Links
Finance
Ecology Building Society 0845 674 5566 www.ecology.co.uk email:info@ecology.co.uk
Triodos - The Wind Fund plc 0800 056 2761 or 0117 973 9339 www.windfund.co.uk
Co-operative bank 08457 212 212 jennie@co-operativebank.co.uk
Funding
for bigger projects
Sustainable Technologies
Initiative (STI) Contact Mark Griffiths
at DTi
Suppliers
Robeys Heating for Clearview Stoves www.robeys-heating.co.uk
Auro Paints www.auroorganic.co.uk
ECO ARC email Andrew Yeats at ecoarc@cwcom.net
Independent bodies for advice
Association of Environmentally Conscious Builders www.aecb.net
The Energy Saving Trust www.est.org.uk
Government funded program for energy efficiency.
Permaculture Association www.permaculture.org.uk
CAT (Centre for Alternative Technology) General Enquiries: 01654 702400 www.cat.org.uk Very
useful advice and factsheets in most areas of sustainable living. The
original. Has been going for 30 years, has a community on site. Genuine
people doing world-leading grass roots research/living. You can visit
the centre in Wales. Have Information Service, Publishing, Consultancy,
and the Alternative Technology Association (who publish Clean Slate magazine).
Peabody Trust 0207 928781 www.peabody.org.uk
Hockerton Housing Project 01636 816902 www.hockerton.demon.co.uk
Assocation of electricity producers 0207 9309390 www.eapuk.com
Greenprices.com www.greenprices.com/uk/pricegen.asp
Gives details of all the green energy
schemes in the UK but no opinions.
natenergy.org.uk www.natenergy.org.uk/ 0800 512012
Phone number gives free advice for householders. Very good site. Has free energy survey.
Green Energy Options 0800 138 0889 www.greenenergy.org.uk
Very good overview of renewable energy and green electricity. Have a wood fuel project.
The solar club http://www.cse.org.uk 01208 893 474 or www.environ.org.uk/aboutenviron/energy/solarclubs.htm
A not-for-profit club for DIY
solar water heating installation
Solar Trade association 01908 442 290
CADDET Renewable Energy - International demonstration projects www.caddet.co.uk
NGO/ Campaign groups
Forum for the Future
www.ForumForTheFuture.org.uk
Working with business for sustainability, produce Green Futures magazine
Greenpeace www.Greenpeace.org.uk
Friends of the Earth www.foe.org.uk
Government funded
ETSU
01235 432 450 www.etsu.co.uk
Renewable and Energy Efficiency Organisation
The Energy Saving Trust www.est.org.uk
Government funded program for energy efficiency.
dti (Department of Trade and Industry)www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/ed_pack/links.html
Links to renewable energy sites.
Home Energy Efficiency Scheme (HEES) 0800 952 0600
Gives grant for energy efficiency to people on benefits.
Not necessarily independent
My Solar
http://energy.sourceguides.com/businesses/byGeo/byC/UnitedKingdom/byP/solar/sWH/sWH.shtmlSource guide of solar businesses, can search for other types of companies.
Green electricity
Greenprices.com www.greenprices.com/uk/pricegen.asp
Gives details of all the green energy schemes in the UK but no opinions. Has price calculator.
Eastern Power – EcoPower 01473 554385 or 0845-6011290
www.easternenergy.co.uk
Have a deal arranged by Greenpeace where you can sell your surplus renewable energy to them at the same price that you buy it from them.
Unit[e] 0845 6011 410 www.creationday8.co.uk/unite.htm
RSPBenergy
(Scottish and Southern Energy plc. (SSE)) 0800 0288 552 www.rspb.org.uk
Ecotricity (formally Renewable Energy Company (REC))
01453 756111 www.ecotricity.co.uk
email: info@renewable-energy.co.uk
Example projects
Hockerton Housing Project 01636 816902 www.hockerton.demon.co.uk
Nottingham eco-house www.msarch.co.uk/ecohome/tour.html
Gaia Energy Centre, Delabole, Cornwall 01840 213321 www.gaiaenergy.co.uk email: info@gaiaenergy.co.uk
Susan Roaf’s house www.futureenergies.com/article.php3?sid=64
Self sufficient house in Oxford, rooftop PV panel power house and electric car.
MRETT (Midlands Renewable Energy Technology Transfer) Jane Spencer, 01509 610033 www.mrett.co.uk email: jane@mrett.co.uk
“Bringing university work on sustainable energy to the marketplace. We aim to provide positive but realistic advice, both on renewables and on energy efficiency.”
Oberlin College Ecodesigned building email: paige.wiegman@oberlin.edu
Findhorn
Earth Centre
Magazines
Green futures 01223 564334 email: greenfutures@circa-uk.demon.co.uk
Clean Slate 01654 702400 www.cat.org.uk
Renewable Energy World 020 73878558 email: rew@jxj.com
NewScientist 01444 475636 email: ns.subs@qss-uk.com
GreenWorld magazine of the green party.
Ethical Consumer www.ethicalconsumer.org
Websites
www.carboncalculator.org Find out your carbon emissions by giving details of you last four energy bills and transport usage. Has helpful advice on how to reduce your emissions by insulating, using green energy etc.
www.co2.org Climate Care. Once you’ve worked out your carbon emissions you can pay Climate care for every kilogram you release. They theoretically “offset” your emissions by investing in planting trees, energy efficiency measures and renewable energy.
www.greenchoices.org
A website that aims to give practical up to date information on the greenest
choice for electricity, clothes, holidays, gardening, pets etc. etc.
