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Conserving water and energy

All aboard the solar train?
15 Dec 2017

All aboard the solar train?

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, Renewables, Travel | 0

10:10 Climate Action have published a report on how solar PV can be connected to trains running DC traction using a third rail, as in London, Merseyrail and elsewhere. Grid capacity constraints mean new renewable generating capacity can no longer … Continued

Amrita Sphuranam, village electrification project launched
19 Oct 2014

Amrita Sphuranam, village electrification project launched

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, Electricity, Technology | 0

The Amrita Sphuranam project of Amrita Centre for Wireless Networks and Applications, the Mata Amritanandamayi Math will be providing solar-powered electrification for the entire rural village of Motakkara in Wayanad.  Amrita Sphuranam was created as part of Amrita University’s Live-in-Labs … Continued

IT and waste collectors in Bangalore
1 Aug 2014

IT and waste collectors in Bangalore

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, Recycling, Technology | 0

“Bangalore’s streets have always been a concoction of smells, from roasting coffee beans to the doughy sweetness of local bakeries. But the one smell that will probably invade your senses today is the foul stench of garbage. While most of … Continued

Building a rocket stove
1 Aug 2014

Building a rocket stove

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, Technology | 0

At the Experience Week this year at Centre Amma, at Pontgouin (near Chartres), we assembled a rocket stove in a matter of hours on the first day, tested it on the second day and disassembled it on the third. Day … Continued

France
Emergency appeal for Zimbabwe
11 Jan 2014

Emergency appeal for Zimbabwe

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, plants, Water | 0

Practical Action write:- “Broken pipes in Zimbabwe irrigation systems mean that farmers are unable to grow crops to feed and support their families. Farmers like Reginald Tawanda, he’s farmed in Manicaland, Zimbabwe for over 50 years. He has always supported … Continued

Droughts and floods are our future
11 Jan 2014

Droughts and floods are our future

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, Water, Water | 0

The Environment Agency has said that Britain must adapt to weather extremes, on the basis of the data for 2012, when within a four-month period rivers such as the Tyne, Ouse and Tone fell to their lowest and rose to their … Continued

Flood prevention – what CAN be done
10 Jan 2014

Flood prevention – what CAN be done

by Treebeard | posted in: Conserving water and energy, InDeed, Permaculture | 0

It is possible to design housing developments that contain all the run-off of water from the roofs, as this BBC report on a development in Sheffield shows.  Conserving water is not just one of the InDeed pledges, but also a cardinal … Continued

Green Living Tips

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