As you travel across the country by car or train you will likely notice fields filled with solar panels or large warehouses and other commercial buildings with impressive solar arrays installed across their roofs tops. These are the two most common types of solar PV array are usually what we think of when we talk about large scale solar farms. However, there is a lesser known type of solar farm that is slowly taking off around the world that is likely to become as commonplace as the solar farms we are used to seeing.
For two-million years humans have been eating meat. It started on the plains of Kenya where archaeologists found crude tools, originally used for nuts and fruits, next to the carcassases of animals. Today, the demand for meat continues. Around 50 – 70bn animals are killed every year. That includes around 50bn chickens, 1.5bn pigs and 1.5bn cows. It is no surprise that, since the early 2000s, China has been the biggest consumer of meat products but most of this growing demand has come from middle income countries; western countries consume around 220 pounds more meat per person compared to some of the poorest African nations.
Originally formed in 1947 to address mainly technical topics around air movement such as air conditioning. The Rumford club has developed a broader view of potential subjects within the built environment and engineering services sector. The club provides an opportunity for professionals from an array of fields to meet and debate the issues of the past, present and future.
Mathew is currently founder of Grobrix. A company that designs and manufactures indoor vertical farms for both home and work. Prior to this he worked at BNP Paribas.
As part of the government’s commitment to tackle climate change, they have announced the ban of halogen light bulbs from September 2021 and high fluorescent light bulbs from September 2023.
