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Falcon in the Storm #05: The lost promise of Stalin City

There are two towns in Hungary that were entirely built by the dream of socialist industry, from scratch, with no historical background, unlike any other city in the country. One of them was called Lenin City, created for workers of the nearby mines and newly built factories of assorted technologies,

Falcon in the storm #04 – Critical Mass Heaters

Apro’ Tech is an ingenious word game with Appropriate Technology, the movement of achieveing the best possible result with the resources at hand, and the word for ‘tiny’ in Hungarian, which happens to be ‘apró’. It represents the small scale of the energy solutions this team is aiming for, while

Falcon in the Storm #2: The Creep of Solar

In our second guest post from Gergő Benedek, he explores a city community trying to invest in renewables. Wekerle is a unique neighbourhood, situated where the outskirts meet the edge of the Budapest , Hungary. The square-shaped residential area is a protected heritage site, an unlikely ‘garden city’ experiment, built at

Falcon in the Storm

The nation of Hungary, throughout its 1000 year history, has always been at a crossroad. Due to its location, it is one of the places where Western and Eastern Europe meet- sometimes in the shape of cultural exchange, trade, or, more often than not, in war. Wedged between Russia, Germany

Masonry heaters – Better than a rocket stove?

In Hungary as in most of Europe we have to deal with harsh winters. For people living in rural areas, there really are lot of choices to choose from when it comes to heating. As with many aspects of technology often the right choice lies somewhere halfway between tradition – things

Bristol Energy Cooperative: “it felt right for us to be ambitious”

You may have read recently about Bristol Energy Coop (BEC) and their ambitious share offer which aimed to raise £10.5 million for renewable energy projects in Bristol. They have already reached £9 million, and are still looking for the last bit, and it’s not limited to people from