Guernsey Chamber of Commerce raffle at annual dinner raises £3000 for Guernsey Disability Alliance

December 19th, 2011 by Richard Lord

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey, Air Marshal Peter Walker presents a cheque from the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce to Shelaine Green, Chair of Guernsey Disability Alliance (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

The Guernsey Chamber of Commerce raised at their annual dinner more than £3000 for Guernsey Disability Alliance.

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Guernsey, Air Marshal Peter Walker, as Patron of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, presented to Shelaine Green, Chair of Guernsey Disability Alliance, the proceeds of the fund raising. Continue reading

Can Renault’s Twizy solve North Beach car parking woes?

December 18th, 2011 by Richard Lord

According to a press release in early October 2011, the Renault Twizy Colour electric vehicle will be launched in the UK in March 2012 with a price of £6690. Customers will also have to hire the battery for £40 per month, which includes VAT.

There will be two other models, the Twizy Urban and Twizy Technic, which will be priced at £6950.

The Renault Twizy Colour will charge fully in 3 1/2 hours and have a driving range of 60 miles. Continue reading

Ford begins producing 2012 Focus electric car

December 18th, 2011 by Ford Motor Company

News from the USA that Ford Motor Company’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric, expected to be the first five-passenger, all-electric car to achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel efficiency rating.

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National training centre for energy efficient building expertise opens

December 18th, 2011 by Centre of Refurbishment Excellence

The Centre of Refurbishment Excellence (CoRE) in Stoke-on-Trent will provide on-site and distance learning courses and tutorials on photovoltaic panels, ground source heat pumps, and new insulation techniques to make existing buildings more energy-efficient (click image to expand - image courtesy of CoRE)

Thousands of UK construction trainees are set to benefit from a new national centre for sustainable building skills launched in Stoke-on-Trent.

CoRE, the Centre for Refurbishment Excellence, was officially opened by Andrew Stunell MP, Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.

Built at a cost of £11.4 million, CoRE, in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, will take trainees from across the UK. Continue reading

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) offer brighter future for social housing

December 17th, 2011 by Energy Saving Trust

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LEDs can lighten the gloom in social housing and bring about significant reductions in energy and maintenance costs, according to an Energy Saving Trust field trial of over 4,000 light fittings in England.

Management consultants McKinsey recently forecast that LED lighting has the potential to become the dominant technology in domestic and commercial lighting as early as 2015. Continue reading

Guernsey’s Commerce and Employment forging stronger links with Guernsey Electricity to develop offshore macro-renewable energy

December 16th, 2011 by States of Guernsey Commerce and Employment Department

The States of Guernsey Commerce and Employment Department is set to develop stronger relations with Guernsey Electricity Limited to progress macro renewable energy in Guernsey’s waters.

Commerce and Employment, under a subgroup called the “Renewable Energy Team” (RET), has the remit to progress Guernsey’s potential to develop local renewable energy supplies. This covers all large-scale renewable projects in the marine environment (not smaller projects or on land) and it is investigating all forms of marine renewable including tidal, wave and wind power.

RET will now be assisted on an informal basis by two senior members of Guernsey Electricity Ltd’s board who will complement RET’s existing members which include deputies, senior civil servants and independent advisors, including one from Sark. Continue reading

Guernsey Alzheimer Association Centre receives electrical help from Guernsey Electricity and ES&M

December 16th, 2011 by Guernsey Electricity Ltd.

The Guernsey Alzheimer’s Association Centre has been improved with new lighting thanks to Guernsey Electricity and local electrical wholesaler ES&M.

Guernsey Electricity helps to install new lights for the Guernsey Alzheimer's Association Centre. (left to right) Vince Smith, commercial contracting manager; Tom Fallaize and Joe Quinn, Guernsey Electricity; David Bichard, Guernsey Alzheimer’s Association Centre; Dave Malledent, Manager at ES&M (click image to expand - image courtesy of Guernsey Electricity Ltd.)

Guernsey Electricity installed a new set of lights in the centre’s lounge, kitchen and office area along with a number of electrical sockets for computers and a large television in the hall. Continue reading

Insurance Corporation launches Guernsey Conservation Awards 2012

December 15th, 2011 by Insurance Corporation

(click on image to download Guernsey entry form to your computer)

There is to be a different emphasis to the 2012 Insurance Corporation Conservation Awards which launched on 12 December 2011.

Environmentalists and eco-friendly gardeners will again have the chance to win £2,000 and schools could earn £1000 in funding if their entries are successful in the competition which has been running in the Channel Islands for 22 years. Continue reading

Peugeot iOn proves that electric cars suit Guernsey conditions

December 15th, 2011 by Richard Lord

Peugeot iOn available from Motor Mall Peugeot at Airport Forecourt in Forest (click image to expand - ©RLLord)

A couple of years ago members of the Guernsey broadcast media joked on air that electric cars would struggle up Val des Terres.

Driving the electric motor powered Peugeot iOn up Val des Terres banishes all thoughts that a vehicle like this would struggle up any of Guernsey’s steep hills.

The Peugeot iOn accelerates smoothly, powerfully and effortlessly up Val des Terres. Continue reading

5 Gyres shows the plastic pollution film ‘bag it’ on 18 December 2011

December 15th, 2011 by Events

(click image to expand - flyer courtesy of 5 Gyres)

5 Gyres brings to our attention the pervasiveness of plastic in our environment with their screening of the award winning film ‘bag it‘ through the online Constellation service.

The film is being shown at 2030 EST (US eastern seaboard time zone) on 18 December 2011. Continue reading