Heating the Great Glass House
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Use of sustainable energy to heat the greenhouse in the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
Explanation how the Great Glass House (greenhouse ) in the National Botanic Garden of Wales at Llanarthne is heated using sustainable energy - willow is grown, cut down and burnt to heat water that heats the building.
From:
A Visit to Botanic Garden, Cardiff Bay Botanic Gardens, Cardiff Bay
First Broadcast
:
17 January 2005
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9,9-11
Subject : Geography
Topic : Energy, Environmental issues
Keywords : Botanical Garden, Sustainable energy, Biomass, Renewable energy, Environment
Notes : Introduction to renewable energy and living in a sustainable way. Develop to think about how student's school or homes could be heated in a more sustainable way.
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