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Posted by Cathy Debenham on 27th April 2009 at 9:52 am
Last week a dream became reality for me. Three and a half years after I threw my hands in the air and bought a condensing gas boiler because, despite days of research, I couldn't be sure whether the various biomass boilers suppliers were trying to sell me were appropriate for my house; whether there…
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The Green Deal: who would you prefer to deliver it?
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 14th July 2010 at 10:56 am
For mass take-up of energy saving measures we need effective financing schemes, so we welcome the glimpses of detail on the Green Deal that Greg Barker gave us at the end of June. However, it’s not enough to get a clear view of how the scheme will work. How will it be delivered? Barker said…
Posted in: General, Energy efficiency
An introduction to community wind power
Posted by Graham Eastwick on 21st July 2010 at 9:37 am
The feed-in tariff has certainly had an impact on this industry and kept us busy over the last months, so it's been a while since I have blogged on this website. A number of people have asked about setting up a community wind turbine. A number of community wind farms have been set up using large …
Posted in: Wind turbines, Green Electricity
£30m of new funding for energy efficiency in communities and public sector
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 8th December 2011 at 9:13 am
The good news: there's £10m worth of funding for local communities to use to assess the potential for energy efficiency and local renewable energy generation. The bad news is that the deadlines for applications are tight, and the work must be finished by the end of March 2012. There is also £20…
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Feed-in tariff consultation offers hope for community energy projects
Posted by Cathy Debenham on 10th February 2012 at 3:53 pm
The government is seeking views on how to define 'community' microgeneration installations, and how those who fall into the new definition could benefit from the feed-in tariff. It's looking at three areas in its consultation, announced yesterday: social enterprise, charities and social housing and…
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