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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
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