Create your own portable solar charger from re-used materials able to power phones and USB devices

• Take your charger home at the end of the day
• All materials provided, including charging components
• Bring a friend and get 10% off
• 95% of public workshop attendees rated our course as 'excellent' or 'very good'

You will:

• Learn what energy is - how it works today, and what’s in store for the future
• Understand the electrical basics: current, voltage, resistance, power, series and parallel circuits
• Build your own fully functional solar PV panels
• Understand how to test your panel and connect charging components to use your power on the spot
• Dig deeper into the energy dilemma - and possible solutions

No prior knowledge required!
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Demand Energy Equality is a not-for-profit dedicated to increasing energy literacy, reducing energy demand and working with others to ensure equality of energy access.

This booking is for a DIY Solar workshop with Energise Sussex Coast as part of the Sustainability on Sea Festival.

If you are interested in knowing more about renewable energy systems, this one day, very practical workshop, will allow you to create a product to charge your phone (and other USB devices) from the sun, that you can take home at the end of the day. You will learn what energy is and what it can do, and gain a hands-on understanding of the electrical basics: current, voltage, resistance, power, and series and parallel circuits.

During the workshop you will build your own solar panel from reclaimed materials, learn how to test it, and connect the charging components required to provide power on the go.

Our facilitators will guide you through the making process, while exploring the energy challenges we are facing, and what possible solutions might look like.

The workshop will start at 10am, and finish at 4.30pm (or maybe sooner, depending on how fast you can solder).

• All materials are included.
• No previous experience required.
• Suitable for ages 13 and above.

Tickets for this workshop are £75, and concessions are available for anyone not in full time employment.

Book a place here: https://www.demandenergyequality.org/bookings/diy-solar-hastings

From small mobile battery packs to household battery banks to electric vehicles to grid scale storage, we are relying more and more on batteries as a crucial party of our energy system. And with distributed renewable energy becoming more common, there's never been a greater emphasis on the importance of storing electricity.
This half day workshop will take a look at some of the everyday applications for lithium batteries, how they work, what differences there are between different types of lithium cells, what the risks and dangers are, and how the way they are used is changing. We will show how to recover lithium cells from old laptop batteries to build your own power bank, and explain how you might use them in your own DIY energy projects.
You will:

• Learn what energy is - how it works today, and what’s in store for the future
• Understand the electrical basics: current, voltage, resistance, power, series and parallel circuits
• Build your own USB power bank!
• Understand how to recover and test lithium battery cells
• Dig deeper into the energy dilemma - and possible solutions

 
No prior knowledge required!
For more information on our courses go here.
To book a place go here.
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All profits reinvested into our social objectives.
Demand Energy Equality is a not-for-profit dedicated to increasing energy literacy, reducing energy demand and working with others to ensure equality of energy access.

This an opportunity to have a deep, comprehensive and hands-on learning experience that provides the foundational learning in permaculture and regenerative design as well as advanced skills, during a Internship Program with lots of hands-on permaculture application, with additional hours for advanced design practice and learning.
During the Internship Program you will get a chance to:
• Receive a toolkit of comprehensive course materials covering all the different areas of permaculture design (printed playbook and digital files)
• Gain an understanding of the principles of permaculture design, an in-depth introduction into water management and earthworks with hands-on projects specific to the site needs
• Get Practical hands-on experience of implementing a Permaculture Design
• Work together in a small group on a design project that you will present at the end of the course, with opportunities to do other individual system designs
• Interact and network with participants and experienced instructors
• Experience rural and farm living
• Experience community with a shared vision and goal
• Experience living & learning on a Permaculture site in its pioneer phase with lots of learning opportunities
• Upon completion of the course curriculum and the group design work receive an Internship Certificate.
• All Rates Includes Camping or shared dormitory and all Food, Plus over 15gb of Data
• Class usually lasts from approximately 9:00 to 17:00, though we often go on until later as everyone is enjoying the work and wants to get the needfuls done.
• The course will be conducted in English. All participants need a functional level of English in order to follow and contribute to classes, clarify doubts, collaborate in groups and present their individual design projects.

Palawan Island – Tierra Libre Ecotopia Internship Program
1 or 3 or 6 Month Permaculture Internships for only 150 Dollar monthly cost

PERMACULTURE IN PRACTICE (PIP) Internship
This is an in depth opportunity to live and work on a developing permaculture farm in the beautiful Island of Palawan. The Tierra Libre Ecotopia Project is in its pioneer phase and this gives us the incredible experience of real life hands-on practical Permaculture Learning in the field, mentored and guided by professionals.
POSSIBLE PROJECTS INCLUDE
Number of participants and the interests of the group will influence projects done.
• Siting and Hand building small swales, boomerangs, and other small harvesting structures
• Planting Guilds
• Working to establish a Forest Garden
• Annual and Perennial Garden Design and Implementation
• Designing and Creating a Nursery
• Drip irrigation design and installation
• Chicken and Duck coops and system
• IMO’s, Vermicompost, and Compost tea
• Pond siting and design
• Forest Management
• Tierra Libre Ecotopia Permaculture Farm Infrastructure development
• Bee forage area design and implementation
• Silvopasture System for Pigs and Chicken Design and start of Implementation
• Design and Establishment of Multi functional Hedgerows and Living Fences
• Establishment of Agroforestry Systems
• Pizza Oven and Outdoor Kitchen Construction
• Local Native Bee Hives
• Help organize and facilitated Introduction Courses
• Build simple Bamboo Infrastructure like small huts for eco tourism accommodation
• Compost Toilet and Outdoor shower establishment
• and much much more!
The minimum commitment is 1month. 6 days a week 6 hours a day course activities. Starting from end of November 2019 onwards !

