Birchcliffe Centre and Hebden Bridge Hostel – Renewable Energy Feasibility Study

In 2015, Dr Vicki Shaw & Associates Limited were commissioned by Pennine Heritage Limited to help the charity reduce energy costs at the Birchcliffe Centre and Hebden Bridge Hostel and explore alternative ways of heating the buildings and supplying electricity for use onsite. A feasibility study was undertaken with the aims of suggesting ways in […]

Interested in getting a small wind turbine?

Renewable energy is the way forward. It can help to cut your energy bills, generate income and reduce your carbon emissions. If you’ve got the available land and enough money, it makes a lot of sense to look at having a small ground-mounted wind turbine installed. For a small fee, we can do a short […]

Launch of Zero Carbon Yorkshire

Leeds, 27th February 2016. I enjoy attending these kinds of conferences. There are always a good number of like-minded people and lots of positive conversation. The aim of Zero Carbon Yorkshire (ZCY) is to bring together a cross-section of the Yorkshire community who have an interest in or are connected with projects and initiatives related […]

David Cameron’s constituents demand real action on energy and climate change

Since the dawning of the new Conservative Government in May 2015, any movement on climate change has gone into complete reverse with the Government reducing or removing support for renewable technologies such as wind and solar power and undermining schemes to improve energy efficiency. In November 2015, we took to the streets in Witney in […]

Powering Up North – Manchester

Powering Up North - Changing our communities' energy future

We recently had the pleasure of attending the Powering Up North conference in Manchester. More info here: http://claspinfo.org/powering-up It was great to see so many familiar faces that we’ve met or worked with over the years, in various capacities. The day outlined the challenges and opportunities for community renewable energy and had a fast-paced array […]