

Hal and Bruce almost share a birthday and it fucking infuriates Bruce for no reason.

My guy was a rebellious teenager growing up, you know, trauma baby tings but also wanting to distance himself from the elite society (I mean rich Gotham really is a different cesspool of evilness lmao who can blame the poor guy.) Not to get deep but the beginning of his crusade was him wanting to seek a life and identity beyond the Wayne name right and witness Gotham from all angles. However, after realising he can both honour and build upon his legacy, Bruce destroyed any proof of this phase as he associates it with his turbulent and troubled coming of age. Little does he know there's a box filled with Polaroids within the 73288199 attics of Wayne Manor ready for his kids to find plus his detailed knowledge about the punk scene of Gotham makes them suspicious anyway.

Bruce learns a lot from his children. He may be their mentor but he's definitely learnt acrobatic tricks from Dick Grayson, combat and body language from Cass etc etc. Black Canary one day complimenting an acrobatic move of Bruce's only for him to have learnt it from one 11 year old Dick Grayson.

Bruce knows every nook and cranny of the watchtower. This guy designed, funded and helped build this fucking thing. Superman can hear him fuckin scurrying in the hundreds of boiler rooms, hidden corridors and storage rooms like a human rat. Flash doesn't understand how this man just teleports from one end of the tower to the other not knowing Bruce built trapdoors, hidden passageways, fake walls in this place. Bruce has a hiding spot in the upper levels of the watchtower where a small window gives view to Earth. J'onn is the only leaguer who can rival Batman in his watchtower knowledge.

He is the unofficial caretaker of the justice league. He makes sure all catering and quarters are fully equipped to people's needs. Overhears a leaguer saying there aren't enough vegetarian options? Bam, fully renewed menu. Barry complaining he can't sleep because his quarter is too cold? Bam, temperature risen. Small things like office supplies, medical equipment - he's always taking mental notes of. He knows what leaguer is allergic to what too. Lad keeps the watchtower STOCKED

The League never fails to wish a member a happy birthday. Somehow word always gets out and no one really knows how the date gets around. It's Bruce. He knows everyone's birthdays. Sometimes photogenic memory doesn't work in his favour. When it comes to respect, compassion and love - Bruce isn't the verbal type. He prefers to show it through action - I mean he crusades around Gotham to show his need to protect people for God's sake. Therefore, he sets like a reminder anonymously on the watchtower monitor for some random hero to find.

My guy HATES Asmr.

Bruce's hair is naturally thick and actually pretty darn curly. Superman is renowned for having the curls, but Bruce - with dirty, grown out hair - can give him a run for his money. His curls never show though as he keeps his hair very short and often has it sleeked back in public (as Thomas and Alfred always told him it was neater and more proper that way.)

He is a PERFECT mix between Thomas and Martha. Everyone who ever meets Brucie Wayne for the first time tells him he's the spitting image of both of them.

My man was a heartthrob in the 90s. Dick and Tim frequently Google "Bruce Wayne 90s" and bust a gut laughing at how their old man is like in every fuckin teenage magazine published in that decade.

[starqueen87]

THE WORLD'S FIRST ELECTRIC ROLLER COASTER

Granville T. Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910) introduced the “Figure Eight,” the world's first electric roller coaster, in 1892 at Coney Island Amusement Park in New York. Woods patented the invention in 1893, and in 1901, he sold it to General Electric.

Woods was an American inventor who held more than 50 patents in the United States. He was the first African American mechanical and electrical engineer after the Civil War. Self-taught, he concentrated most of his work on trains and streetcars.

In 1884, Woods received his first patent, for a steam boiler furnace, and in 1885, Woods patented an apparatus that was a combination of a telephone and a telegraph. The device, which he called "telegraphony", would allow a telegraph station to send voice and telegraph messages through Morse code over a single wire. He sold the rights to this device to the American Bell Telephone Company.

