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National Trust farms diversifying into growing energy – something old and...
The Blaen Coed weir nearing completion. Green Earth hydro just connecting the 250mm pipe to the weir ready for the landscaping around the site Lucy, Emyr and I spent this morning at two farms on the...
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Cutting edge technology used to maintain our PV. Four legged technician
Technology being looked after by our four legged friend. Eco friendly lawn mower! Paul, Lucy and I were over in NT Llanerchaeron in Mid Wales for a meeting today. After the meeting we went for a look...
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Butterflies and shingles…
Speckled Wood – the finished results Speckled Wood – the interior I have been privileged to work on the Speckled Wood project over the past few years. Speckled Wood is a sustainable new build, built by...
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How do we engage with renewables. Show and tell…but in a different way!
Renewables engagement at all levels. Games we hope can also work in raising awareness. As well as the ‘doing and installing renewables bit’ and within what we call the ‘fit for the future’ program...
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and the next farm based PV system is in. Llyndu near Snowdon
we now have quite a few of there PV systems installed on our farms Friday also allowed me to see the progress on the small 7.8kw PV being installed at Llyndu farm. The farm is over the valley from...
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Two sides of the Menai Straits. Plas Newydd and the Faenol
Volunteers, vision and the odd leyland. training, education and workshop This morning and it was a meeting with Paul and various people to discuss the Marine Source heat pump. We had a walk and the old...
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What do 150,000 orchids and a PV system have in common?
PV and something special at Plas Newydd. Common spotted orchids, northern marsh orchids and rarer greater butterfly orchids At Plas Newydd on Anglesey they just happen to share the same field....
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NT Stackpole getting greener
Short evening walk down to Broadhaven beach just down the Bosherston lakes from Stackpole The NT Stackpole centre in stunning Pembrokeshire was the site of the Jones family holiday (for the 5th year...
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Homework. Community energy in ‘my’ valley.
My village and my children. This is why I am involved. This motivation is similar to the other 8 people in the group Its been 12 very busy months at home with community energy. I have been blogging...
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Llanerchaeron Pv generating whatever the weather, and that’s no bull
Spent a day down at Llanerchaeron recently checking on the performance of the 37kw photovoltaic system, catching up with property staff on the ongoing progress they are making, and explaining to the...
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Community Energy. Homework getting serious!
The team hard at work. The community room above the famous Pete’s Eats cafe in Llanberis What do I, Paula, Alun, Maldwyn, Gwyndaf, Emlyn, Ifor, George have in common? We are now directors of an...
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A great Green Champions Workshop
By Charis Fowler: Yesterday we had another of our Midlands Green Champion Workshops. I found it great (even if I did arrange it myself!). We all got together at the Wolseley Sustainable Building...
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Fit for the Future Network event at Plas Newydd
Last Thursday around 100 people enjoyed a great Fit for the Future Network event at Plas Newydd. a wide range of members from Local Authorities, community action groups, universities and national...
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What does ‘good’ solar development look like? Lots of bumblebees, direct...
Guy Parker shared best practice for biodiversity Last Thursday was another Fit4Future event – this time a workshop for those interested, or already developing, large-scale (ground-mounted) solar. The...
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Views from Brazil. Interns perspective of her first 4 weeks with National...
Samanta with the Chirk Castle Biomass system Hi! My name is Samanta, I am an Environmental Engineering student from Brazil, taking part in a project called ‘Science without Borders’, a programme...
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Heating and the South West – A world of possibilities
Sometimes I just stop and go “wow” The start of last week found me down in the South-West doing what I think is the best part of my job = being nosey at some stunning properies. The Renewable Energy...
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The heat is on. Multiple renewable heating systems being installed by the...
The old farm-house in the back ground. The first of the 3 x 100m boreholes being finished. The newer farm-house on the right has the Klover 120 wood pellet range cooker installed. Demonstration farm! A...
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Do solar PV trackers make a difference in the UK?
The solar tracker at Garwnant. Looks the business. I have asked what the yield is like in Kwhs? Looks like a 4KWp system I don’t know! This is why I’m asking! I passed a very interesting one today when...
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Wow, wow, wow… the orchids are back! PV looking great as well! Plas Newydd
If you feel jaded by the whole ‘life’ thing. A walk through this meadow sort of puts a spring back into it!. Popped over to Plas Newydd a couple of days ago to see if the ‘Coterie’ was back… Collective...
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Bullet has been bit… After a lot of trailing, testing and infrastructure...
This city car is not quite in the city! We grow the fuel for it on the farm (PV and small hydro) we will let you know how it goes! This morning and it was Snowdon again with our esteemed colleagues...
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