Reports & publications

By Martin Holley, Centre for Sustainable Energy, in partnership with Wardell Armstrong International Ltd.

September 2009

This report presents the results of a sustainable energy study for two key areas for future development in Plymouth: the city centre and Derriford. Both areas are being considered under Plymouth’s Local Development Framework Area Action Plans, in which there is a need to develop integrated sustainable energy strategies for the period up to 2026.

This study aimed to assess geographically the potential for, and constraints on, the cultivation of miscanthus and short-rotation willow crops in Devon, along with the opportunities for using arisings from existing woodlands as an energy source.

A series of maps illustrates areas where cultivation of energy crop is not appropriate, due to landscape value, soil type or other restrictions.

Report to Devon Wildlife Trust by Joshua Thumim and Vicki White (with additional contributions from Rebecca Knight (Land Use Consultants) and  John Garstang (ADAS),

October 2007

Summary of the findings and recommendations of the evaluation of the Warm Zone pilot programme. Executive summary only; for full report, see below.

Warm Zones is a major initiative designed to systematically reduce fuel poverty on a local, area basis. CSE was contracted to evaluate the Warm Zone pilot programme. This report was prepared in partnership with National Energy Action.

March 2005

This is the full and final report into the Warm Zones scheme presented by CSE to Defra in March 2005. For the executive summary only, see above.

Toolkit to help local authorities keep track of the actions to curb carbon emissions

CSE's contribution begins on page 73 and is based around our on-going 'distributional impacts' work. See www.cse.org.uk/dimpsa for more.

October 2009

Energy Matters was developed and run by CSE in London and other parts of England. This resource includes: Looking at Energy (key stage 1); Home Energy (key stage 2); Home Energy (key stage 3); Sustainable Energy (key stage 3), and; Teachers support material.

The resources was funded by the Shell Foundation Sustainable Energy Programme.

1999/2003

This best practice review provides a ‘snapshot’ of current community activity on climate change. The review does not provide an exhaustive list of UK initiatives or comprehensive details of the schemes identified.

It was designed to specifically focus on initiatives driven by energy and carbon reduction objectives – as opposed to the far wider spectrum of community environmental initiatives which could claim to be related to the climate change agenda but are driven by other objectives (such as waste reduction and recycling, sustainable transport, local food initiatives etc).

Prepared for EST by Ian Preston, Vicki White, Lucy Lloyd-Price and Will Anderson

May 2009

 The findings of the ‘quantifying rural fuel poverty’ research project provide evidence on the extent and characteristics of rural fuel poverty in England, making comparisons with rural fuel poverty with urban fuel poverty, and with deprivation in general. The report concludes with recommendations for rural fuel poverty policy.

The report for Eaga Partnership Charitable Trust was produced by William Baker, Vicki White and Ian Preston.

August 2008

This brief study looks at energy policy across the English regions. It looks at how different Government departments and national agencies currently consider energy policy and climate change objectives.

It also seeks to ask what are the opportunities and potential value of improving practice.

This report was commissioned by BERR and produced by CSE's Simon Roberts.

September 2008