In 1887, he patented the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, which allowed communications between train stations from moving trains by creating a magnetic field around a coiled wire under the train. Woods caught smallpox prior to patenting the technology, and Lucius Phelps patented it in 1884. In 1887, Woods used notes, sketches, and a working model of the invention to secure the patent. The invention was so successful that Woods began the Woods Electric Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, to market and sell his patents. However, the company quickly became devoted to invention creation until it was dissolved in 1893.

Woods often had difficulties in enjoying his success as other inventors made claims to his devices. Thomas Edison later filed a claim to the ownership of this patent, stating that he had first created a similar telegraph and that he was entitled to the patent for the device. Woods was twice successful in defending himself, proving that there were no other devices upon which he could have depended or relied upon to make his device. After Thomas Edison's second defeat, he decided to offer Granville Woods a position with the Edison Company, but Woods declined.

In 1888, Woods manufactured a system of overhead electric conducting lines for railroads modeled after the system pioneered by Charles van Depoele, a famed inventor who had by then installed his electric railway system in thirteen United States cities.

Following the Great Blizzard of 1888, New York City Mayor Hugh J. Grant declared that all wires, many of which powered the above-ground rail system, had to be removed and buried, emphasizing the need for an underground system. Woods's patent built upon previous third rail systems, which were used for light rails, and increased the power for use on underground trains. His system relied on wire brushes to make connections with metallic terminal heads without exposing wires by installing electrical contactor rails. Once the train car had passed over, the wires were no longer live, reducing the risk of injury. It was successfully tested in February 1892 in Coney Island on the Figure Eight Roller Coaster.

In 1896, Woods created a system for controlling electrical lights in theaters, known as the "safety dimmer", which was economical, safe, and efficient, saving 40% of electricity use.

Woods is also sometimes credited with the invention of the air brake for trains in 1904; however, George Westinghouse patented the air brake almost 40 years prior, making Woods's contribution an improvement to the invention.

Woods died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Harlem Hospital in New York City on January 30, 1910, having sold a number of his devices to such companies as Westinghouse, General Electric, and American Engineering. Until 1975, his resting place was an unmarked grave, but historian M.A. Harris helped raise funds, persuading several of the corporations that used Woods's inventions to donate money to purchase a headstone. It was erected at St. Michael's Cemetery in Elmhurst, Queens.

LEGACY

▪Baltimore City Community College established the Granville T. Woods scholarship in memory of the inventor.

▪In 2004, the New York City Transit Authority organized an exhibition on Woods that utilized bus and train depots and an issue of four million MetroCards commemorating the inventor's achievements in pioneering the third rail.

▪In 2006, Woods was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

▪In April 2008, the corner of Stillwell and Mermaid Avenues in Coney Island was named Granville T. Woods Way.

[ltwilliammowett]

Half time with our calendar and this is the perfect moment to introduce you to a lady who shows the interface of Age of Sail and Age of Steam. She is generally regarded as the start of the Age of Steam and yet she still has both elements. But who am I talking about ? - The HMS Warrior

HMS Warrior

More about her history here:

HMS WARRIOR was built as part of Britain’s response to concerns over France’s maritime ambitions which included the building of LA GLOIRE, a powerful ironclad which was the most advanced warship of its day.  WARRIOR was commissioned on 1 August 1861 and at that time unquestionably ruled the seas. Her main guns, engines and boilers were contained within an armoured wrought iron hull and she could be driven by both steam and sail. This combination meant that she could outrun and outgun any ship afloat and she never fired a shot in anger – the classic deterrent.

During the first commission her main role was to lead the Channel Squadron. On 22 November 1864 she paid off for her first major refit at Portsmouth Dockyard during which the ship was comprehensively refurbished. She was also completely re-armed with 7” and 8” muzzle loaded rifled guns. However, in the American Civil War the success of the Monitor was to have a dramatic effect on naval thinking and WARRIOR’s role as ‘Monarch of the Seas’ was to be very short-lived.

She re-commissioned in July 1867 and re-joined the Channel Fleet. The second commission was rather less interesting than the first as she was no longer regarded as the most powerful warship afloat and faded from the limelight. The second commission ended in 1871 and she then spent four years in refit at Portsmouth being fitted with improved boilers, steam power for the forward capstan and a new poop deck to accommodate an Admiral.  On completion in 1875 she became part of the First Reserve Fleet where she was to remain until paying at Portsmouth on 31 May 1883.

