Centre for Alternative Technology
We visited the Centre for Alternative Technology in mid Wales recently, and they had a demo room for heat pumps. Quite an interesting place, but it's looking a bit tired possibly due to a lack of funding. If you’ve never been, take a chilled walk around it with us to some relaxing music.

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i visited about ten years ago, i really enjoyed my visit, it wasnt in the best of repair/maintenance condition then, i hope it will still continue to evolve!
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