Community Energy Partnership - South West Devon » SWD CEP http://www.swdcep.org.uk South West Devon Community Energy Partnership Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:34:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 Innovation reducing environmental impact and costs of PV http://www.swdcep.org.uk/innovation-reducing-environmental-impact-and-costs-of-pv/ http://www.swdcep.org.uk/innovation-reducing-environmental-impact-and-costs-of-pv/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2014 20:47:58 +0000 http://www.swdcep.org.uk/?p=457 A feature on this evening’s which can reduce the cost and toxicity of cadmium telurite PV cells. Apparently cadmium chloride is an essential element to make the cell work … but researchers from Liverpool University have discovered that magnesium chloride can be substituted with no reduction in efficiency. Cadmium telluride cells in themselves are, apparently, a

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]]> A feature on this evening’s which can reduce the cost and toxicity of cadmium telurite PV cells. Apparently cadmium chloride is an essential element to make the cell work … but researchers from Liverpool University have discovered that magnesium chloride can be substituted with no reduction in efficiency.

Cadmium telluride cells in themselves are, apparently, a lower cost alternative to silicon cells.

Listen to the broadcast here.

A more detailed article published in today’s Independent can be read here.

 

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]]> http://www.swdcep.org.uk/innovation-reducing-environmental-impact-and-costs-of-pv/feed/ 0 Nest Thermostat from B&Q http://www.swdcep.org.uk/nest-thermostat-from-bq/ http://www.swdcep.org.uk/nest-thermostat-from-bq/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2014 16:29:28 +0000 http://www.swdcep.org.uk/?p=416 B&Q appear to be marketing an interesting combined thermostat and programmer that seems to have some good reviews. Have any of you seen this before or know anything about it? In fact it seems there a number of people selling it including John Lewis. And the company NEST is owned by Google. Here’s the link

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]]> B&Q appear to be marketing an interesting combined thermostat and programmer that seems to have some good reviews. Have any of you seen this before or know anything about it?

NEST thermostat
In fact it seems there a number of people selling it including John Lewis.
And the company NEST is owned by Google.
Here’s the link to an article in The Guardian

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]]> http://www.swdcep.org.uk/nest-thermostat-from-bq/feed/ 3 Open Homes Funding http://www.swdcep.org.uk/open-homes-funding/ http://www.swdcep.org.uk/open-homes-funding/#comments Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:06:56 +0000 http://www.swdcep.org.uk/?p=81 Newton and Noss Environment Group, Transition Tavistock and Transition Town Totnes have been successful in bidding for support from the Energy Savings Trust to hold Open Homes events. For more details see Events

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]]> Newton and Noss Environment Group, Transition Tavistock and Transition Town Totnes have been successful in bidding for support from the Energy Savings Trust to hold Open Homes events. For more details see Events

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