After periods as a depot ship and part of HMS VERNON she was paid off in 1924. She was then converted for use as a floating oil jetty and in 1929 was towed to Pembroke Dock where she was to remain for the next 50 years. In 1967 the campaign to restore WARRIOR started and prominent in this was Sir John Smith who formed the Manifold Trust. A committee chaired by the Duke of Edinburgh met in 1968 to discuss her future and from this emerged the Maritime Trust. When Pembroke Dock closed in 1978 the Manifold Trust agreed to underwrite the cost of restoration and the ship was handed over to the Maritime Trust in 1979.

In 1983 ownership was transferred to the Ship’s Preservation Trust which became the Warrior Preservation Trust in 1983. Although the hull was very sound the rest of the ship was in a poor state. The task which was part restoration and part re-building needed vast resources not only of money (£8M) but also of skill, patience and endurance. The 8 year restoration programme at Hartlepool transformed her into one of the world’s most important historic warships and in 1987 she returned to Portsmouth where she is now moored in the Historic Dockyard.

A planned preservation programme is in place for the ship and over the years she has been dry-docked twice, and the upper deck, (£725K provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund), all three fighting tops and half moons and the stern gallery have been replaced.

[emyluwinter]

I need it.

The scene where Malleus realizes that Yuu will go with them to the Noble Bell College

Malleus inwardly *Screams at the full force of his vocal cords with delight, arranges a small parade-an orchestra of gargoyles and a small Gaogao. Mentally rolling around on his huge bed and screeching with quiet squeaks of delight. Hugging and squeezing the pillow, jumping on the bed like a little restless child. Lets off confetti and fireworks. The happiest prince this morning.* They're coming with me!!!MY CHILD OF THE MAN IS GOING TOO!!!YEEEEAS!!YEAS!!!YEAS!!!WOOHOO!!

Malleus externally- I am very glad that you have joined us on this trip.~

Yuu is in anticipation and mentally hoping to spend the night in a place more comfortable than their old creaky bed with a moldy ceiling.

"Oh, Tsunotaro will be with us too!!It's great that he's going too"

*** While everyone passes through the "Dark Mirror" using it as a portal.

Imperceptibly and lightly grabbing the edge of the sleeve of the Malleus, Yuu whispers softly, seeing that their tall friend is slightly leaning towards them while everyone is distracted.

-Glad you're coming too, Tsunotaro. I heard that this is an old building. There will surely be a lot of gargoyles and beautiful places.

-Even if don't, it won't spoil the trip.

Mentally, he added, "Spending time together and sharing impressions will be one of the best events, Yuu"

A Grimm who gets his paws on the shoes of Yuu and Malleus and also whispers conspiratorially.

-What are you two whispering about here?I want to too!

-Hey!!Grimm get off the Young Master's shoes!!You will leave your footprints on his polished shoes!!!

Yuu grumbles softly -Cat footprints are cute, Sebek, and you sound like it's some kind of curse mark…

Small comments from the Prefect.

Looking at Frollo's statue, Yuu chuckles softly. They remember Disney movies. But they don't talk about it because no one will believe them. Secondly, it is a centuries-old story against one person from another world, even if Yuu tries, it will be the dumbest idea.

"A man who has spent most of his life exorcising witches and the objectionable….and in the place where he lived, as a result, there is one of the schools for magicians. I can only imagine how your ass is burning in hell now…Even though I don't like it. It's none of my business…I hope there is no such fanatic here"

Yuu sees Rollo. And immediately feels something is wrong as soon as he approaches them.

"You're kind of turbid…you should get some sleep.And just try to do something, there will be at least four… no..five?? who can chew off your head. Grimm will fry you, Deuce will accidentally drop the cauldron on you…Hmm and technically the boiler weighs more than the bell?We'll have to look later. Epel will push you into a coffin and drip you. And Sebek will just yell at you for three hours until your ears explode…And then Malleus will come, resurrect you and strike you with lightning so that will definitely die!"

