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Solar PV has quartered school's electricity bills
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th July 2011 at 9:39 am
Solar PV panels have made a 'huge difference financially to Shute Community Primary School, a small school in rural East Devon. Based in an old draughty building, and with a portacabin heated solely by electricity, the school's bills were 'horrific' says administrator Jenny Hardiman. Much to…
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How to get a grant for solar panels: tips from a community shop
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 25th July 2011 at 9:46 am
Solar PV panels have cut energy bills by around 15% at Dalwood Community Shop in Devon. With four freezers to run, energy bills are its largest outgoing, so the long and involved process of seeking grants to install them was worthwhile according to co-ordinator Shelagh Beak. As well as lower bill…
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Off-grid solar electricity: a case study of a field studies centre
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 1st August 2011 at 12:37 pm
Solar generated electricity is the perfect answer for the Stafford Marsh field studies building on the Axe Estuary wetlands in East Devon. Off-grid, and a hard place to get electricity to, it was a "no brainer" according to nature reserve officer, Fraser Rush. This is the first off-grid installat…
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Solar PV plus air source heat pumps: a case study of Donyatt village hall
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 5th August 2011 at 9:34 am
South east facing solar PV panels on a nearby roof got David Willis thinking that they might be an option for Donyatt Village Hall in Somerset. "They were facing a bit east of south east, and yet the performance is better than my solar pv panels on a south facing roof with slight shade first thi…
Posted in: Heat pumps, Solar electricity
Bicton Earth - a case study of building a renewable energy training centre
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 7th September 2011 at 9:09 am
A wide range of renewable technologies will be used in the new installer training centre and community interpretation centre at Bicton College in Devon. Old agricultural barns are being converted into a state-of-the-art centre. The heating will be set up to take first from the solar thermal panel…
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