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battery solutions for LED lights, the FXLion Sky Three is a 48v high-power output adapter, which can recharge up to four 26v or 14.8v batteries at once. Meanwhile, Hawk-Woods now offers a battery repair and refurbishment service, to help cut down on unnecessary waste. Barry Bassett explains how he ‘jumped into the net zero pathway’, making a commitment back in 2021 to go net zero by 2030. “During this process, we discovered many things and wanted to share this with the entire industry, so we wouldn’t be uniquely capitalising and profiteering by using a sustainability strategy,” he adds. “After Covid-19, I developed the Rental Sustainability Project, which now numbers around 30 companies. I started designing a website which will be live soon, and updated with everything we have learnt, spreading what we’ve discovered as the best practices to all.” We’re now in 2023, and even though efforts are being made, the TV and film industry is
infrastructure and buildings. Examples of what this means in practice include things like the use of air source heat pumps and, obviously, solar panels. By integrating low- and zero-carbon technologies into our infrastructure, we expect a reduction of around 20% carbon emissions against what is typical.” Jung-Min Kim says diesel generators are the status quo at the moment for productions looking to film on location. “Using alternative fuels, such as HVO (waste), green hydrogen and battery generators can help to reduce carbon footprints, as well as have co-benefits like improved air quality and reduced noise pollution,” Kim adds. Sticking with batteries, Barry Bassett, managing director at kit rental company VMI.TV, added that many companies have given up using disposable AA batteries: “We used to dispose of 1500 AA and AAA batteries annually, but haven’t disposed of any for two years now. And this was a project we only started two years ago.” When it comes to kit, several manufacturers are investing in the green cause. Betteries has its Betterpacks and Betterlink options, providing mobile power to lighting fixtures or anything that needs to be powered when there’s a dearth of electricity. With regard to “Using alternative fuels, such as HVO (waste), green hydrogen and battery generators can help to reduce carbon”
RECHARGEABLE SOLUTION Betteries’ stackable Betterpack and Bettergen combo, tackling mobile power
REDUCE, REUSE, RENTAL Barry Bassett, spearheading changes for sustainability
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