About Jon

Hello, welcome to my page. I am Jon and, until recently, I lived with my wife Amanda and Tinker the dog near Machynlleth in Mid-Wales. Amanda currently has work in San Francisco, I am writing a book ( Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels will be published in 2008)  and Tinker has gone to live with some lovely friends in Lancaster while we are away.

Jon up windturbineshadow of wind turbine from nacelleView down inside of windturbineNovember 2005 021

I am currently studying on an MSc in Renewable Energy Systems Technology (it is based Loughborough University in the UK, but I’m studying from home) and I convert diesel vehicles to run on vegetable oil and I am writing a book on vegetable oil & biodiesel.

I also spend a lot of my time cycling and drinking coffee.

Karnak, EgyptNovember 2006 (98)BiodieselEco-house

Primarily I work as an engineer on renewable energy projects. I also work on peoples’ houses, building projects, as a rigger on big tents and marquees, build the occasional website, mend hippy’s trucks, paint windows, fix computers - and anything else which helps me fund my way through college.

August 2006 125After Wickerman, 2006.August 2006 096October  2005 102Temple Burn - Burning Man 2007

Last year’s big events were organising a massive private birthday party in the field behind our house and going to Burning Man 2007 . This year’s big things are spending time in San Francisco and Burning Man 2008.

Middle East 286Cairo dinnerTreasury, Petra, Jordan.Morocco, Chefchaouen, ChaouenMorocco, Atlas, Jbel ToubkalEiffel Tower, 2006San Francisco - 2004


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