Green
energy links from greenchoices:
Centre for Sustainable Energy (inc National
Network of Solar Clubs) http://www.cse.org.uk/
Green Energy (Friends of the Earth)
http://www.foe.co.uk/campaigns/energy_and_climate/league_table.html
Renewable Energy (Greenpeace) http://www.greenpeace.org/~climate/renewables/index.html
GreenPrices (green energy in Europe) http://www.greenprices.co.uk/uk/index.asp
Planet Energy (kids' guide to renewable
energy) http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/ed_pack/
Tapping the Sun (CAT solar water heating
guide) http://www.cat.org.uk/information/tapping.tmpl
British Wind Energy Association http://www.bwea.com/
Government climate change programme http://www.environment.detr.gov.uk/climatechange/index.htm
More links
The following links have not been checked and some are repeated above.
Government
Altener II www.dti.gov.uk/altener
ALTENER http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg17/altener.htm
Community Action for Rural Devon www.devon.gov.uk/econeuro/edev/funding/card.html
Department of Trade and Industry - Climate Change Levy http://www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/policy/chap_4.htm
Department of Trade and Industry - Sustainable Technologies Initiative www.dti.gov.uk/sti/
DETR - Are you doing your bit www.doingyourbit.org.uk/yourbit/index.html
DTI Search on Solar panel Grant www.dti.gov.uk/cgi-bin/fx
Energy Efficiency Best Practice programme www.energy-efficiency.gov.uk
ETSU - Renewable and Energy Efficiency Organisation www.etsu.co.uk
Information Devon search results 2 www.devon.gov.uk/cgi-bin/search
Information Devon search results www.devon.gov.uk/cgi-bin/search
Information Devon www.devon.gov.uk
New Review 46 www.dti.gov.uk/NewReview/nr46
Planet energy 2 www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/ed_pack/links.html
Planet Energy www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/ed_pack
PV report www.dti.gov.uk/renewable/photovoltaic/photovolt.pdf
Renewable Energy Database Initiative - to develop disseminate and put in action a digital information sector strategy for renew www.etsu.co.uk/RE_dbi
Sustainable Development Commission www.sd-commission.gov.uk
The Energy Saving Trust www.est.org.uk
Welcome to East Devon www.east-devon.gov.uk
Green energy
Friends of the Earth Energy and Climate Switch on to green energy www.foe.org.uk/campaigns/energy_and_climate/league_table.html
Greenprices in Europe www.greenprices.com/eu/index.asp
Greenprices in the UK www.greenprices.com/uk
RSPB www.rspb.org.uk
The Green Energy Web-site www.greenenergy.org.uk
unit[e] electricity www.creationday8.co.uk/unite.htm
Renewable Energy Companies
AES – 01309 676911
Dulas limited www.dulas.org.uk
Filsol Company Home Page 01269 860979 www.filsol.co.uk
Renewable energy company addresses. www.serve.com/commonpurpose/contacts.html
Riomay - N.E.G. - Hitachi - Solar Panel Importers & Distributors www.riomay.com
Solar Century www.solarcentury.co.uk
SOLAR CLUBS www.dti.gov.uk/NewReview/nr42/html/in_business.html
Solar Collectors Integrated into a Prefabricated Roof Module http://194.178.172.86/register/datare/ccr02026.htm
Solar Heating www.energyenv.ndo.co.uk/Solar_Heating.html
Solar Water Heating System Businesses in the UK http://energy.sourceguides.com/businesses/byGeo/byC/UnitedKingdom/byP/solar/sWH/sWH.shtml
Solartwin - 01244 403 404
Thermomax – 01443 862299
Group method
Topic Lead-ins http://adulted.about.com/education/adulted/library/blicebreaker2.htm
Media articles
Guardian - Is renewable energy here to stay? www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/Print/0,3858,3918038,00.html
Guardian Unlimited Special reports Home-made answer to generating electricity harks back to the past www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/renewable/Story/0,2763,363461,00.html
Guardian renewable energy news http://www.guardian.co.uk/renewable
Very good, all the latest renewable energy article printed in the Guardian and the Observer
Other
CADDET Renewable Energy - International demonstration projects www.caddet.co.uk
Centre For Alternative Technology Home Page www.cat.org.uk
Econnect Ltd. www.econnect.co.uk
environ www.environ.org.uk
etsu CCL www.etsu.com/ccltexts
ETSU hosted www.etsu.co.uk/html/hosted.html
Future Energies - Renewable energy for the home www.futureenergies.com/article.php3?sid=11
Future Energies - Renewable energy towards a cleaner world www.futureenergies.com
Future Energies - susan roaf www.futureenergies.com/article.php3?sid=64
Hockerton Housing Project www.hockerton.demon.co.uk
Webconx 2000-solar-sunontap www.webconx.com/2000/solar/sunontap/page3.htm
Micro Hydro Power in the Nineties www.elements.nb.ca/theme/energy/micro/micro.htm
npi Global Care - Individual Investors www.npi.co.uk/globalcare/gc_individual_investors.htm
Our South West www.oursouthwest.com
Peabody Trust PV installations www.peabody.org.uk
Renewable Energy Education & Discussion www.webconx.com
SELF-BUILD LIVE Mabley Street - The Project www.selfbuildlive.co.uk
solar clubs www.environ.org.uk/aboutenviron/energy/solarclubs.htm
Solar Power in the built Environment www.ecofys.com/renewable/zonnestroom_en.html
SUSHOUSE delf UNI www.esst.uio.no-posti-workshops-quist.pdf
SW Energy and Environment Group www.ex.ac.uk/cee/sweeg
The Institute of Energy www.engc.org.uk/ingenium/2/partners/institutions/inste
Web of Science wos.mimas.ac.uk
Welcome To SmartEnergy UK www.smartenergyuk.com
www.pv-uk.org.uk- www.pv-uk.org.uk
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