Monthly Archives: April 2011

Mr. Chip’s new clothes

Today Mr Chips has been in Abergavenny getting his first set of clothes – his livery – and he looks very smart. The livery has been created and applied by Digital Delights in Market Street, Abergavenny (01873 855066) and they … Continue reading

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May 11th, 12th, 14th – Help needed to lay woolen line

The woolen line project is laying lines of woolen “sausages” on the top of Pen Trumau in the Black Mountains in an ambitious attempt to arrest the severely eroded peat bog. The woolen line was started in Spring 2010 and … Continue reading

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Estimated 3500 kWh of power a year from our PV panels

There’s a European Commission web-site that tries to give a reasonable estimate of PV production based on solar radiation, local climate and terrain. You have to give it the location, azimuth (direction of the Sun at Noon), panel slope, and … Continue reading

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Selling the electricity created by hydro’s

Talybont Energy currently sells the hydro electricity created by the 36Kw Talybont turbine to Good Energy via a system referred to as ROCs – Renewable Obligation Certificates. Each energy supplier, like Good Energy, has to buy a certain amount of … Continue reading

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Guardian article on electric cars

Interesting article in the Guardian – starting to see some acknowledgment of the gap between media hype and consumer reality … I don’t think our mixed experiences with Bluebell have been anything unusual.

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Mr Chips’ Big Moment

Usually it’s electric Bluebell who gets all the media attention but, after a year of waiting patiently in the background smelling (just slightly) of chip fat, Mr Chips’ moment in the limelight has finally come. He is the green car … Continue reading

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Car Club Report – March 2011

We are delighted to have Bluebell back in action with a brand new battery set installed. We are, however, out of guarantee now so any further battery deterioration or damage will be a cost to us. We are keen that … Continue reading

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CBI study puts consumer information at centre of ‘green’ economy

The CBI reseachers surveyed 2000 respondents and found that three-quarters do not think about energy efficiency when making the biggest purchase of their lives, a new home, but more than half (53%) do think about energy efficiency when buying a … Continue reading

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