posted 26 Apr 2012 11:59 by Louise Hopes
We have teamed up with the Exchange gallery in Penzance for a talk named...
Hot Rocks and Wave Hub
Tuesday 8th May, The Exchange
Doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, pay bar available
Join Peter Ledingham from Geoscience to hear about the The United Downs
Deep Geothermal Project, where Cornwall is working at the forefront of
geothermal energy developments.
Also, Helen Wilson from Wave Hub will discuss the grid-connected
offshore facility in South West England for the large scale testing of
technologies that generate electricity from the power of the waves.
Don't forget our other talk on the 14th May on Cornish Aurora by Tony James! See the last post for details!
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posted 20 Apr 2012 06:41 by Louise Hopes
You don't have to go to the Arctic Circle to see Aurorae!
Many have been seen as far south as Cornwall.
What causes them and when do they happen? Is there a best time to see them? How do you observe them and where can you find out when something is likely to happen?
With accompanying photos, the answers to these questions will be at this talk, along with a review of some of the local Aurorae from the past 20 years.
7 for a 7:30pm start
at: The Union Hotel, Penzance. |
posted 19 Mar 2012 14:10 by Louise Hopes
Hello,
The Science Pub Quiz is going ahead on Monday 2nd April. We will meet
from 7pm & start at 7:30pm as usual, at the Union Hotel, Penzance.
I will be bringing science based mystery prizes for the winning team, so come along & test your know how!
See you there,
Louise |
posted 6 Mar 2012 13:08 by Louise Hopes
Hello, here is the flyer for an event I thought you may be interested in
at Porthcurno telegraph museum on Tuesday 13th March called 'Flare
Up'.
This talk is at 6pm and is about the Aurora and solar flares.
Also I mentioned at last nights cafe sci, that i was thinking of
doing a cafe sci pub quiz at our next meeting (02/04/12) and just wanted
to ask if you would be interested? If so let me know and also if you
can think of any good science questions I could include, just drop me a
line!
Looking forward to some interesting responses
Louise
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posted 22 Feb 2012 06:20 by Louise Hopes
The next Cafe Scientifique is on Monday the 5th of March, meeting at 7pm for a 7:30pm start at The Union Hotel, Penzance.
The talk is called 'The Joys of Beekeeping'.
Local Bee expert Dave McIntosh will be talking about how beekeeping works, current concerns about bee populations and why keeping bees can be so much fun!
Hope to see you there!
Louise
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posted 10 Jan 2012 03:09 by Louise Hopes
Meeting at 7 for a 7:30pm start at The Union Hotel, Penzance.
Neill Wood is a Teaching Fellow and Marine Operations Manager from Camborne School of Mines. He will be talking about his research on subsea survey around the Cornish coast. Including video captured using a Remotely Operated Vehicle and sonar images. Various locations have been investigated in connection with marine renewable energy research. |
posted 10 Jan 2012 02:59 by Louise Hopes
Join us for the official BBC Stargazing LIVE event for the South West! This free event features talks and telescopes and ties in with the three-part Stargazing LIVE series on BBC2.
Date: Tuesday 17 January 2012
Time: 6 – 9.30pm
Price: free (you will not require an Eden entry ticket to attend this event)
Activities on offer
We will be working with our friends at the Roseland Observatory and the University of Plymouth to offer a wide range of exciting activities.
· Find out more about our galaxy by taking a look at the stars through a variety of professional telescopes.
· Visit distant corners of the universe in a portable planetarium.
· See live feeds from observatories around the world.
· Handle and study meteorites through microscopes.
· See Eden’s Biome lights being switched off.
· Listen to a wide range of talks from experts on the basics of the night sky, the life and death of stars, photography of stars and planets and much more.
· Get the kids involved in activities, including a workshop about the locations of the moon landings and astronomy-themed coloring in. |
posted 2 Jan 2012 12:11 by Louise Hopes
Hi everyone & a Happy New Year! We are starting our cafe sci meetings next week on Monday 9th January 2012. We will meet from 7pm for a 7:30pm start in the Union Hotel, Chapel Street, Penzance. The talk is...
Geothermal energy - the
options
Our speaker, Robert Pine was the head of Camborne School of Mines (2002-2008) and
saw the transition of CSM from Pool to Tremough during this period, including
the start-up of the Renewable Energy group and degree programme.
Prior to joining CSM in 1985 he worked for 4 years on the "Hot Rocks" project
near Penryn. He is a civil engineer with a broad range of interests
in civil and mining engineering. He is now semi-retired and continues to
lecture at CSM.
He will give a broad introduction of the available options for
geothermal energy use, including: natural geothermal systems (e.g.
Iceland), heating and cooling using ground source heat pumps (e.g.
anywhere, including Cornwall) and enhanced geothermal systems / hot dry rock
(e.g. hot granites such as in Cornwall).
Hope to see you there! Louise |
posted 27 Nov 2011 08:47 by Louise Hopes
Hi, we are meeting at the Union Hotel from 7pm, for a 7:30pm start, the talk is:
Managing for Cornwall’s emblem – the chough.
Come and find out what choughs need and why managing the coastal fringe with grazing is crucial in helping their natural comeback. A presentation by Claire Mucklow from the RSPB/Cornwall Chough Project who will look back over the last ten years since the chough’s return to Cornwall and their prospects for the future.
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posted 3 Nov 2011 07:43 by Louise Hopes
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updated 5 Nov 2011 11:49
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Hello, the talk this Monday will be in a different venue as the Art Club has closed. It may be in the Union Hotel, but I will confirm this asap. In the mean time the talk will be on...
CO2 Capture & Storage
technologies and the development in China.
Dr. Jia Li is a lecturer in low carbon energy at the University of Exeter. Her main research interests include the process design and optimisation in post-combustion capture, gasification in pre-combustion capture, water consumption in CO2 capture, CO2 capture ready design, planning and retrofit. In the past five years, she has contributed to a number of International low carbon research and commercial projects. She is also frequently acting as energy technology advisor for a number of Chinese and multilateral institutes.
Hope to see you there!
Louise |
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