Sheep wool insulation

Each cubicmeter contains 16 kg sheep wool. Each sheep delivers about 2 kg wool per year. But how does it happen, that wool is nearly not more expensive than other insulation?

   Sheep wool insulation Each cubicmeter contains 16 kg sheep wool. Each sheep delivers about 2 kg wool per year. But how does it happen, that wool is nearly not more expensive than other insulation?









  Not suitable for the textile industry


Austrian mountain sheeps have a scratchy wool. Formerly as in Austria was an appreciable textile industry, this wool was used.

Now is only very few textile industry in Austria remaining. The last companies are in a high price segment and do not work up scratchy wool from Austria. For modern textiles is wool from New Zealand sheeps used.

  Insulation industry only purchaser


For Austrian sheep cultivators is the insulation industry nearly the only purchaser of wool. The price depends on the competition with other insulation materials. This is the reason why insulation with sheep wool is surprising inexpensive.



  Energy saving fair Wels 2005


Fair report from the Wels energy saving fiar in March 2005. Self experiences as an engine for a heat pump and with an infrared camera.

Self photo with infrared camera Self photo with infrared camera
What is normally used to make cold bridges at houses visible is here used as a fair attraction. An infrared camera shows pictures on 4 big screens.


Hydrogen energy cycle Hydrogen energy cycle
Hydrogen economy as a model. Photovoltaic delivers electric power, electrolysis splits water, hydrogen stored, fuel cell delivers electricity.


Home exercise kit heat pump Home exercise kit heat pump
The theory is well known. Higher temperature difference between cold and warm side causes more energy demand for the heat pump.


Heat pump demo Heat pump demo
This modified home exercise kit is for the illustration of the heat pump. The compressor powered by human muscles takes the coolant.


Hall heating with wood pellets Hall heating with wood pellets
Minus 9 degree Celsius 10:00am on the parking lot of the fair. To warm such a tent like fair hall, it's better to rent a 800 kW pellets heating.




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