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Data & innovation

Data & innovation can support everyone: citizens, community groups and local authorities.

It doesn’t have to be complicated or technical.

CSE is exploring how innovative approaches to climate action can get stronger engagement and have a bigger impact. We’re doing this by drawing on our knowledge of communities and our technological expertise.

Data-driven insights create captivating stories that ignite discussions. From maps revealing air quality, visuals comparing carbon footprints, and energy usage displays in buildings, interesting conversations flow.

Using innovations like being able to tap into real time energy substation data or explore the solar PV potential of every roof on your street lends itself to engaging people in different ways to inspire climate action.

Meanwhile, data on things like fuel poverty, carbon emissions, or EPC ratings can help direct resources where they’re needed most.

Readings of solar PV electricity generation from panels on a community facility roof can be read on a mobile app. This picture, from our OpenLV project, illustrates the power of technology and data to bring about change.

Targeted climate change messaging

A one-size-fits-all approach to climate messaging often misses the mark. CSE has partnered with Climate Outreach to pioneer a localised approach.
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Solar Wizard

How do you know if rooftop solar is viable for a specific building? We’ve developed an easy-to-use online tool that gives free and impartial assessments of a building’s solar potential.
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Impact community carbon calculator

All communities are different and it can be hard to know where to begin when organising action around carbon emissions. Impact makes it easier.
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Data & innovation projects

  • Project

    Electricity substation

    OpenLV

    If you make local electricity data openly available to the energy industry, community groups and app developers, what happens?

    Community energy Planning Renewables

  • Project

    Solar panels on the roof of a house. It's winter, but the sky is bright so the panels will still be generating useful amounts of electricity.

    Solar Wizard calculator

    Solar Wizard is a household and community solar PV assessment calculator to support more people and communities to get solar power.

    Community energy Planning Renewables Building performance
  • Graph displaying carbon emission data

    Impact Community Carbon Calculator

    All communities are different and sometimes, it’s hard to know where to begin or what to prioritise when organising community action around local ca …