This year CAT has been on bit of a promotional tour – travelling to London, Birmingham and London again to attend exhibitions, study fairs and conferences. Each event gave... Read More
Elena Blackmore, a Project Officer at the Public Interest Research Centre, writes about the Carbon Omissions event in London two weeks ago. If our carbon emissions are falling,... Read More
The Centre for Alternative Technology is delighted to be displaying work from three of its Professional Diploma in Architecture students at the first ever Wales Festival of Architecture.... Read More
This week CAT welcomed some volunteers for a taster session to show them what it’s like to volunteer at the Centre for Alternative Technology near Machynlleth. Josh from Liverpool... Read More
On Thursday 29th of November, The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is expected to publish the new Energy Bill. It should be a step towards a sustainable... Read More
On Monday November 26th the international climate talks open in Doha, an article published in the New Scientist this week carried the startling headline, Climate Change: It’s even worse... Read More
CAT is excited to be hosting the first training course for coordinators of Renew Wales in the WISE conference centre today and tomorrow. Renew Wales is a Big Lottery... Read More
We went to Grand Designs Live at the weekend and built a simple timber frame structure to house a compost toilet. Carwyn Jones used joinery techniques such as dove-tailing,... Read More
The second day of the Emergence Summit began early with some self-organised sessions, including yoga, morning swims and chanting; for those not quite able to get up at... Read More
Tony Nelson, Director of etc4CA, recently attended a short course at CAT. He sent us this interesting update and stunning photos showing what he has done with the skills... Read More