countrypunk@slrpnk.net to Solarpunk@slrpnk.net · 1 year agoWhat countries could you realistically see Solarpunk becoming a reality in?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down14
arrow-up140arrow-down1message-squareWhat countries could you realistically see Solarpunk becoming a reality in?countrypunk@slrpnk.net to Solarpunk@slrpnk.net · 1 year agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squaregmoke@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year ago@ProdigalFrog @countrypunk In the early 2000s, Cuba replaced all the old refrigerators with newer more efficient ones. They could have recycled the heat exchangers into solar hot water heaters but the thought never occurred to them. I asked.
minus-squareProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSurprising, I’d always read they re-used and repurposed stuff like crazy over there since they have limited resources to get more.
@ProdigalFrog @countrypunk In the early 2000s, Cuba replaced all the old refrigerators with newer more efficient ones.
They could have recycled the heat exchangers into solar hot water heaters but the thought never occurred to them.
I asked.
Surprising, I’d always read they re-used and repurposed stuff like crazy over there since they have limited resources to get more.