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20110529_IMG_2923_van.jpg A photo voltaic solar power station near Mercia, Spain, amongst an orchard
 
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20120823IMG_9821.jpg The Ink Pots, limestone spring water pools in Johnsons Canyon in the Banff national Park, Canadian Rockies.
 
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IMG_2099.jpg A swimming pool on a burnt out house plot in Marysville which was one of the worst affected communities of the catastrophic 2009 Australian Bush Fires in the state of Victoria. 173 people were killed and many more left injured and traumatised, with 7000 left homeless. The fires were as a result of a prolonged drought and extreme high temperatures, conditions that are being exaserbated by climate change.
 
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IMG_5462.jpg A farmers watering hole on a farm near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, almost dried up. Victoria and New South Wales have been gripped by the worst drought in living memory for the last 15 years. River levels have dropped, water holes have dried up and stocking rates on many farms have dropped as the land can no longer support as many beasts.
 
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366W0094.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia, climate change is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed many houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island. This shot shows Selena Kuzuguk and friend, Inuit girls with an uncertain future
 
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366W0111.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia, climate change is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed many houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island. This shot shows Selena Kuzuguk an Inuit girl with an uncertain future
 
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366W0132.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia, climate change is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed many houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island. This shot shows Selena Kuzuguk an Inuit girl with an uncertain future
 
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366W0185.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia, climate change is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed many houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island. This shot shows Nellie Okpowruk an Inuit girl with an uncertain future on the island.
 
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366W9710.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia, climate change is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed many houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island. This shot shows Nellie Okpowruk an Inuit girl with an uncertain future on the island.
 
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366W9714.jpg For the Inuit residents of Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia, climate change is a double whammy. Firstly sea ice that used to envelop the island around late September is now not forming until December. this leaves the island vulnerable to storms that have already washed many houses into the sea, leading to them being referred to as the worlds first refugees from global warming. Other houses have had to be moved back from the edge. Secondly the animals they rely on as part of their subsistance existance are becoming harder to find, as they migrate further north, away from the island. This shot shows Nellie Okpowruk an Inuit girl with an uncertain future on the island.
 
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20040628_366W5877.jpg A hydro electric power station below the Matterhorn, near Zermatt, Switzerland
 
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20060916_366W0866.jpg A hydro electric power station at Grudie in the North West highlands of scotland
 
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20060916_366W0869.jpg Achanalt hydro electric power station, North West highlands of scotland
 
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20070525_366W0816.jpg A combined heat and power plant at Bedzed the UK's largest eco village Beddington London UK
 
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20110524_IMG_1206_wind.jpg The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Its is part of the Solucar solar complex owned by Abengoa energy, in Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, spain. The site has solar tower, parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar technology on the complex, generating 183 MW in total, enough to power 94,000 households and eliminating 114,000 tons of C02 emissions annually. with a wind turbine in the foreground.
 
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20110524_IMG_1288.jpg The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Its is part of the Solucar solar complex owned by Abengoa energy, in Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, spain. The site has solar tower, parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar technology on the complex, generating 183 MW in total, enough to power 94,000 households and eliminating 114,000 tons of C02 emissions annually. With a sunflower in the foreground.
 
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20110524_IMG_1433.jpg The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Its is part of the Solucar solar complex owned by Abengoa energy, in Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, spain. The site has solar tower, parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar technology on the complex, generating 183 MW in total, enough to power 94,000 households and eliminating 114,000 tons of C02 emissions annually. With a sunflower in the foreground.
 
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20110524_IMG_1513.jpg Heliostats, large reflective mirrors directing sunlight to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Its is part of the Solucar solar complex owned by Abengoa energy, in Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, spain. The site has solar tower, parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar technology on the complex, generating 183 MW in total, enough to power 94,000 households and eliminating 114,000 tons of C02 emissions annually. With a wind turbine.
 
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20110524_IMG_4020.jpg The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Its is part of the Solucar solar complex owned by Abengoa energy, in Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, spain. The site has solar tower, parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar technology on the complex, generating 183 MW in total, enough to power 94,000 households and eliminating 114,000 tons of C02 emissions annually. With a sunflower in the foreground.
 
