Sleat Renewables Ltd (SRL)

is the subsidiary company of Sleat Community Trust. It deals with the Renewable Energy activities of the Trust and mananges a wide variety of projects

The Clean Sleat
In 2009 SRL were awarded £99,000 by the Climate Challenge Fund to reduce the Carbon Footprint of the peninsula by around 6% over two years.

particular projects include:-
 

Rotovator - to encourage more vegetable growing
Log-splitter - to encourage better use of local resources for heating
Garden Shredder - for garden mulch and compost

General Purpose 750 kgs trailer

All of these are free for Sleat residents to hire. Contact Henry Mains on 01471 833730

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Community Turbine
SRL is investigating the possiblity of a (900KW) community-owned wind turbine on A'Mhaoile, the hill next the main road at the north end of Sleat. The July 2010 average wind was 8.3 m/s. This made it the windiest complete month of the year since the anemometer went up in January and raised the overall wind speed average to 7.3 m/s. If this project succeeds it will take several years to complete, but will then bring in substantial income for the benefit of the Sleat community.

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Biomass - Woodchips
in 2009 Sabhal Mòr Ostaig installed a woodchip boiler in its carpark, to supply the buildings with hot water and heating - this accounts for the delicious smell of wood-smoke in the area! SRL purchased logs from the Ord Forest and every few months chips them and delivers them to the boiler. This will become a major part of the Tormore Forest development.

Biomass - advice and free wood-chips
Angus Robertson is very happy to provide advice to local home-owners about greater us of woodchip and pellets.
Spare damp woodchips are also freely available for local gardens as mulch or on footpaths.

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Sleat Bike Week
The annual bike week is a great success, encouraging more adults and children to cycle safely in Sleat.

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