Andy and Darren’s Solar Furnace

The solar furnace created for the event by artists Andy Webster and Darren Ray was a focal point for discussions around renewable energy, tribute d.i.y. acts, and the ad-hoc as a dissenting practice. The furnace performed incredibly well under the

Solar Furnace at sunset

Andy and Darren have been working hard on the solar furnace to heat the Happidrome. Here is it in assembly atop the building. The weather forecast is looking GOOD so it should be balmy for the Village Green Society Lectures.

Darren Ray & Andy Webster: A Replication of Arlene’s Solar Furnace Project from 2008

In 2008, Arlene built an amazing Solar Furnace to help heat her home in Pennsylvania, USA. This replication project by artists Darren Ray and Andy Webster aims to test the build concept and heat the ‘Happidrome’ building which will host