Posted by Chris at Thu 8 May 2008.
In the previous article I talked about defining waste and came to the conclusion that energy conservation is not sensible unless you can clearly define what electricity usage is not being used but is still powered on (and therefore is waste) and what is actually enhancing the user experience. In many offices, PC’s are only used for basic tasks such as writing letters and other administration, but they are built and powered to do much more. Therefore a lot of the computer power is permanently being wasted, as it is never needed for such basic tasks. This article explains how you can cut back on that wasted energy without compromising on the user experience.
This is a guest article, written by our Dutch work placement student Maarten (AKA M.J.) from the Da Vinci College, Gorinchem. Please note: this article is quite technical. Please don’t try these procedures unless you know what you are doing and/or are willing to risk damaging your machine.
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Posted by Chris at Tue 29 Apr 2008.
This Mondays the solar power is up to 637 kWh.
The weeks weather has been mixed. Some heavy rain and some bright sunshine. Some days have been almost summer like.
Official weather reports for today:
8°C, Cloudy. 87% humidity. 9.99kn visability. Sunrise: 5:44, Sunset: 20:29 (Yahoo!).
8°C, Cloudy. 86% humidity. Good visibility. Sunrise 05:46, Sunset 20:28 (BBC).
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Posted by Chris at Mon 21 Apr 2008.
Every week we are recording a killowatt output figure, showing how much electricity the solar panel on our roof has generated. Our office is located in Wiltshire, in the South West of England. We’ve got one small solar panel installed on our roof, which heats our water.
In an effort to determine whether this investment will pay off we’re producing this live case study on our blog, which will eventually show when the savings pay for the initial investment. So stay tuned to find out what happens by subscribing to our blog (see the orange and blue links on the right).
The progress so far
This graph shows the week by week killowatt output of the solar panels.
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Posted by Chris at Mon 21 Apr 2008.
This Mondays the solar power is up to 542 kWh.
The weeks weather has been quite dull, wet and cold.
Official weather reports for today:
7°C, Showers / Clear. 93% humidity. 2 miles visability. Sunrise: 05:59, Sunset: 20:16 (MSN).
7°C, Light Rain. 93% humidity. 4.01 km visibility. Sunrise: 6:00, Sunset: 20:16 (Yahoo!).
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