Originally published on 19 August 2010 People interested in the nuts and bolts that make renewable energy schemes work meet at our 6 weekly Technical Team Discussion Nights. Usually there is a good mix of new people and those actively involved in tasks for Sheffield Renewables. Conversation topics include: updates on progress developing our renewable […]
Originally posted on 20 July 2010 The goit, which channels water to and from the wheel pit, has fallen into a state of disrepair over the decades. The Environment Agency and Sheffield City Council have made striking improvements both within the River Don and at the top of the Kelham Island goit. Sheffield Renewables volunteers […]
Originally posted on 22 June 2010 Renewable energy was prominent at Peace in the Park 2010. There were 3 wind turbines, including our own. A bike powered smoothie maker, a cycle park and our own bike powered mobile telephone charger showed a range of possible uses for pedal power. The beautiful sun had our solar […]
Originally posted on 8 June 2010 Following on from the positive outcome of the feasibility study, the effect of the hydroelectric scheme on the existing wildlife will be examined. We are employing a local consultant to identify the important species and habitats in the area. They will then ensure that we do not create any […]
Originally posted on 27 May 2010 Sheffield Renewables’s now legendary A-Board is out and about in Sheffield City Centre (see photo above). If you see the A-Board anytime before the 25th of June 2010 and you want a chance to win £25 worth of book tokens all you need to do is: Take a picture […]
Originally posted on 25 May 2010 I’ve been to the Energy House (South Yorkshire Energy Centre) lots of times. I even helped clean up the floor boards and strip paint from the old banister when it was being created from the home and bakery of John Dawson, pikelet and doughnut maker. This time I came […]
Originally posted on 18 May 2010 Sheffield Renewables had a stall at the Big Green Fair which was part of Sheffield University’s Ethical and Environmental Week on Monday May 10th 2010. It was a good day with interesting stalls. We made good contacts with other organisations there, spoke to several keen students and signed up […]
Originally posted on 30 April 2010 Overall, the feedback for the Supporter Survey was positive. We were very pleased that more than a fifth of our supporters chose to give us feedback. It was also encouraging that a third of those that responded are interested in investing in our renewable energy generation schemes, we hope […]
Originally published on 7 April 2010 The feed-in tariff [2] introduced by the government last week is a great boost to our renewable energy scheme development plans. The feed-in tariff will provide us with slightly higher revenues than predicted when we started developing our hydroelectric schemes in 2007 and the fixed price means that we […]
Originally posted on 31 March 2010 Sheffield Renewables’ volunteer model makers saw their labours bear fruit last Saturday as the bike-powered generator was finished. Our model making workshop leader Matt helped a new volunteer solder the electrical bits and pieces together, putting the finishing touches to the working model. The photo above shows Matt studying […]