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APD's Journey to Net Zero
Follow our journey as we overhaul the way we power and heat our very own 55 year old building, home to our offices and workshop, using a pioneering combination of technology and engineering.
APD
- May 18
Recruitment Opportunity
About Us Based in Annan, Dumfries & Galloway, Amber Programmable Design Ltd (APD) is now in its 4th decade designing, manufacturing,...
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APD
- Mar 7
Our First Megawatt!
Our solar panels have hit an important milestone - their first megawatt, in their first month of production! The panels were switched on...
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APD
- Feb 10
Adding Some Irradiance Capture
Following on from last week’s excitement, which saw us switch on our 7.5kW wind turbine, it was the turn of our 30kW solar system. Our...
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APD
- Feb 1
The Big Switch On
After almost 3 months of standing poised and ready for action in the grounds of APD, our 15m tall wind turbine from SD Wind has made its...
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APD
- Dec 15, 2022
Oh, the weather outside is frightful...
...but inside the walls of APD, the temperature is delightful! And here’s why… Back in March we started our ‘Low Carbon Heat’ journey...
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APD
- Nov 4, 2022
Up Goes The Turbine
It was another exciting (albeit slightly nail biting) development in our 'net zero project' today, as a team of engineers from CWTS...
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APD
- Sep 29, 2022
Out with the old, in with the EV.
Whilst walking and cycling will always be the greenest forms of travel, they’re not always a practical method of getting from A to B,...
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APD
- Sep 6, 2022
Air Source Heat Pumps
In the next exciting step of our 'journey to net zero' we took delivery of 6 11.2kW Ecodan air source heat pumps from Mitsubishi...
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APD
- Aug 17, 2022
Sun, Steel & Solar Panels
It's been an exciting week here at the main office, as the last solar panel was installed on the roof of the APD building. Back in April...
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APD
- Aug 7, 2022
Bye Bye Boiler
Today we took another important step in our "Journey to Net Zero" as we waved goodbye to our old boiler. Manufactured in the 1960's by...
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APD
- Jun 30, 2022
SOSE Ministerial Visit
We had the privilege of hosting Louise Macdonald OBE, the (interim) Director General of Economy, as part of a day-long trip around...
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APD
- Jun 29, 2022
The Wind Turbine Arrives
There were a few nerves tingling today with the arrival of the kit for our 7.5kW Wind Turbine and 15M mounting pole from SD Wind. The...
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APD
- Jun 27, 2022
The Office & Workshop Refurb Begins
Today was phase 1 of the re-fit of our building. Ian Lewis Plumber's were on site and they started the day off by removing all the...
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APD
- May 13, 2022
Oslo Trade Mission
This week, Jim Main, APD's technical director travelled to Norway, along with 8 other Scottish businesses to be part of the first ever...
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APD
- May 2, 2022
The Pixii PowerShaper
2nd May 2022 We've taken delivery of the next key component of our net zero project - The Pixii PowerShaper. This is impressive piece of...
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APD
- Apr 20, 2022
New Wheels for APD
We added two new company vehicles to the fleet this week. We've decided to use this opportunity to give the vans a little makeover, so as...
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APD
- Apr 18, 2022
Solar Panel Arrival
19th April 2022 The kit is coming in! Our initial generation capacity from Solar PV is going to be 30kW which will be provided by 75 of...
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