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Sustainable energy solutions recognised by Ashden Awards
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 12th June 2009 at 2:42 pm
Inspirational people combined with sustainable energy technologies makes me feel hopeful for the future, and at the Ashden Awards ceremony last night both abounded. The winners spoke humbly about their achievements, yet many of them are significantly transforming people's lives. For example the …
Posted in: General, Biomass, Solar electricity
Insulation is free for everyone in Kirklees
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 15th June 2009 at 11:37 am
You don’t read much that’s complementary about our elected representatives at the moment but at last week’s Ashden Awards I met a councillor for whom I have enormous admiration. As leader of Kirklees Council, Councillor Kath Pinnock persuaded her fellow councillors to invest £9m in Kirklees W…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
Renewable energy for Devon
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 21st June 2009 at 11:19 am
As a Devon resident it's great news to hear that our county council has won a prestigious award for its efforts to support renewable energy and boost a green rural regeneration. Devon County Council won the second local authority prize in the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy earlier this mon…
Posted in: General
Old homes can be energy efficient: visit a superhome and be inspired
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 27th July 2009 at 9:08 am
Old homes tend to be the worst offenders when it comes to leaking hot air out into the atmosphere. This means higher than average energy bills, and correspondingly high carbon emissions. Often labelled 'hard to treat', older homes can be more complicated when it comes to installing energy eff…
Posted in: Energy efficiency, Heat pumps, Rainwater harvesting, Solar electricity, Solar heat & hot water
Ashden Award winner an inspiration for community energy schemes
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 2nd July 2010 at 12:12 pm
Energy use on the Isle of Eigg is half the national average and carbon emissions have fallen by 47% since the islanders switched to renewable energy. The islanders' pioneering approach has won them the 2010 UK Ashden Award, and you can watch the video case study here. Until Febuary 2008 each …
Posted in: Energy efficiency, Hydro electricity, Solar electricity, Wind turbines
Schools lead the way on energy efficiency
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 28th October 2010 at 3:14 pm
Electricity consumption has halved at an award-winning Devon school thanks to the energy saving measures it has introduced. Okehampton College’s good practice and leadership role was recognised as it was a finalist at the 2010 Ashden Awards. The college has replaced 3,000 fluorescent lights wit…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency, Solar electricity, Solar heat & hot water, Wind turbines
Small companies in danger of being excluded from Green Deal delivery
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 16th June 2011 at 1:22 pm
There's concern that the Green Deal will be the preserve of a few big companies, unless its structure is carefully designed to let small companies in. This was one of the issues highlighted at a debate on the Green Deal at yesterday's Ashden Awards conference. Plain speaking was the order of …
Posted in: Energy efficiency
International renewable energy projects to inspire
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 20th June 2011 at 9:27 am
Africa is full of entrepreneurs with good ideas - they don't want hand outs - they just want the same access to finance that we have in the west. So said Suraj Wahab Ologburo, the founder and chief executive of Toyola Energy from Ghana, one of the international finalists in this year's Ashden Awards…
Posted in: General
Ashden Awards winner lists ways to increase uptake of retrofit
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 18th July 2011 at 10:20 am
Hampshire-based Radian housing association won the Gold at this year's Ashden Awards, for an ambitious and innovative programme of retrofitting hard-to-treat homes and building eco-homes that far exceed the current minimum standards for energy efficiency. Paul Ciniglio, Radian's sustainability a…
Posted in: Energy efficiency
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