The beautiful welsh countryside. Home to valleys, lakes, the odd feral goat and. Electric mountain. Hidden inside this mountain is the dinorwig pumped storage power station and it is basically a monster battery. It Stores Energy by pumping water from this lake to a lake at the top of the mountain and then letting it flow back downhill, releasing that energy at times of peak demand. When you pop the kettle on during breaks in championship matches of that sport they call football, this bad boy springs into action to supplement our national grid, delivering power to our homes in under 12 seconds. Its an incredible view. Its one of the fastest responding power stations on the planet and well have a nosy inside the thing later in the programme. Dinorwig offers a semi Renewable Energy solution at a time when our National Resources are being used up. As solar, wind and tidal power alternatives advance, were craving a method of using their generated energy 24 7 despite the weather or time of d
To seal a 4 0 series win. And fasten your seat belts. Mike has swapped our red sofa for one with a bit more get up and go. Hes been finding out about the world of furniture racing. Will this one do that . Yes. Do it later . Year. The weather is turning increasingly autumnal through the weekend. Ive got a bright start, some rain and strengthening winds. All the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. For the first time in seven years, Public Sector workers in england and wales could see their pay rise next year by more than the governments 1 pay cap. Teachers could be among those who benefit after pay review bodies were told they could recommend higher wage increases to professions which have skills shortages, but as andy moore reports, unions fear the money will have to be found from existing school budgets. What does a good teacher make these days . Recruiting enough teachers has become one of the most pressing problems facing schools in england. Starting sal
Mattered. His first run in the final shoot out is enough to secure pole but only because raikkonen missed out by 400th of a second. Hamilton will not get an easy ride with the ferrari alongside him, but provided his steers clear of trouble, he should keep his advantage in the title fight. Still 0 0 with sunderland. Pep guardiolas said will be without sergio aguero, who broke a rib in a car accident in amsterdam yesterday. I would like to play with sergio but we cant. We do the same we would have done with him. We will overcome the situation. There are five games in the scottish premiership. Celtic host hibernian. Aberdeen are at home to stjohnstone. In the womens superleague, man city have just kicked off against arsenal, still goalless. Chelsea travel to sunderland and bristol city host yeovil town. Finally, sunderland and bristol city host yeoviltown. Finally, ospreys Hooker Scott Baldwin should have been playing in his sides to 14 match against the cheaters yesterday but he was woun
And laptop computers, i didnt really think about whether the battery we were developing would be a world famous invention. Ive been very pleased to see how its being developed in the hands of the engineers. It has stood the test of time with electric vehicles today relying on thousands of lithium ion cells for their battery pack modules. The dependence of modern society on fossilfuel energy is not sustainable. And so one of the things we need to do is find storage of electric power generated by alternative energy sources, and also storage batteries that can power an electric vehicle with a Competitive Price and performance. Certainly sounds like doctor goodenoughs invention has proved good enough for 37 years, but lithium ion isnt without its problems and thats led some people to look for alternate battery technologies. And this summer the uk government pledged a £250 million into the research and development of battery tech. At the forefront of this research is Warwick Manufacturing
See you in australia. And sarah has the weather. An awesome feeling day today with outbreaks of rain across the country and a strengthening breeze. I will bring you the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may has announced a freeze on University Tuition fees and an extension of the help to buy scheme in a bid to win over younger voters. It comes as the conservative Party Gathers in manchester for its annual conference. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. The security sweeps are complete. This whole will soon be packed. That you do not need to look hard at outside the Conference Venue to be reminded of the topic that dominates politics. Expect a clear attempt here by senior conservatives to change the subject. So, in the next financial year, starting in april, graduates in england will only begin repaying their tuition fee debts once they earn £25,000 a year. This is an increase from the current threshold of £21,000. Conservatives say this