Jul
16
2010
We had it wrong all along and we are not too arrogant to admit it. Imperial College are busy discovering ways to save the planet from climate change and Wye College closure is the definitive proof that Imperial can not only save money but reduce the impact of carbon dioxide emissions from power stations.
Imperial College London News Release
Wednesday 30 June 2010
Switching off lights, turning the television off at the mains and using cooler washing cycles could have a much bigger impact on reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power stations than previously thought, according to a new study published this month in the journal Energy Policy. The study shows that the figure used by government advisors to estimate the amount of carbon dioxide saved by reducing people’s electricity consumption is up to 60 percent too low.
The power stations that supply electricity vary in their carbon dioxide emission rates, depending on the fuel they use: those that burn fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil) have higher emissions than those driven by nuclear power and wind. In general only the fossil fuel power stations are able to respond instantly to changes in electricity demand.
Thank you Imperial College, if only you had told us.
Jul
08
2010
Two New Tennis Courts
Broken Eggs and Omelettes?
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Jun
18
2010
The allocation of future residential development in Wye is being dealt with by the Tenterden & Rural Sites Development Plan Document which forms part of the Ashford’s Local Development Framework. This document was submitted to Government on the 22 February 2010 and the Secretary of State has appointed Inspector Stephanie Chivers BA DipTP MRTPI to conduct the Examination in Public during the next fortnight. She will check for legal compliance and establish soundness, testing if the DPD is justified, effective and consistent with national policy.
The Examination hearings will be taking place in the Council Chamber at Ashford Borough Council, Civic Centre, Tannery Lane, Ashford. Wye appears on the agenda as follows:
Tuesday 22 June from 10 a.m. (ALL DAY)
Thursday 24 June from 2 p.m. (AFTERNOON ONLY)
Tuesday 29 June from 10 a.m. (ALL DAY)
Thursday 1 July from 10 a.m. (MORNING ONLY)
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May
12
2010
Power cuts in Wye
Following the question of intermittent power cuts that Wye seems to have suffered (the latest being on Monday morning) our enquiries to National Grid and EDF elicited the following response.
” Dear Dr Roberts,
Please find below a statement following your inquiry this morning. For background info we have thoroughly investigated our records and can find on only one report of a problem in the last two months and that concerned a single customer in Bridge Street. If there is anything else I can help with please feel free to call.
EDF Energy Networks would like to apologise to people living in Wye for the recent interruptions to their power supply. On Monday May 10, power to 2,826 customers was interrupted at 5.11am due to a fault on an underground high voltage cable. Our engineers worked as quickly and safely as possible to restore power and 1,711 customers got their power back within four minutes. Continue Reading »
