No, 5.9 W absolutely does not equal 60 W! #EnergyLiteracy 🤯

Here's the first sample of my engineering thesis to sonify charge controller data from a #SolarProtocol web server. This is made on the tutorial from https://scribe.rip/@astromattrusso/sonification-101-how-to-convert-data-into-music-with-python-71a6dd67751c and is a proof of concept that data can become sounds, still working on getting it to music.

This is the power draw of the raspberry pi on January 2nd, 2023.
Higher power results in deeper pitches, low power is high pitches.

I've also set the velocity (think of how hard a key is pressed, lightly or softly) to correspond to the solar power. Compared to the beginning and end, where there is no solar power, there is more velocity during the day, which is when the sun is out. This part is harder to hear for sure, I'm still learning how to normalize and scale data.

This mapping of music parameters is mapped to every data point and saved as a midi event.

The audio is about 3 minutes, with about 4 data points or 8 minutes of data per beat, using a voicing of a Cmaj13#11 chord, notes from C lydian.

I didn't have to produce an audio file from the mid file for this point in my project, but I did so I could share it all with you. Painfully set up fluidSynth.

#dataSonification #music #accessibility #numeracy #energyLiteracy #solar #webServer

An example of the 'rebound effect' I really wasn't expecting!

It's another reason (to add to a growing list) not to let the undoubted value of installing insulation (and other fabric measures) delay the roll out of (mainly air source) heat pumps.

This suggests to me we need a third strand though: national programme on energy literacy.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/insulation-only-provides-short-term-reduction-in-household-gas-consumption-study-of-uk-housing

#heating #heatpump #ASHP #insulation #retrofit #energy #energyliteracy #climatecrisis

It's been a few months since I took part in the FIBER Natural Intelligence lab in Amsterdam. It was a blast: memorable conversations, many moments of awakening, absolutely one of those experiences that have impact on the way you think, work and are.

During the lab I did several visual recordings, but decided to publish this one:

Collective Infrastructures: How to Understand Collectivity is my take from @root's workshop
https://fiber.medium.com/collective-infrastructures-how-to-understand-collectivity-9b3e0a7deecc

You can see the whole Dossier with articles here: https://www.fiber-space.nl/project/dossier-natural-intelligence/

#energyliteracy #collectiveinfrastructures #fossilfree #future