A weekend permaculture course for parents, teachers and other educators to engage children in all aspects of permaculture. Composed of both indoor and outdoor sessions we will learn how to spend times with children which are child-centred and/or child-led.

We will:
- find out how permaculture ethics and principles can be applied to education, in how we speak, the activities we engage in and in the spaces we design.
- discover some great benefits of outdoor learning, including relevant research, and learn how to create session plans which engage the whole child: eyes, heart, hands and head, through active participation in a session learning about soil.
- look at different garden designs both in school and home gardens and get involved in practical activity.
- learn about the different activities that we can do with children and, more importantly, think about how the way we approach the child can enable us to think of infinite possible activities.

This two day training course is a product of the three year European ‘Children in Permaculture’ project in which best practice has been shared across the continent from Finland to Italy, Scotland to Romania:

​“The future of our planet depends on a change of consciousness, in which the people and the resources of the natural world are no longer taken for granted and exploited without considering long term impacts. Supporting children from early childhood to develop a sensitive, compassionate and cooperative relationship with each other and the natural world is a crucial step in generating this new consciousness” (p. 1, The Children in Permaculture Manual; Alderslowe, Amus & Deshaies, 2018).

In the face of drought and desertification, well-designed water harvesting earthworks such as swales, ponds, and dams are the most effective way to channel water into productive use. The result can be increased food production, higher groundwater levels, reduced irrigation needs, reforestation and enhanced ecosystem resilience. Yet due to a lack of knowledge, designers, and landowners often build earthworks that are costly, inappropriately sized and sited, or even dangerous. This course will give you the knowledge and confidence to get your earthworks right, first time around. Our mission is to teach you the techniques to construct multi-functional ecologically diverse landscapes, aiding in the regeneration of the biosphere.

Earthworks construction can be a rewarding investment in your property. Enhancing the aesthetic appeal, functionality and value of your landscape are all realistic potential outcomes.This earthworks course is a hands-on course that will help you design and implement water harvesting strategies on your property. You will learn the theory and practice of Permaculture Earthworks – learning site design skills, surveying and directing earthmoving machines to establish dams, swales, terraces, access roads and more.

We are building a beautiful events space! Join us to build a 5m roundwood frame with a reciprocal turfed roof and cordwood walls

Week one – 14th – 20th July

Foundation, frame and rafters.

Week two – 18th – 24th August

Reciprocal roof, floor and cordwood walls.

These workshops are part grant funded, so available at the bargain price of £100 per week! This covers all meals, tuition and on site camping. For more information and to book contact Michelle on scythecymru@yahoo.co.uk, 07813 464990/ 01559 371485

Learn how to build a small wind turbine, HAND MADE from simple materials. Gain a wide range of WORKSHOP SKILLS and knowledge about DIY WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS
We are really excited to be offering a 5 day Wind Turbine Building Workshop this Autumn, led by Jonathan Schreiber from PureSelfMade.
What we will be doing.
We will be building a 3m diameter “Hugh Piggott” wind turbine. It will form part of the off-grid electricity system of Dyfed Permaculture Farm Trust. The wind turbine is sized to fit within Welsh permitted development rights for micro-electricty production.
Our aim is to complete the turbine during the week, install it on a pre-prepared tower, and get it generating electricity before everyone goes home! There is lots of information about what to expect from the workshop on Jonathan’s website – www.pureselfmade.com
Who is the workshop for?
Any one who is interested! Maybe you want to learn the skills to build your own turbine? Or you are curious about how the process works? Or you would like to learn practical skills that can be transferred to other projects? Or you think you will enjoy spending a week working with other people to create something practical!
Course Details and Booking
The course runs from Wednesday October 2nd – Sunday October 6th, with arrivals on Tuesday Oct. 1st ready for an introductory presentation in the evening.
EARLY BIRD RATE £425 (if booked by 30th June)
STANDARD £475
The cost covers 5 days of tuition, lunch and tea breaks and 6 nights camping. To book please email scythecymru@yahoo.co.uk or call 01559 371485 / 07813 464990

Join us on an inspirational and empowering timber framing journey. Over a fortnight we will be constructing a multi-functional timber framed ‘solar barn’, mainly focusing on creating a strong, traditional and beautiful roof with a twist that is it optimised for a 12kW solar array.

During this course students will have the opportunity to learn the time-honoured craft of the heavy carpenter. We'll be discussing the tools and techniques of the trade as well as history and design, to include some field trips. The bulk of the course however will be hands on joinery work, with an aim to see the barn from pile of timber to raised structure. The timber frame being built will focus on the most critical aspect of any building – the roof.

Following the course there would be an option to stay on and see through the installation of the final roof, finishing details and a 12kW grid tied solar system.

The course runs from June 24th to July 5th 2019 and will be taught on a rolling basis. Ideally most students would book for the entire 2 weeks of the course, and as such go with a strong and empowered understanding. We could also accommodate those who make the whole fortnight.

Course fees are £50 per day and include free camping and food from the farm.

Maf Dwyloycoed has been a timber frame builder and sawyer for 10 years; he part owns Arfon Timber who have a sawmill and busy timber building workshop at Peblig Mill in Caernarfon. Maf has a broad experience of the timber industry being a forester, timber grader, frame designer and having studied Agroforestry at Bangor University.