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.
June's Most Popular Articles...
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Set Up a Local Energy Forum: Setting up an energy forum is a good way to stimulate informed and constructive debate about how issues of energy efficiency and sustainability impact the… [120 views in Jun]
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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… [70 views in Jun]
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Wood Burning and Environmental Impact: Facts: The early 21st Century has seen the sort of time-warp that Dr Who himself would be proud of, as more and more homes have gone back… [46 views in Jun]
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How Can I Extract the Heat in Flues?: The principle of heat recovery is very straightforward – passing hot combustion gases over a heat exchanger of some kind to extract as much… [44 views in Jun]
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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… [36 views in Jun]
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Top Tips for a Smaller Carbon Footprint: Every year, each of us in the UK is responsible for an average of around 14 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – once you’ve factored in… [34 views in Jun]
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