From IT Project Management to Renewable Energy
Cathryn
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Homepage: http://www.cathrynsymons.com
Posts by Cathryn
All that Paper
February 9, 2010 - 4:12 am
Tags: jungledisk, utilities, zotero
Posted in Student Life | No comments
The policemen are getting younger, the music’s too loud and what are those young people wearing?? I think I’m getting old, which surely beats the alternatives, especially as some things are so much better than they were back in the day. Who would want to go back to old ways of managing notes and reading?
Doing [...]
Solutions for the Inner City
February 4, 2010 - 4:26 am
Tags: city, London, Somers Town
Posted in pro urbis | No comments
I’m passionate about Somers Town, the small corner of central London where I’ve chosen to make my home. Nestled in between the gothic splendour of St Pancras and the fifties austerity of Euston, its a tiny district of densely built low rise apartments, home to the British Library, the RMT and Unison, railway stations [...]
Burning coal in central London
The smoky coal fires of London were banished in the fifties and all that remains of that smog filled, grimy time are the blackened buildings of parts of Bloomsbury which haven’t been cleaned. Sunny days with blue skies are now common, but open fires very rare indeed.
Much to my surprise, coal burning is still possible. [...]
Walking to the Wind
December 16, 2009 - 5:52 am
Tags: mynydd gorddu, nordtank, Wind
Posted in MSc REBE, Wind | No comments
Last week we started the first practical module and in December, in Wales, the choice is between Biomass in a nice warm boiler room or Wind and walking on hills. The Welsh weather gods were in a kindly mood, and rewarded the hardy with crisp, clear days, perfect for a morning spent on the [...]
Archimedes Screw Turbine
November 27, 2009 - 6:55 pm
Tags: archimedes screw, Hydro
Posted in Hydro, MSc REBE | 1 comment
What a fantastic piece of technology is the archimedes screw turbine. It’s simple, works in situations where other hydro power turbines aren’t much use, has a very low environmental impact and is even safe for fishes.
The archimedes screw is a type of water pump which has been known since ancient times, and may well [...]
Changes
November 26, 2009 - 5:15 am
Tags: CAT
Posted in MSc REBE | No comments
After 25 years in corporate IT, I’ve decided to take a year off to do an MSc in Renewable Energy. On here, I’ll be blogging about renewables, being a student and trying to start a new career.
The course is at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Machynlleth, Wales. An old slate quarry has been turned [...]
