December 2012, Tom Hargreaves. The Dyfi Solar Club ran from 1998 until 2003, initially part-funded by a broader European Commission funded grant designed to promote community-based renewable energy in the Dyfi valley, Powys, mid-Wales. As a member of the National Network of Solar Clubs, the Dyfi Solar Club sought to make solar hot water heating … Continue reading »
A new working paper presents results of our survey of community energy projects in the UK. Our survey investigates the objectives, origins and development of these groups across the UK, their activities and their networking activities as a sector. We also examine the strengths and weaknesses of these groups, along with the opportunities and threats presented by wider socioeconomic and political contexts, in order to improve understanding of the sector’s potential and the challenges it faces. Continue reading »
Community Energy: Taking stock, moving forwards? The CISE (Community Innovation for Sustainable Energy) project hosts an event to assess the impact of recent policy developments on the community energy sector. (March 2012) Grassroots Innovation Briefings 12: Community Energy: Taking Stock, Moving Forwards?
A Glimpse Into Grassroots Climate Action: Community Energy Under The Spotlight Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy (CISE) reports from the Communities and Climate Action conference held in London, on the scope and diversity of the sector. (January 2011) Grassroots Innovations Briefing 6: A Glimpse into Grassroots Climate Action (LCCN)
Richard’s PhD research focuses on the role that a community approach may play in facilitating efforts to tackle climate change. It aims to investigate the impacts and effects of using community as a means of engaging people with climate change as an issue. Continue reading »
Sabine Hielscher, Gill Seyfang and Adrian Smith (2011) Community Innovation for Sustainable Energy CSERGE Working Paper 2011-03, (CSERGE, Norwich) As in other countries, there is a growing public, policy and business interest in the UK in the roles and potential of community-led initiatives for sustainable energy consumption and production. Such initiatives include green lifestyle-based activities to reduce energy … Continue reading »
Jim Watson writes: I have just submitted some initial views to DECC’s review of Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) on behalf of the CISE project team. The submission looks in particular at the impact on community energy schemes, and the additional benefits of such schemes that we think the review should take into account. The key points … Continue reading »
On Thursday 11th November Adrian Smith was invited by YouGov to attend an event they were holding in Westminster on the topic, Sustainable Communities – Building the Big Society. It attracted a mix of local government, regeneration, housing, development and environmental professionals. The Director General of Housing from the Department of Communities and Local Government, … Continue reading »
What is it like to work for the Government and how is energy and climate policy really shaped in the UK today? These were some of the questions answered by Dr. Tim Chatterton when he presented a “DECC – a view from the inside” seminar at SPRU on 4th November. Dr. Chatterton, originally a social … Continue reading »
