Today I joined the
Federation of Small Businesses at last. I should have done it years ago. I recommend it to everyone with a business or three. One membership covers them all as it is by person.
Labels: Phase converters, Water power, Wind power
This picture is from the
NASA Earth Observatory and shows recent snow from outer space. There is a contradiction between up to 30 years of apparent global warming and recent cooling.
Weather Action states:
"Despite the expectations of proponents of man-made global warming & Climate Change:
2006 was cooler than 2005 (and rated 6th warmest over recent decades);
2007 which the Met Office forecast would be the warmest ever was in fact the 7th warmest listed and cooler than 2006;
2008 was notably cooler than the Met office / WMO forecast and is rated 10th warmest.
However, we should not use such arguments against the real need to reduce energy consumption and limit population growth. The resources of the planet are finite and must be conserved.
Labels: Water power, Wind power
Here are two pictures from yesterday's work on our 'head-based' hydro installation in a remote rural location. The first picture shows the idyllic location on an old mill pond. The second picture shows the freezing, wet, muddy location of the water turbine. This is where the water wheel was located when this was a working water mill. Fortunately Selina and I were able to work entirely inside the building where the electronic system is housed.
Labels: Water power
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Today we have been enjoying the 2008 British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) Conference at the Southampton Novotel (pictured). The presentations were all good but we particularly enjoyed:
'Investing - the Ideal World' by Martin Hurll of St. James Place Capital, who boosted our flagging morale with respect to the financial crisis;
'Selling to the UK and USA' by Nick Heyes of Marine Electronic Services Ltd., who described in great detail the wonders of West Marine, only to provide the punch line that he found its Ts & Cs to be unacceptable.
In the bar Tamzin Matthew, legal and Company Secretary at the British Maritime Federation, explained how, as members, we can get free legal advice. She observed that we were not serious drinkers as we were sipping our wine so slowly. I explained that at 5.15 pounds per glass we felt obliged to eke it out until called to the dinner.
Labels: drinking, Eating out, Travel, Water power, Wind power
Today we went to the
Ampair trial site for micro water power products. The
Ampair UW100 underwater power generator (as pictured) is now mounted in the stream. The other picture shows David Sharman measuring the speed of the water flow with an instrument designed for a ship's log. The UW100 is on the white pole, submerged.
Labels: Water power
I have now added a web page for
Water Power. It points to the
Ampair Web Site. The pictures here show an underwater generator and a towed generator.
Labels: Water power
The
Ampair UW underwater turbine continues to sell well. I am amazed at how many customers want it. However, for anyone with a stream at the bottom of the garden it is certainly a carbon-free renewable energy source.
Labels: Water power
The
Ampair UW underwater turbine continues to sell well. I am amazed at how many customers want it. However, for anyone with a stream at the bottom of the garden it is certainly a carbon-free renewable energy source.
Labels: Water power
A 14-year-old boy has arrived in Antigua to become the youngest person to
sail the Atlantic single-handed. Michael Perham, from Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire, ended his 3,500-mile voyage when he sailed into Nelson's
Dockyard at 1400 GMT. We at Ampair were one of his sponsors, providing
solar panels and a towed water power generator that can also be hoisted
in the rigging to provide wind power. I must acknowledge the excellent
Spluch Weblog for the picture, with no apparent insistence on copyright !
Labels: Water power
Ampair has been overwhelmed with enquiries and orders for the
Ampair UW100 underwater power generator. Everyone with a stream nearby seems to be waking up to the possibilities. The special cable used for connection to the world of the dry is now exhausted and the supplier's minimum order quantity is now up to 5km. Therefore I undertook an exercise over the previous two days to find a replacement. I found a better cable for the purpose, available in 250m langths from several suppliers, with a BS number for future reference.
Labels: Water power
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Here are two pictures from yesterday's work on our 'head-based' hydro installation in a remote rural location. The first picture shows the idyllic location on an old mill pond. The second picture shows the freezing, wet, muddy location of the water turbine. This is where the water wheel was located when this was a working water mill. Fortunately Selina and I were able to work entirely inside the building where the electronic system is housed.
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