Reports & publications

A study of the 'coping-strategies' of households facing fuel poverty and the details of the daily reality of living on a low income in a British winter. Includes a face-to‐face survey of 700 households and 50 in‐depth telephone interviews.

By Will Anderson and Vicki White, both of the Centre for Sustainable Energy, and Andrea Finney, University of Bristol. Funded by eaga Charitable Trust.

June 2010

The aim of this report was to provide more detailed capacity profiles of community energy groups in Bristol, to identify key support needs, and to make recommendations for actions to support the sector in future  |  July 2011

Describes the results of a consultation designed to explore the attitudes to improving the energy performance of traditional buildings in the city of Bath. The results will inform the development of practical guidance about upgrading the diverse range of historic and traditional (solid wall) buildings in Bath.

Produced by CSE and the Bath Preservation Trust. Written by Will Anderson (CSE)

November 2010

CSE's research (Distributional Impacts of Personal Carbon Trading - see below) showed that a system based on an equal allocation of carbon allowances to every adult is broadly fair, but that a small proportion of low-income households would be made worse off.

This report, by Vicki White and Joshua Thumim for the Institute for Public Policy Research, aimed to find out how the system could be tweaked in order to moderate the negative impacts on low-income households.

August 2009

This study sought to define a core specification for real-time energy displays (smart meters) derived from a qualitative investigation of consumer experience of the gadgets currently available on the market.

Written by Will Anderson and Vicki White (both Centre for Sustainable Energy) on behalf on the Energy Saving Trust, the study was based on focus-groups plus literature reviews by Clive Frankish (University of Bristol) and Sarah Darby (University of Oxford).

October 2009

Informing the opportunities and spatial planning requirements for renewable and low carbon energy in five West Sussex local authorities (Arun, Chichester, Horsham, Mid Sussex, Worthing).

This study was written by Martin Holley, Joshua Thumim and Zoe Redgrove for the Centre for Sustainable Energy with Kelly Lee (Impetus Consulting Ltd) and Rebecca Knight (Land Use Consultants).

October 2009

Our Big Energy Challenge was a £750,000 initiative, funded by HM Treasury’s Invest to Save Budget, that aimed to cut the carbon emissions of various public-sector organisations in Bath by 10%.

Did it succeed? All the facts and figures are in this short report.

February 2010

Researched and written by CSE and Adrian Smith, Independent Planning Consultant.

NB this 80-page report contains a large number of maps and graphs. In order to keep the file size down, these are reproduced at a low-resolution. A high-resolution PDF (13.5MB) can be found on Bristol City Council's website here.

June 2009

Please note: the book's unusual format is reflected in the uneven pagination of the PDF.

Free copies of this book are available. Email info@cse.org.uk with your name and address.

June 2009

Initially Accenture were commissioned by Defra to undertake an analysis of the technical feasibility and potential cost of a Personal Carbon Trading scheme.

The findings in the study provide a basis for further investigation into the feasibility and cost of this type of Personal Carbon Trading scheme and the opportunity to consider alternatives. The report highlights some of the next steps Defra might take if either of these paths were pursued.

Produced for CSE by Simon Roberts and Josh Thumin.

February 2008