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20110524_IMG_4020_wind01.jpg The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Its is part of the Solucar solar complex owned by Abengoa energy, in Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, spain. The site has solar tower, parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar technology on the complex, generating 183 MW in total, enough to power 94,000 households and eliminating 114,000 tons of C02 emissions annually. With a wind turbine.
 
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20110525_IMG_1547.jpg The PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Its is part of the Solucar solar complex owned by Abengoa energy, in Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, spain. The site has solar tower, parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar technology on the complex, generating 183 MW in total, enough to power 94,000 households and eliminating 114,000 tons of C02 emissions annually. With a sunflower in the foreground.
 
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20110526_IMG_1871_sunflower.jpg A photo voltaic solar power station near Guadix, Andalucia, Spain. With a sunflower in the foreground.
 
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20120529IMG_0680.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_0685.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_0697.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_0703.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_0707.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_0718.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_0719.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_0726.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9311.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9314.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9316.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9321.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9324.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9328.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9334.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9337.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9340.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9347.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9354.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9358.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9364.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9369.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9374.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9379.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9381.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9388.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9392.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9393.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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20120529IMG_9399.jpg Poynton village in Cheshire has recently undertaken a shared space road experiment, where pedestrians and vehicles share the same space. Such schemes in Holland are very common and lead to more courteous driving and less accidents.
 
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11_IMG_7478.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows the power output from a household solar thermal panel for heating their water.
 
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20120510_IMG_7410.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows the Big green Footsteps sign on Eigg Harbour.
 
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20120510_IMG_7425.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows a lam powered by green electric.
 
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20120511_IMG_7426.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows a solar thermal panel for heating water on a house at Cleadale on Eigg.
 
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20120511_IMG_7436.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows a solar thermal panel for heating water on a house at Cleadale on Eigg.
 
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20120511_IMG_7441.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows a solar thermal panel for heating water on a house at Cleadale on Eigg.
 
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20120511_IMG_7449.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows a solar thermal panel for heating water on a house at Cleadale on Eigg.
 
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20120511_IMG_7456.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows the 100 Kw hydro turbine at Laig.
 
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20120511_IMG_7459.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows Jamie Ardagh, Eigg crofter and Eigg Electric employee, inspecting the 100 Kw hydro turbine at Laig.
 
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20120511_IMG_7465.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows Jamie Ardagh, Eigg crofter and Eigg Electric employee, inspecting the 100 Kw hydro turbine at Laig.
 
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20120511_IMG_7470.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows Jamie Ardagh, Eigg crofter and Eigg Electric employee, inspecting the 100 Kw hydro turbine at Laig.
 
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20120511_IMG_7474.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows Jamie Ardagh, Eigg crofter and Eigg Electric employee, inspecting the 100 Kw hydro turbine at Laig.
 
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20120511_IMG_7476.jpg The Isle of Eigg off Scotland's west coast, shows the way forward to a renewable future. in 1997 the island was purchased from its fuedal landlord by the Eigg Heritage Trust, a partnership between the islanders, the Highland Council and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. At that point the elctricity was provided by each house haviong a noisy, polluting and expensive diesel generator, as the island is not connected to the grid. In 2008 the islanders decided to turn to a green solution. Eigg Electric was set up and developed a grid for the island with the energy produced by 3 hydro schemes, one 100 Kw and two 5-6 Kw, four wind turbines producing 24 Kw and 2 aarrays of solar panels producing 10Kw, a total of 144 Kw. This is enough to power the homes of the 90 residents. Each is restricted to using 5Kw maximum at any one time. This avoids spikes in demand, which is the curse of all electric grids. The renewables power the island 98% of the time, with diesel generators automatically kicking in when needed. An array of batteries also stores excess production, giving the island a 24 hour backup if everything fails. This shot shows the owl meter in a house on Eigg that trips the power if they use more than 5Kw at a time.
 
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