by Paul McIntosh | Feb 25, 2013 | Energy Efficiency, Energy Events in Dorset, Fuel Poverty & Security, Green Deal
Dorset Energy Advice Centre (DEAC) and North Dorset District Council (NDDC) are working together to deliver a FREE half day session on Fuel Poverty next Monday 4th March 2013, 9:30am – 12:30pm in their Council Chamber at NDDC, Nordon, Salisbury Road, Blandford...
by Vince Adams | Feb 21, 2013 | Solar Energy
A company called V3Solar has announced a brand new solar panel design called the CoolSpin – that it says will make power 34% cheaper than the cheapest existing solar panels. The lenses used in this solar panel design were invented in 1790 for use on lighthouse...
by Simon Rayson | Feb 20, 2013 | Electric Transport
After an apparent loss of interest by the car industry in Fuel Cell powered vehicles, there has suddenly been a flurry of announcements by a number of manufacturers. Of course as anyone who has taken an interest in alternative (and renewable) fuelled vehicles over the...
by Anna Celeste | Feb 19, 2013 | Energy Events in Dorset, Fracking
Our contacts at West Dorset Friends of the Earth have told us about a new community group called Frack Free Dorset which has been set-up to protect the Dorset environment from Fracking. Hydraulic fracture methods (“fracking”) are associated with a range of...
by Lets Get Energized | Feb 19, 2013 | Climate Change, Wind Power
West Coast Energy told us that last week their plans for nine wind turbines for the West Dorset Wind Farm have been formally submitted. The site is located on farmland south west of Milborne St Andrew, north of Tolpuddle and north east of Puddletown. While the...