Alternative technologyValue based technology movements

Transferring to ‘objective’ carbon metrics? Are we trying to get away from ethics? Markets OK? Tamed capitalism?

Alternative TechnologyBroad values

Sustainable / Low CarbonTechnologySingle value

But?So not so much ‘lifestyle’ or ‘community’ emphasis these days, although they still figure. Connected with this, many ‘political’ concerns we had about empowerment, alienation, participation, economic justice, are much weaker.

Open source technologyOpenness is the focus value

“A project to develop and build open-source energy monitoring, control and analysis tools”

Solar PV monitoring

http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/emontx/solarpv

Energy use per household

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P

Stack graphics and methodology based on David MacKay's book: Sustainable Energy without the hot air

Riversimple

All Power Labs

An open source technologyIs a technology where the source code, CAD drawings, technical documentation is openly available.

Open source Technologymovement

Freedom to doAll these things

By making it easy to build upon thework of others we can solve problemsfaster.

There is a real enjoyment in making and sharing.

empowerment

Through how-toGuides, available Code and designsIts possible to learn

Collaborationparticipation

Innovation

Building technicalcapacity

inspiration

Open source sustainable technologies

A collaboration that creates technology that empowers us to

participate in creating a future where we live within ecological limits.