Week 4. May 12th 2008. Energy.
Useful Links.
The Energy Savings Trust. Offer independent advice and information about renewable energy options, and the availability of grants.
Energy Future . Aims to clear away the confusion and dispel the myths and misconceptions about topics such as climate change and DIY energy.
Recommended Reading.
Clift, J. & Cuthbert, A. (2006) Energy: use less – save more. Green Books. Just published, a pocket sized but very informative guide to energy saving.
Mobbs, P. (2005) Energy Beyond Oil. Matador Books. What are the energy options for the UK in the light of peak oil? One of the best books on the subject.
Casten, T.R. & Downes, B (2005) Critical Thinking About Energy - The Case for Decentralized Generation of Electricity - January 2005.
Simms, A., Kjell, P & Woodward, D. (2005) Mirage and Oasis – energy choices in an age of global warming New Economics Foundation, London.
Greenpeace. (2005) Decentralising Power - an energy revolution for the 21st century. A very thorough report on decentralised energy systems.
You can read about Jean Pain composting here and here. Here is a link to an article about the excellent Ballytobin Anaerobic digestor in Ireland. You can watch an excellent film produced by Greenpeace about decentralised energy systems here. Some useful stuff about smallscale alcohol production can be found here. A recent article in the Guardian gave some useful information on the financial payback of various renewable options. You can buy the reflective panels that go behind radiators here. A useful reference on woodchips is here, a good place to start with on the subject.
Your first port of call for advice and for information about grants and installers is the Devon Energy Efficiency Advice Centre in Plymouth who can be phoned on 0800 512 012. They offer a very good service. There is also a very good article on where the real energy savings are to be made in the house, and it may not necessarily be leaving things on standby!!
Files
The list of things we do to reduce our energy can be read below and you can see the presentation I showed again here too.
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