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An entire island powered solely by Solar Power

25/4/2017

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Tesla recently announced a major solar energy project for the island of Ta'u. A small island of 600 habitants which forms part of the American Samoa.

The project which is essentially a microgrid, consisting of 5,328 solar panels will generate enough electricity for virtually all 100% of the islanders needs for an entire 3 days without any sunlight. That is thanks to the 60 individual Tesla battery storage units they have also installed to hold onto that energy from the sun.

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​Ta'u previously ran mostly off of diesel generators and use to go through an estimated 109,500 gallons of diesel each and every year. It is evident to see that a huge saving both economically and environmentally are going to be made form this venture. "Factoring in the escalating cost of fuel, along with transporting such mass quantities to the small island, the financial impact is substantial," said Tesla in a blog post."

#solar #tesla #tau #americansamoa

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UK goes an entire day without using coal power. First time since 1888.

24/4/2017

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The UK on Friday 21st April 2017 managed to go the entire 24 hours without having to rely on any power sourced from coal power. It is the first time it has happened since the industrial revolution in 1888. 

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​​It is not the first time we have gone without coal-power for a period of time, but the last record was 19 hours in 2016. The fact that this time it was an entire day shows that we no longer need to rely on coal power to power the UK.

On Friday 21st April, power came from a range of sources including; natural gas (50.3%), nuclear (21.2%), wind (12.2%), biomass (6.7%) and solar (3.6%).

#renewableenergy #coal #power
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Brighton Colour Obstacle Rush 2017

11/4/2017

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On Saturday 6th May 2017, a team of eight from CDS Electrical will be making their way down to Brighton Racecourse to participate in the 2017 - Brighton Color Obstacle Rush. 

It's a 5km (3 mile) obstacle course that circumnavigates the racecourse. The course includes a series of obstacles and 'colour stations' to add to the challenge. Scattered around the course to keep you going are a series of music stations. It looks like a lot of good fun and we are all very much looking forward to it. 
 
The course is only just over 3 miles long, but with eight participants that is another 24 miles to be added to our totaliser for the year. We set a goal to hit 1,500 miles this year and it seems like a long long way away still.... BUT, we do have some great events lined up for later on in the year that we are positive will make us hit that mighty 1,500 milestone. 
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​#event #colorobstaclerush #brighton
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Know your wattage - different bulbs emit more light from the same number of watts

3/4/2017

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There are typically four types of bulbs you will find around a home. Incandescent, Halogen, CFL and LED. Incandescent light bulbs have now started to being phased out and so knowing how the others stack up is vital when going bulb shopping.

Did you know, a 100-watt incandescent bulb can be replicated by using a 20-watt LED bulb. Likewise, a 40-watt Incandescent bulb can be replicated by using a bulb that has only 8-watts. In other words, an LED bulb requires 80% less watts to give the same lighting effect.
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For those of you who don't know what the acronyms stand for. CFL stands for 'Compact Fluorescent Lamp' and LED stands for 'Light-emitting Diode'.
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Different types of bulbs - Comparison chart of watts.                                                         Source (lowes.com)

#bulbs #lighting #incandescent #halogen #cfl #led
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     Unit F1, Chaucer Business Park, Dittons Road, Polegate (Just outside Eastbourne).
     East Sussex, BN26 6QH.
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