St Wenn, Diocese of Truro - shared biomass boiler with under-floor heating
In St Wenn, Cornwall, the Church and School shared a biomass heating project. First steps – what’s needed? Planning for this project was comprehensive and … Read more
Technologies
Storage of solar power using a battery Energy Storage System - updated
A case study of a domestic installation updated after five months’ use. This report describes my experience of a renewable energy storage system developed by … Read more
Estimating solar PV power generation
Summary Estimates of generated output from solar pv systems need to be handled cautiously: the actual output will vary substantially year by year. This note … Read more
Lighting Churches in the South West - conference report
A Conference held on July 2014 in St Mary Magdalene, Taunton, to promote efficient and greener lighting systems inside and outside churches. Who was there? Parish officers, … Read more
Rural Community Energy
The Diocese of Exeter has secured funding to develop community energy projects with local people in Devon. Starting in Okehampton, it is hoped to investigate … Read more
Hydro-electricity at Buckfast Abbey
The Catholic Benedictine community at Buckfast Abbey has installed both a water turbine (shown here) and an Archimedes screw in the canal alongside the River … Read more
Bishop’s House, Staverton
Pilot installation of a biomass boiler in a large domestic setting. It is 32kW in size, and the expected payback period is less than 5 … Read more
Camborne Parish Church
Revd Mike Firbank writes… At Camborne Parish Church we are trying to change behaviour/attitudes and change the way we heat/light etc our church buildings. Immediate … Read more
Bishop Cornish Education Centre, Saltash
The new education centre in the grounds of Bishop Cornish School, Saltash will provide music facilities, before and after school care, nursery provision and also … Read more
Wood pellet boiler at St Paul, Gulworthy, Devon
The parish of St Paul, Gulworthy is situated in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the far west of the Exeter Diocese, … Read more
