Local energy

Local energy Renewables

Enabling local authorities and communities across the UK to develop effective responses to the threat of climate change and the misery of cold homes is a central feature of CSE’s work. For an overview of our work in this area, to download useful tools and resources, and to sign-up for our free Community Energy Update, click here. 

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Contrasting carbon footprint bagels for three neighbouring parishes in the Winchester council area: Droxford, Hambledon and Soberton.
Winchester Climate Action Network (WeCAN)
Local energy
3D
Local energy
Challenging Bridgend County residents to take charge of their energy future.
The Bridgend County Energy Challenge
Local energy
Solar panels on council housing in Warwickshire
Community energy benefits in deprived communities
Local energy
Upgrading 230,000 substations to cope with additional load, such as car charging points, will be expensive. So can we do something clever to spread the load?
OpenLV - Making local electricity data openly available
Local energy
Future Energy Landscapes - community consultation method
Local energy
Champions will engage new audiences with sustainable energy at existing community events and meetings.
Bristol Energy Champions
Local energy
Supporting community energy groups
Local energy
UCEF will stimulate community projects of a significant scale
Urban Community Energy Fund (UCEF)
Local energy
An example of a PV-enabled motorway sound barrier of the kind that may become common in the UK following pioneering work by the M40 Chilterns Environmental Group
Community Energy Challenge
Local energy
Solar PV is proving a popular renewable energy option among community groups
East Midlands community renewable energy workshops
Local energy
This map of Dorset shows the areas of woodland in the county, with the coniferous (yellow), broadleaved (red), and other (blue) denoting the different types of woodland
Woodfuel supply and demand in Dorset
Local energy
Data aimed at helping to improve houses such as these
Assisting with the Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP)
Local energy
Pipework for a ground source heat pump, in this case at an education facility in Somerset
Hartcliffe Carbon-Neutral Community Building
Local energy
Solar hot water provides a perfect complement for camping
Pitching for Solar
Local energy
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