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Solar Domestic Water Heating
Centre for Alternative Technology
Solar Domestic Water Heating This course is accredited by BPEC and is aimed at qualified or experienced heating engineers or plumbers. Participants will either have experience in conventional heating engineering/plumbing or have a formal qualificatio...
(Renewable Energy Training in Powys)
£800 + VAT
Install and Test Domestic Photovoltaic Systems
Centre for Alternative Technology
INSTALL & TEST DOMESTIC PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS CITY & GUILDS 2372 INDUSTRY-RECOGNISED CERTIFIED COURSE CAT has unrivalled facilities for PV installation training, with domestic & commercial PV systems on site. This course is aimed at experienced electr...
(Renewable Energy Training in Powys)
£800 + VAT
Domestic Wind Power Systems
Centre for Alternative Technology
DOMESTIC WIND POWER SYSTEMS COURSE OUTLINE Day 1 1600 onwards: arrival. Please ask at reception or in the restaurant for directions to your room. 1800 Supper in restaurant. 1900 Introductions to the Centre, the course, and each other. Day 2 0830 Brea...
(Renewable Energy Course in Powys)
£240 + VAT
Willow: Botany, Planting and Crafts
Centre for Alternative Technology
WILLOW: BOTANY, PLANTING AND CRAFTS Over the past twenty years, interest in willow has grown almost as fast as willow itself grows. A uniquely versatile material, willow has a place in a whole spectrum of 'new' environmental practices - from land rec...
(Other Hobbies and Interests Course in Powys)
£240 + VAT
How to Build a Wind Turbine
Centre for Alternative Technology
HOW TO BUILD A WIND TURBINE Hugh Piggott, author of Wind Power Workshop and How to Build a Wind Turbine, leads this popular practical course. Participants will be led through the design and build stages, which will cover all the information needed to...
(Renewable Energy Course in Powys)
£550 + VAT
Professional Diploma in Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies
Centre for Alternative Technology
PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE: ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY STUDIES Course Summary: This course will commence in September 2008, and is configured to those students of architecture who have already gained Part 1 exemption and who wish to...
(Architecture Postgraduate in Powys)
Postgraduate
- in Machynlleth,
- 18 Months
£5,800 + VAT
MSc Renewable Energy and the Built Environment
Centre for Alternative Technology
MSc RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Course Summary The course places the topic of renewable energy within the political, economic and social background of energy issues, including global examination of energy provision, consumption, climat...
(Renewable Energy Postgraduate in Powys)
£5,000 + VAT
Charcoal Making: Practical and Theoretical
Centre for Alternative Technology
CHARCOAL MAKING: PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL Saturday 4th October A local woodsman will teach you about different styles of charcoal making, and investigate the possibility of producing gas as a by-product. Learn the history of charcoal in woodland man...
(Environmental Management Course in Powys)
£25 + VAT
Wind Power Systems
Centre for Alternative Technology
WIND POWER SYSTEMS COURSE OVERVIEW Main Topics of Study: · Standalone and Grid connected wind system. · Wind analysis and turbine siting. · Generators. · Rotor design and speed control. Lectures : · Wind availability and variability, velocity and pow...
(Renewable Energy Course in Powys)
£475 + VAT
Make your own Biodiesel
Centre for Alternative Technology
MAKE YOUR OWN BIODIESEL Produce your own biodiesel - no need for alterations to your engine. Day One 1600 Arrival. Please ask at reception or in the restaurant for directions to your room. 1800 Supper in restaurant. 1900 Introduction to CAT and the c...
(Renewable Energy Course in Powys)
£240 + VAT
Gardening for a Sustainable Future
Centre for Alternative Technology
GARDENING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Gardens cover an area greater than all the nature reserves in the UK and as gardeners we are stewards of this land. Using CAT's unique blend of horticultural and environmental expertise we will look at gardening in...
(Environmental Management Course in Powys)
£330 + VAT
Plant Identification
Centre for Alternative Technology
PLANT IDENTIFICATION Run in collaboration with The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, the course introduces participants to key identification skills, as well as a range of local species. The emphasis is on learning how to identify higher plants, rath...
(Agriculture Course in Powys)
£140 + VAT
Mosses and Lichens of the Old Quarry: Look Closely to Reveal a Whole New World
Centre for Alternative Technology
Mosses and Lichens of the Old Quarry: Look Closely to Reveal a Whole New World (1 day) Walk in the old quarry here at CAT and take a closer look at the many fascinating mosses and lichens that flourish in this part of west Wales. Although small and o...
(Agriculture Course in Powys)
£30 + VAT
Land Art: As Nature Inspires
Centre for Alternative Technology
LAND ART: AS NATURE INSPIRES Use the forms in nature to create beautiful and inspiring pieces of art around the CAT site. Use the dramatic forms of the Welsh landscape and the naturally abundant materials to express your artistic side. Slate and soil...
(Cultural Interests Course in Powys)
£25 + VAT
Sustainable Woodland Management
Centre for Alternative Technology
SUSTAINABLE WOODLAND MANAGEMENT This course will lead to accreditation at Level 3 with the Open College Network COURSE OUTLINE Learn how to process timber, including calculating timber sizes and volumes as well as using appropriate extraction, stacki...
(Environmental Management Course in Powys)
£475 + VAT
Solar Thermal Systems
Centre for Alternative Technology
SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS The participants will join students on modules of CAT's MSc Renewable Energy and the Built Environment and will gain a comprehensive overview of the subject in theoretical and workshop sessions. COURSE OVERVIEW Breakfast each da...
(Renewable Energy Course in Powys)
£475 + VAT
Photovoltaic Systems
Centre for Alternative Technology
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS Join students on our MSc Renewable Energy and the Built Environment programme and gain a comprehensive overview of photovoltaic systems. COURSE OVERVIEW Main Topics of Study: · Solar geometry and resource. · Photovoltaic technolo...
(Renewable Energy Course in Powys)
£475 + VAT
Organic Vegetables of the Old Quarry: From potting mixes to harvesting
Centre for Alternative Technology
ORGANIC VEGETABLES OF THE OLD QUARRY: FROM POTTING MIXES TO HARVESTING Our gardener Roger has been harvesting vegetables here at CAT for 30 years. Roger will show his special techniques for growing his famous tasty veg. Potting mixes will be investig...
(Agriculture Course in Powys)
£25 + VAT
Fresh Water Biology: Wetlands
Centre for Alternative Technology
FRESH WATER BIOLOGY: WETLANDS Using the freshwater and wetlands in and around CAT, plant and animal groups will be sampled and their adaptations will be investigated. The restoration and maintenance of water levels and water quality will be discussed...
(Environmental Management Course in Powys)
£140 + VAT
Birds of the Old Quarry: Spring Breeding and Nesting Habits
Centre for Alternative Technology
BIRDS OF THE OLD QUARRY: SPRING BREEDING AND NESTING HABITS Listen and identify the calls of a wide selection of our native birds. Take this unique opportunity to go into the quarry and behind the scenes at CAT. You will observe the birds and identif...
(Other Hobbies and Interests Course in Powys)
£25 + VAT