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.
March'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… [26 views in Mar]
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Liaise with Community Stakeholders: Any community project needs good liaison between the various different individuals, organisations and groups which are typically involved – and… [16 views in Mar]
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The Facts About Light Bulbs: With everyone advising you to replace your existing light bulbs with low energy ones – and supermarkets regularly offering to sell them to you at mega-cut… [10 views in Mar]
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Low Carbon Buildings Programme: For anyone looking to reduce their carbon footprint, there’s more than a little good news in the Low Carbon Buildings Programme – the UK government’s… [6 views in Mar]
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What is Micro-Generation?: Micro-generation is the production of heat and power by individuals or communities – typically by renewable energy – enabling them to meet their own… [6 views in Mar]
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Understanding Power Distribution: Power is one of those things we all tend to take for granted – and it’s not until you flick a light-switch during a power cut that you begin to… [6 views in Mar]
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