Comments for EIGG Island Going Green

Comment on Eigg Electric by isleofeigg

isleofeigg — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:51:24 +0000

Thanks Samuel – it’s good to see it in detail.

Comment on Eigg Electric by Samuel Jones

Samuel Jones — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:35:47 +0000

I found a brochure of the German manufacturer SMA with a detailed description the whole system: http://bit.ly/IKx9XP

Comment on Eigg Electric by The story of a sustainable island « The Energy Saving Trust's blog

The story of a sustainable island « The Energy Saving Trust's blog — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:32:13 +0000

[...] The operation of the system is rather brilliant. To ensure an even distribution of supply, accounting for different times of year and different times of day, there is an arrangement of batteries. They connect to the system through three inverters, which convert battery power to mains ac power. This, in turn, connects to the island’s grid through a transformer. The system allows a two-way flow. When more power is produced than is needed, the batteries are recharged. When there isn’t enough power being produced by water, wind or sun, the batteries feed in to the grid. And if the batteries fall below a certain level of remaining power, two diesel generators switch on automatically to make sure that no one goes short. (For those of you who love technical detail, there’s a lot of interesting stuff in this Eigg blog.) [...]

Comment on GREEN ISLANDS WORLDWIDE by The story of a sustainable island « The Energy Saving Trust's blog

The story of a sustainable island « The Energy Saving Trust's blog — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 08:32:08 +0000

[...] will to get something done. The islanders hope that others will make the same sort of commitment. This site invites other islands across the world to share their green [...]

Comment on ABOUT GREEN EIGG by Will the lights go out? | The New Optimists

Will the lights go out? | The New Optimists — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:50:46 +0000

[...] Could Birmingham do an industrial-city version of what’s been achieved on the Isle of Eigg? [...]

Comment on ABOUT GREEN EIGG by Ross-Barry Finlayson

Ross-Barry Finlayson — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:04:18 +0000

Hello,my name is Ross-Barry. I have just viewed a program,on Aljazeera, covering the renewable energy produced on your island. I was very impressed with what you guys have done.
Regards,
Ross-Barry.

Comment on Solar Panel Pilot by Colin Lees

Colin Lees — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:42:28 +0000

Good to see Brian doing a bit of work;-)

Comment on BLOGS & NEWS by G Smith

G Smith — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:31:36 +0000

had a great time there in Eigg , fantastic
Gaz

Comment on A whole load of plastic by Recycle 2011

Recycle 2011 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:14:52 +0000

Plastics start as nurdles (pre-production plastic) and sadly, they end up in our oceans in that form. Check out this video to know more about nurdles. http://youtu.be/57_KdKrJKeM

Comment on Eigg Electric by isleofeigg

isleofeigg — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:12:22 +0000

If you visit http://www.isleofeigg.net/eigg_electric.html you will find further information which should answer your questions.