Our work

Policy

We have around 60 projects on the go at any one time, each helping us meet our charitable goals of finding solutions to the threat of climate change and the misery of cold homes. Unless you're viewing this page on a mobile device, our projects below are organised by our work areas (home energy, local energy, research and policy analysis) and by topic. 

Our work areas

Topics

Sustainable Neighbourhood Planning Support
Local energy
The smart energy vision includes enhancing the financial value of renewable heat and power generated in the city – particularly from variable sources like wind, solar and tidal.
Bristol Smart Energy City Collaboration
Policy analysis
Paro Konar, Senior Analyst at the Department of Energy and Climate Change outlines from a government perspective what is already known about the distributional impacts of UK climate policy: who wins and who loses out.
30th anniversary policy workshop (London, 2009)
Policy analysis
Delegates arriving for the conference
30th anniversary conference (Bristol, 2009)
Research
Bridgend County Borough Council's pioneering geothermal heat plant uses groundwater in former mine shafts and is an example of the innovative local energy systems emerging in the UK.
Understanding ‘whole place’ energy solutions
Research
PIAG is exploring how we could best realise the potentially significant public interest benefits of installing smart meters in every home.
Smart Meter Energy Data Public Interest Advisory Group (PIAG)
Policy analysis
The Port of Milford Haven, which is participating as a demonstrator in the Smart Living Initiative by developing a zero carbon area on the Waterfront.
Welsh Government Smart Living Initiative
Research
Awel Aman Tawe, grew out of a local regeneration charity which was looking into asset-based community development
Local energy schemes: how can we get more of them in low-income areas?
Local energy
Smarter warmer homes: a workshop
Research
Solar panels on council housing in Warwickshire
Community energy benefits in deprived communities
Local energy
The GLA, based at City Hall, (shown here) hope to be able to take control of the spiralling cost of keeping warm.
Fuel poverty in London: research and policy report
Research
Wales' history is tied up with fossil fuels, but is there a low carbon future?
West Wales Zero Carbon Zones report (2016)
Research
Mapping Birmingham's solar PV potential (2016-2017)
Mapping Birmingham's solar PV potential (2016-2017)
Research
Measuring vulnerability for distribution network operators
Measuring vulnerability for distribution network operators
Research
Future Energy Landscapes - community consultation method
Local energy
Heat networks are disruptive, so the more that can be done to smooth the process, the better ...
THERMOS - Accelerating heat networks in Europe
Research
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