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Stupid, or not stupid?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 17th March 2009 at 9:20 am
I went to the premiere of The Age of Stupid on Sunday night. That's a first for me, having never been to a premiere before. But I didn't walk down the green carpet in Leicester Square - just a trip to Exeter Picture House - where we watched what was going on in London, before the simultaneous showin…
Posted in: General
Learn how to generate your own electricity
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th October 2009 at 2:19 pm
Wind farms - you either love them or you loathe them. I'm on the side of love. Ever since the first time I drove down the A395 in Cornwall, and they loomed, eerie and magnificent in the bleak dusk, I've been a wind turbine fan. So I'm excited to hear about Good Energy's Power from the People day …
Posted in: General, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Wind farm in my backyard? Yes please
Posted by Gilly Jones on 31st March 2010 at 9:47 am
Two wind turbines constitute a wind farm. That's just one of the many facts I learned last week on a tour of the Roskrow Barton Wind Farm near Penryn in Cornwall, courtesy of the The Cornwall Light and Power Company (CLP). Members of Sid Valley Energy Action Group (SVEAG) invited me…
Posted in: General, Wind turbines
New wind turbines at Delabole generate more than twice as much
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 24th February 2011 at 9:15 am
The new wind turbines at Good Energy's Delabole wind farm are very impressive. I visited on Tuesday for the celebration of its repowering and learnt a lot about how wind generation has improved. There are four new wind turbines, replacing the original 10. Delabole, in Cornwall, is the site of one…
Posted in: Wind turbines
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