Originally posted on 25 February 2010 The volunteers at Sheffield Renewables, like most people in Sheffield, have been surprised by the unusual amount of snow this winter. Is this a result of our lifestyle choices? All of this snow and rain has meant that the Kelham Island area of the River Don has had alot […]
Originally posted on 18 February 2010 The February 2010 Newsletter can be downloaded here. We hope you enjoy reading it and post any public comments in the space provided below.
Originally posted on 14 January 2010 Sheffield Renewables[1] has secured over £12,000 [2] through a local share offer. This money gives an important boost to plans to build a hydro electric scheme at Jordan Dam, on the Lower Don [3]. Mark Wells, Business and Funding Director for Sheffield Renewables said: ‘This is a great result. […]
Originally posted on 31 December 2009 In December, representatives from Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust, Sheffield City Council and Sheffield Renewables travelled up to the Darley Mill Centre, near Harrogate, to see a newly restored waterwheel in action and to talk to Northern Millwrights, the company that carried out the work. Russell Jackson, from Northern Millwrights, […]
Originally posted on 22 December 2009 A happy group of volunteers, supporters and investors met in the Rutland Arms to celebrate progress in 2009 and to look forwards to 2010. They were forced to earn their ‘free’ buffet by testing their drawing skills to recreate their most memorable Sheffield Renewables moment of 2009. Memories included: […]
Originally posted on 9 December 2009 On the 28th of November, five Sheffield Renewables volunteers trekked to and fro between our office and the workroom at Heeley City Farm, transporting our tools and equipment ready for the model making workshop. The first challenge was to work out how we extract the motor from a broken […]
Originally posted on 20 November 2009 Many people have heard horror stories about wind turbines killing birds, rain forest destruction linked to biofuels and valley ecology ruined when dams are built to flood them. Yet renewable energy projects can be designed and built in ways that are in balance with the existing environment. That is […]
Originally posted on 26 November 2009 On the 31st of October, eight Sheffield Renewables volunteers gathered outside a church hall in Walkley with a car full of tools and recycled odds and ends. The aim was to work on our model Archimedes Screw and to start work on a bicycle powered electricity generator that could […]
Originally posted on 26 November 2009 I first encountered Sheffield Renewables at the Green Fair in June 2009. I jumped at the chance to get involved because I’ve been interested in water power for as long as I can remember. I like hands on activities, so I was attracted to the Kelham Island workdays. The […]
Originally published on 25 November 2009 Our initial assessment suggests that the Jordan Dam scheme might cost around £450,000 to build and could generate around 380MWh/year of electricity. This is enough to power 130 typical family homes [1]. Sourcing this much electricity from hydroelectric generation rather than the national grid would save about 200 tonnes […]