Their intuition has never deceived them

"that's the f8ck…..please just be a tired student who decided to get additional college funding at our expense to plant a new flower bed….I won't even be offended by it."

Yuu externally - Mr. Flamme, can I take photos on the territory of the college?

-Of course.

-Thank you~

Yuu internally "the time of the detective photographer is always on the alert, if I have any proof!"

The scene with the bell.

Yuu looks around with interest and sees gargoyles. Stares intently and examines them.

"Daaaaaaaaaamn, I want to tickle their nose so that they sneeze loudly and scare the hell out of everyone…they look cute..Wait a minute. If Rollo is here….Where's the Quasi?Where is this awesome strong guy?I want to shake his hand and listen to him play the bells, even if I go deaf from it."

Looking at NRC students in fancy dress.

"Remember Yuu, you shouldn't be a paparazzi.It's rude. You will be able to withstand their charm. Yes, they look divine.Yes, I want to photograph every detail on them…..Oh, heaven have mercy, they gave Azul pearls?!?And…..and…..Transparent sleeves for Malleus…..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

*inner screams for the whole universe, trying to breathe deeply*

……….now I understand how Victorians felt when they saw women's ankles and wrists. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw….my sweet little Grimm!!! You look like a Musketeer!!My dear, you definitely won't mind if I take a photo from all sides. Such a cute cat, there are not enough boots!!"

[fundingforboilers]

Boiler Servicing Newton Mearns - Funding For Boilers

Funding For Boiler, we believe that regular servicing is the key to keeping your oil boiler running safely and efficiently. Our oil boiler servicing in Newton Mearns is tailored to suit the needs of your boiler. We carry out a full inspection of your boiler, checking for any signs of wear or damage. We then carry out any necessary cleaning and adjustments to ensure your boiler is running at peak performance. At Funding For Boiler, we understand that it can be difficult to fit servicing into your schedule, which is why we offer a flexible booking service. We can arrange for oil boiler servicing in Newton Mearns at a time that suits you, and you can also choose to have a detailed written report sent to you afterwards.

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from Canary Media:

Buildings everywhere need to get off fossil fuels in order to help the world avoid climate catastrophe. Yet owners of large commercial buildings in New York City are especially feeling the pressure: The groundbreaking Local Law 97 takes effect this year, requiring buildings of more than 25,000 square feet to meet specific emissions limits, which become more stringent in 2030, or face hefty fines.

One cutting-edge retrofit project is underway at the corner of Hudson and Charlton streets in lower Manhattan. The 17-story Art Deco office building, built in 1931, is ditching its fossil-gas boiler for uber-efficient electric heat pumps that are both heaters and air conditioners. They’re key components of a system that aims to heat and cool the building more efficiently by capturing thermal energy that would otherwise be wasted.

The state is backing the demonstration project, which could serve as a model to decarbonize the more than 6,000 high-rises that punctuate New York City’s skyline. As part of the Empire Building Challenge, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded $5 million to the 345 Hudson project in 2022, which also has more than $30 million in private funding.

Project leader Benjamin Rodney estimates that once the project is complete in 2030, the building will use 25 percent less energy than a conventional design and reduce greenhouse gas pollution by 70 percent relative to 2019 levels. As the grid cleans up, he expects the figure to climb to 90 percent by 2035. The deep emissions cuts will allow the building owner, Hudson Square Properties — a joint venture of Hines, Trinity Church Wall Street, and Norges Bank Investment Management — to avoid more than $200,000 in fines annually starting in 2030.

But more importantly, it could help other building owners determine how best to eliminate emissions — a crucial task given that nearly 70 percent of the city’s carbon pollution stems from the fossil fuels used to heat and power its buildings.

[energyaudit]

An Overview On Industrial Energy Efficiency In Australia

In an industry a vast amount of electricity is required for numerous operations. But there is no good reason to waste electrical energy. It is said because most of the industries are paying a huge amount for unnecessary energy waste. They are certainly not aware of the fact that the energy is being wasted. It is very common in industries that need to be stopped. If you want to save your extra expense that is caused due to electrical energy waste, give importance to energy efficiency. It is very much essential for every commercial building, be it small or big. The only way to reduce the electricity cost is to give priority to energy efficiency programs.

