Gatehouse Carbon Action at the Wickerman 2010

The Gatehouse Carbon Team have just spent the past few days attending the Wickerman Festival. It was one of the biggest events of the carbon project to date. Working with the Dalbeattie Carbon Team and the Microenergetics team, we established a mobile carbon centre at the Wickerman Festival. On display were a wide range of gadgets and renewable energy technologies, including a solar photovoltaic array, a wind turbine, a static bicycle generator and solar cookers. Using the excellent weather on Friday we cooked quiche for the team using a copper solar cooker! We spoke with around 80 people during the festival and discussed the use of mobile renewable energy technologies with traders on the site who were lighting their tents using diesel generators. The mobile carbon centre was powered by 100% renewable energy generated from the solar PV array and the bicycle generator! The Wickerman Festival sees visitors from across the UK and we hope we made a positive impact at the festival and inspired people to see the major benefits of doing things in a more environmentally friendly way.