How to Work with Your Community to Save Energy...
Everyone wants to save energy and working together as a community can be a great way to reduce everyone's fuel bills and energy use, but it's not always easy to know how best to go about it.
Although there are plenty of options - solar power, wind generation, insulation, energy saving devices and the like - there hasn't been a "one-stop" UK resource to offer impartial advice on saving energy as a community.
February's Most Popular Articles...
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Coppiced Willow for Energy: Growing willow for energy is nothing new for the UK – it’s has been done for very nearly the last 40 years – but with today’s mounting interest in both… [6 views in Feb]
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Wood-burning FAQ: There's nothing quite like a real fire - but for many people there are a one or two questions about it's suitability, benefits and costs to be considered first. Below… [4 views in Feb]
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What Type of Tree is Suitable For Short Rotation Coppice?: For short rotation coppicing (SRC) there are two main types of trees that stand out – willows and poplars – and… [2 views in Feb]
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Understanding Embedded Energy: Talk of embedded – or embodied – energy is something that anyone trying to do their bit to improve both environment and personal economics comes across… [2 views in Feb]
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Set Up a Community Swap Shop: For any community looking to move to a lower carbon, more sustainable lifestyle, reducing waste has an obvious appeal. While recycling and composting… [2 views in Feb]
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Exporting Electricity to the Grid: For many people contemplating producing their own electricity supply by micro-generation, part of the attraction is the possibility of exporting… [2 views in Feb]
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