Many organizations have high energy costs and you may be one among them who do not know the cause of the waste like many. Several machines are operated throughout the day like generators, motors or boilers and there can be a leakage due to which energy is being wasted. Anyhow to better understand the problem or to find out the cause of energy waste you should depend on energy efficiency programs.

Let’s see the advantages of energy efficiency:

By improving the energy efficiency of your business you will be saving a good amount of money. Previously many industries viewed energy as an uncontrollable expense. But now more organizations are realizing that energy usage can be controlled. The amount of energy your commercial building is consuming will directly impact the financial condition of the company. With energy efficient plans and appliances you can save money and use it for other vital purposes.

One of the major advantages is it will reduce the emission carbon footprint. Pollution is quite obvious due to industrial operations but it can be reduced to a great extent by using only the required amount of energy. Your building needs to be more energy efficient, hence contact with the service provider regarding energy efficiency plans for boiler funding.

Energy efficiency will not only save money on utility bills or reduce carbon footprint but help create a better workplace for your employees. Energy efficiency can improve the performance of your employees and their comfort level. There are different types of energy saving plans and using that you will have a tax benefit also. A reputed service provider will help you get a certificate. If you are looking for energy efficiency plans for boiler funding, contact a reliable service provider in Australia.

This was all about being energy efficient and who can help you with the plans or the certificate.

[eaglesnick]

“It seems the most logical thing in the world to believe that the natural resources of the Earth, upon which the race depends for food, clothing and shelter, should be owned collectively by the race instead of being the private property of a few social parasites.

— Ralph Chaplin

While more and more homes in Britain suffer severe flooding because of climate change, Rishi Sunak has decided that North Sea oil and gas extraction should be speeded up.

“Hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences to boost British energy independence and grow the economy. ”  (GOV.UK: 31/07/23)

This policy has now been confirmed and will be included in the king’s speech. More concerned with winning votes than the catastrophic effects of climate change:

“Sunak has already watered down the government’s climate targets, pushing back the deadline for selling new petrol and diesel cars and the phasing out of gas boilers, prompting furious condemnation from the automobile and energy industries.” (Guardian:05/11/23)

The excuse used by Sunak to justify his planned increase in fossil fuel production  is "to reduce emissions and boost UK energy independence."

These claims are simply not true.

Encouraging more oil and gas production does not reduce emissions - it increases them. If you expand the global market for fossil fuels then more will be used with the obvious accompanying increase in emissions. What is more, Rystad Energy, an independent advisory and business intelligence company, has stated that:

“ UK oil rigs are among the highest carbon emitters in Europe. CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere from extracting North Sea oil and gas reached 13.1MM metric tonnes in the UK in 2019, or 21kg of carbon dioxide for every barrel of oil produced – far greater than the Norwegian North Sea, which produced 4MM metric tonnes of CO2 in 2019, or 8kg of CO2 a barrel.”  (Guardian: 13/10/22)

But let us put this evidence aside for the moment and give Sunak the benefit of the doubt regarding emissions, and look at his other claim that increase extraction of gas and oil from the North Sea will “boost UK energy dependency".

Again, simply not true. It was reported only a few weeks ago that the UK EXPORTS 80% of North Sea oil which is processed abroad and then sold back to us at whatever international price makes the oil and gas industries the most profit. (CNN Business: 27/09/23)

The only way to secure energy independence is to have state ownership of our natural assets. But that is not The Tory way.

Unlike the Norwegian government, who invested their countries enormous oil and gas revenues in economic sectors across the world, creating a State owned sovereign wealth fund now worth $1.2 trillion in assets, our Tory government squandered the money, continues to allow private investors to reap the profits, and have refused to create a UK Sovereign Wealth Fund because they are ideologically opposed to public ownership.

While Sunak is forced to sell licenses for oil and gas extraction in order to secure at least some  benefits from our natural resources, the Norwegians impose  a 78% tax levy on private oil and gas companies.

