Museum Hosts Alternative Energy Fair

FASHION made from rubbish was used to show sceptics how easy it is to go green.

The Locomotion museum in Shildon held its Alternative Energy Fair at the weekend to raise awareness of the variety of renewable energy sources in the North-East.

Suppliers of green power gave demonstrations which included a mini-wind farm and a plant-fuelled bio-mass boiler system.

Volunteers from the Ferryhill Lakes and District Development Education Resource Centre also showed their collection of fashion designs made completely of recycled materials.

Museum manager George Muirhead said: “I believe many people found the exhibition a real eye-opener.

“Equipment is now available to help reduce costs and the carbon footprint is clearly well developed and becoming more accessible.”

Pam Porter, events officer at Locomotion, said people should think about renewable energy as a broad concept.

She said: “Renewable energy is no less reliable than energy generated from more traditional sources, and using it does not mean a change in lifestyle or appliances.

“It can be as simple as using the sun for drying clothes or taking advantage of more sophisticated renewable energy technologies such as installing systems which use the sun’s heat and light to generate energy.”

Locomotion: the National Railway Museum can be contacted on 01388777999.

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