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Tag Archives: energy saving

Community energy projects are not taken seriously enough by the government

May 12, 2014by Adrian Smith

Community-led sustainable energy projects are not taken seriously enough by the government, according to a new paperĀ from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and University of Sussex. Published today, the […]

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CISE (Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy)

GI briefing 20: Intermediaries and Community Energy Policy

September 2, 2013by Adrian Smith

Intermediaries and Community Energy Policy – Responding to changing policy contexts Jenn Monahan reports on how recent policy changes have affected community energy and how intermediaries have sought to influence […]

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Briefings, CISE (Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy), Community Energy, Publications

Hyde Farm Climate Action Network: An Innovation History

December 21, 2012by Adrian Smith

December 2012, Mari Martiskainen. Hyde Farm Climate Action Network (CAN) was set up in 2007 to raise awareness climate change and energy consumption across households in the Hyde Farm estate, […]

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CISE (Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy), Community Energy, Innovation history

Bristol Green Doors: An Innovation History

November 26, 2012by tomhargreaves22

November 2012, Tom Hargreaves.   Bristol Green Doors is a community interest company that promotes energy efficiency through retrofit measures on existing homes. It does this by organising eco-open homes […]

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CISE (Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy), Community Energy, Innovation history

Lyndhurst Community Centre: An Innovation History

October 29, 2012by Adrian Smith

Lyndhurst Community Centre was the first community centre in the New Forest to install a biomass heating system, creating also opportunities for local wood fuel supply networks to develop.

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CISE (Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy), Community Energy, Innovation history

Student Switch Off: An Innovation History

October 24, 2012by tomhargreaves22

October 2012, Tom Hargreaves. Student Switch Off is a behaviour change campaign that uses small prizes and competition between student halls of residence to encourage students to undertake small energy-saving […]

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CISE (Community Innovation in Sustainable Energy), Community Energy, Innovation history

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Grassroots Innovations

Grassroots innovations are community-led solutions for sustainability. Here we present news and updates from a series of research projects on grassroots innovations, based at the University of East Anglia and University of Sussex. Our research aims to better understand how these innovations develop and grow, and how they can be harnessed to meet sustainability policy objectives.

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