Research

Research

We research and analyse aspects of sustainable energy to understand better the challenges we face and the quality of solutions being proposed. Through evaluation activity, we get to know what does and doesn’t work and use this knowledge to inform our practice and that of others. By applying our knowledge of data and software development skills we create analytical tools which enable new insight and understanding.

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One of the Somerset County Council buildings in Taunton
Somerset County Hall energy and waste audit
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Inside the solar-powered recording studio
Premises Recording Studio
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Participants were asked what roles they thought third-sector organisations should play in mobilising communities to tackle climate change
Mobilising Action on Climate Change: stakeholder workshops
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Willow and other energy crops are one of Devon's main renewable energy resources
North Devon Renewable Energy Action Plan Review
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Solar tiles on a community shop in Gloucestershire
REvision 2020: renewable energy in the South West
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Developers oversee the erection of a wind turbine, the planning application for which is likely to have undergone extensive consultation [photo courtesy of AMEC]
Renewable energy workshops for councillors and planners
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Some rural homes look idyllic but can be difficult and expensive to heat
Quantifying rural fuel poverty
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The Coordinated Woodfuel Initiative was designed to support local forestry
Coordinated Woodfuel Initiative
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When the gas or electricity bill comes through the letterbox, what do you pick up, and what do you drop?
Improving Energy Consumption Feedback (II)
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Dorset Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy
Dorset Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy
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MIscanthus can grow up to 3.5m
Devon Wildlife Trust Miscanthus Statement
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A South West Protocol for Wind Energy Developments
A South West Protocol for Wind Energy Developments
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Solar PV at the Eden Project in Cornwall. Could the South West do more to generate renewable energy?
REvision 2010: Renewable Electricity Targets for the South West
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Buses such as this one travelling to and from Brislington Park and Ride help reduce the traffic on the roads – but is there more the sites themselves could do to reduce their carbon emissions?
Brislington Park & Ride Renewables Study
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Building a chip pile: raising the profile of biomass in the South West has proved more difficult
Bioscope: stimulating demand for biomass heating
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Thermal images have the potential to help local authorities respond to assess sustainable energy use in buildings. In the above example areas of heat loss are shown in red*
Assessing the Value of Aerial Thermographic Surveys
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