“UK should match Norway’s 78% North Sea oil and gas tax, thinktank says.” (guardian:28/10/22)

But that isn’t going to happen. Instead, our ideologically driven Tory government, opposed to taxes of any kind and especially those aimed at the rich and corporate world continue to draw  headlines like these.

“Shell and BP paid zero tax on North Sea gas and oil for three years.” (Guardian: 30/10/22)

and

“North Sea oil and gas industry offered ‘get-out’ clause on windfall tax.”(Guardian:09/06/23)

The stark contrast between the way successive Tory Government’s in the UK have managed the “bonanza” of North Seal oil and gas and the way the more socialist Norwegian governments have utilised their natural resources couldn’t be more stark.

[scotianostra]

Maid of the Loch.

A few pics from Thursdays visit to Balloch. PS Maid of the Loch is the last paddle steamer built in the country in 1953. She operated on Loch Lomond for 29 years and as of 2022 is being restored near Balloch pier.

The boat is the last of a long line of Loch Lomond steamers that began about 1816, within four years of Henry Bell's pioneering passenger steamboat service on the River Clyde.

After construction the "Maid" was dismantled, and shipped to the loch by rail to Balloch at the south end of the loch, and there the sections were reassembled on a purpose built slipway.

Maid of the Loch provided a service from Balloch pier, initially to Ardlui at the north end of the loch, but later her last call was a few miles short of this at Inversnaid and she would cruise to the head of the loch. She was transferred to the Scottish Transport Group in 1969; then in 1973 to Caledonian MacBrayne.

As with other steamers, cost pressures led to her being laid up after a last commercial sailing on 31 August 1981. One problem was that some of the piers on the loch would become unusable, either because of poor state of repair, or silting making the area around them too shallow; some of these piers had not been built to take a vessel as large as the Maid of the Loch. A series of attempts to return the vessel to service under a succession of owners was unsuccessful, and she presented a sad sight gradually deteriorating at the side of the loch.

Dumbarton District Council bought the Maid of the Loch and restoration work started. In 1995 the Council supported a group of local enthusiasts in setting up a charitable organisation, the Loch Lomond Steamship Company, to take over ownership and carry on restoration.

Part of the problem that held up the restoration was the pier had to be adjusted, with no sea port, there was no easy way to take her to a dry dock. With a lottery grant and donations the pier was rebuilt and the Maid was hoisted out of the water in 2006, to where it now sits.

With help from funding from The Scottiah Governement and other bodies work has been ongoing to restore her, but they were dealt a blow in 2018 when a further Heritage Lottery Fund of £3.8 million was withdrawn.

Restoration work continues on the ship, with her interiors being returned to their original 1950s appearance while adding modern conveniences like a lift between decks, and also enabling her engines and paddles to turn slowly fed by a package boiler mounted on the pier.[14][15]

In 2019 the project was again set back due to a failed bid to the National Lottery Fund. However, it received £950k from the Scottish Government and £50k from the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. This funding was used as described above. The charity has now built a new, more robust Slipway carriage using funds supplied by a variety of sources, most notably, Historic Environment Scotland as the slipway and the Steam Winch House form a Grade A listed structure.

You can get updates on the work, and how to make visits onboard to see how things are progressing, along with where to make a donation if you can, that will see The Maid of The Loch sail once again.

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…and there we have it…

It has taken over two fucking months to get the funding approved, but finally the San Antonio project can move forward.

Geez, Corporate has (2) bad quarters, the BOD for the Owners of this racetrack complained and voiced their sourness, and on the first day of Q3 - we get a notice to proceed.

Can’t wait to be the one to increase the cost for this project. Let’s see, new roof installation in So. Central Texas - in August/ September. Great. New chillers, boiler, and cooling towers on said roof as well. Electrical gear work is still to be determined.

Maybe, just maybe, I can milk this thing for 5 or 6 months and get paid I n the $70K ballpark.

Perhaps I can fiscally salvage this year after all. If he’s lucky, my old friend Uncle Sam, just might get his cut for last year as well.