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FSC Preston Montford has been an outdoor classroom since 1957 and is a Field Studies Council centre. We deliver curriculum related outdoor education by the experts; from pre-school to Masters level; for infants, school students, undergraduates and enquiring adults with an interest in the natural world. Courses for schools and individuals. A venue for others to use; with bed space for 130, catering facilities and 7 fully equipped teaching and meeting spaces.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Using Solar Energy at Preston Montford



The sun has finally come out, and Preston Montford is using some new rotary line dryers to save energy.

We hope that, along with our A rated energy saving washing machines and dryers, our new washing lines will help us reach our energy saving target of 10% this year. 

Each tumble dryer load uses an energy-hungry 4kWh of electricity. With Preston Montford using on average 822 kWh of electricity every day, 4 loads drying daily on the line would reduce the Centre's total energy use by 2%. This single action is a small but significant step towards our target and saves 7.2kg of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere every day.

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