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Category Archives: Water
Butterflies and shingles…
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 the National Trust as a home for long-term volunteers. It was designed by Ben Law, … Continue reading
Posted in Biomass, energy efficiency, Energy generation, Hydro, PV, South East, Water
Tagged biomass, community, efficiency, Jane Fletcher, National Trust, National Trust Blog, PV, rainwater harvesting system, water
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BBC Radio Cymru, Hidden Hydros and a very wet day
Just got back after a very wet day recording two programs for BBC Radio Cymru on the hydros of NW Wales or to be more geographically correct following the Glaslyn River from source to sea and popping in to see … Continue reading
Bunny Power. strange what you will find inside a hydro
Yesterday was as you can read from the previous two blogs a hydro morning again at the farm. something peculiar did happen whilst there. I was showing the old 1932 turbine which we have in the farm yard and on … Continue reading
What are you doing with that pole? Ah ground electromagnetic conductivity test for the hydro pipes. “thats nice”
Saw two men at Hafod y Llan walking around with a GPS unit and a 6ft tube which did stand out on the first wet day we have had for a month. This was also on the day we spent … Continue reading
Posted in Hydro, Wales, Water
Tagged ductile iron pipes, electrical conductivity test, energy, energy efficiency, environment, environmental, Fit for the future, hafod y llan, hydro, Keith Jones, Paul Southall, soil conductivity, Soil electrical conductivity, sustainability, Wales, water, welsh government
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Hydro progress – there is a lot on the go!
Synopsis of hydro progress across Wales 1. The 15kw Gorsen hydro is ready to go. TGV over in a couple of weeks and three months later we should be the proud owner of a new micro hydro at our farm. … Continue reading
Posted in Hydro, Wales, Water
Tagged Fit for the future, hafod y llan, hydro, Keith Jones, National Trust, National Trust Blog, National Trust hydro, Paul Southall, sustainability, Wales, water
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Hydro, hydro, hydro…what more can i say! Prospecting continues
Today another steep slope, grid spotting and access evaluation. I was over in the Ysbyty area with a neighbour and tenant looking at something they want to develop. The something turned out to be one of the best 100kw hydro … Continue reading
Posted in Hydro, Wales, Water
Tagged Archemedian screw, hydro, Keith Jones, National Trust, National Trust Blog, Pandy Mill, Paul Southall, sustainability, Wales
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Flooding / resilience and my village. Permanent change will be the only constant!
Charis’s earlier blog around resilience and climate change has got me thinking and looking back at the flood impact of last Nov around my square mile. The impact of the flooding has been catastrophic not just in terms of infrastructure … Continue reading
