Category Archives: Environment

Solar PV Generation Update, Feb 2012

Posted on February 3, 2012 by james

It’s the start of another month and time to review our solar PV installation once more… Generation for January was 120kWh, almost double the estimated production for this area during January. In fact, every month so far we’ve exceeded not … Continue reading →

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My First Full Double Rainbow

Posted on January 22, 2012 by james

From our position here, pretty much on the top of a hill we have a good view in all directions and that means we often see lovely rainbows. Even so it’s not particularly common to see one complete from ground … Continue reading →

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Communing with Nature

Posted on January 11, 2012 by james

The weather has been wet or overcast (or both) here for what seems like months (actually, it probably is months) and those crisp, cold winter mornings have been noticeable by their absence. This morning however we probably came as close … Continue reading →

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Solar PV Installation

Posted on September 12, 2011 by james

For a long time I’ve been tempted by a solar photovoltaic (PV) installation, but been unable to convince myself that it would be financially worthwhile. A couple of months ago however a friend was telling me about his new installation … Continue reading →

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Spawny Frogs

Posted on March 4, 2011 by james

Once upon a many years ago, a cart track ran from a nearby road and turned at our yard to run down to the local corn mill. The track has long since fallen out of use, but a dip in … Continue reading →

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DIY Small-Scale Anaerobic Digestion (part one)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by james

Fans of the 1970’s BBC comedy series “The Good Life” will remember that Tom and Barbara had an electricity generator in the cellar that was powered using pig manure. What may be surprising is that it’s based on a fundamentally … Continue reading →

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UK light pollution map

Posted on February 14, 2011 by james

Someone pointed me at an excellent interactive UK light pollution map the other day, apparently done as an overlay on Google Earth. It’s quite shocking to think that all those bright areas represent wasted fuel, wasted energy and, especially in … Continue reading →

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