Renewable energy innovation has been involved with pedal power systems for a number of years. We still find time to demonstrate renewable energy in action in a fun and interactive way. On Saturday we set up a pedal powered smoothie stall at Tollerton Village Fete, just south of Nottingham. Using just pedal power to arrive at the event, we set up a pedal powered water fountain and bubble machine for younger children to ride and our pedal powered smoothie machine to provide fruit-based refreshment. The weather was good to us, the turn out was great and people young and old were having a good time.
Pedal power at Tollerton Village Fete

Renewable Energy Educational Resources
Nottingham City Council environmental education section required a selection of renewable energy demonstration activities for use with school groups of various ages, mainly from 7 through to 14. They needed equipment which could be easily transported, assembled and packed-away, but configurable to a number of different designs. The activities needed to demonstrate the concepts of … more

Kinetiscopes – A Lost Paradise?
We have been working with Ben Wigley, an artist and film maker, to produce some interactive artworks for his artists residency “A Lost Paradise?”. These three units are now installed at Shugborough Hall, a National Trust property in Staffordshire. … more

Solar Photovoltaics Weekend Workshop
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an education and visitor centre demonstrating practical solutions for sustainability. They cover all aspects of green living: environmental building, eco-sanitation, woodland management, renewable energy, energy efficiency and organic growing. We were asked to run a weekend workshop covering all aspects of solar photovoltaics (PV). The weekend was split … more

Soldering and Electronics Workshops
Being actively involved in the hackspace and maker scenes, I have run many soldering and electronics workshops. These have included: Soldering workshops Get started in electronics by learning to solder. I designed a very simple flashing robot badge for Nottingham hackspace. This is a quick soldering project for participants to learn the basics of soldering. … more