Local Resources
Energy
Local
Avalon Community Energy Ltd.
For advice on renewable energy
A community owned company bringing renewable energy to Avalon. Contact: Maddy Prior 07515358413
Sunlit Solar
Local electricians and solar panel installation specialists. Contact: Mike Rogers.
Zia Solar Energy
Local Contact Simo
Regional
Close That Door energy saving scheme.
Local Contact, Sustainable Wells: Steve Allen
Frome Renewable Energy Co-op
Enables the local community to invest in clean, renewable energy through community shares.
A not-for-profit, democratic organisation; any surplus is reinvested in a community fund to support energy saving projects.
The Ecos Trust
Local environmental company specialising in housing issues.
Bath and West Community Energy
A not-for-profit community benefit society, owned and run by our members for the benefit of the community.
'Our vision is for a local area able to supply decreasing local energy demand with increasing generation from renewable energy,
driven by collective action and community ownership. Our focus has been on developing clean local energy, community-owned
for the common good. Since 2010, the organisation has played a pioneering role in the development of community-owned renewable energy, and now has assets worth £16.5 million, with 12.35 Megawatts of mainly solar PV generating capacity. This is enough capacity to meet the equivalent annual electricity demand from around 4,000 homes.'
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Bristol -an independent national charity that was initiated in 1979.Their vision is a world where sustainability is second nature, carbon emissions have been cut to safe levels and fuel poverty has been replaced by energy justice. Mission is to share our knowledge and practical experience to empower people to change the way they think and act about energy. We do this by giving advice, managing innovative energy projects, training and supporting others to act, and undertaking research and policy analysis. Resources
The Converging World
Bristol investing in renewable energy and using the returns to support reforestation and other environmental and social projects
in the UK and India.
Bluebell Coppice Charcoal
Winsham, Somerset. Using traditional methods to produce charcoal from their own and other woodlands in South Somerset. Coppice woodlands have been an integral part of the British countryside for centuries but many in Somerset are badly neglected as they have no commercial value. They aim to restore the woodlands they use to a working state whilst at the same time protecting and enhancing both the beauty and biodiversity of the habitats, and protecting them for future generations
Other
Green Match
Green Energy guide and comparison site.
Green Energy Switch
Renewable energy suppliers.
Swansea Tidal Barrage
A proposed tidal lagoon power plant that was to be constructed in Swansea Bay off the south coast of Wales.
The plan in its current form has been rejected by the UK Government.
The Centre for Alternative Technology
Wales. Good Eco info and support.
Centre For Sustainable Energy
Looking to change to a renewable energy solution for your heating and electricity? A good website for advice.
Low Carbon Housing
Low Carbon Homes brings global domestic energy efficiency innovation to the UK’s regions via a nationwide event series – the Low Carbon Homes Forum. Low Carbon Homes wants to drive the adoption of new energy saving standards by providing a unique platform. Here, professionals can share best practice and discover pioneering methodologies and products to help transform home efficiency, reduce fuel poverty and lower carbon emissions.
Low-Impact Living Initiative
A non-profit organisation aiming to help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality of life, gain new skills, live healthier, have fun and save money.
Passivhaus
Passivhaus is an entirely voluntary building performance standard that anyone setting out to build a low-energy home might be interested in. It’s gaining lots of attention in the UK and is based around the principle of reducing heating demand to a very low level rather than relying on renewables. The standards far exceed those of the current Building Regulations, and it is popular because there are many different ways to meet the criteria. Designers use a software package to predict the home’s future energy demand.
Bimble Solar
(Brighton), off-grid solar energy.
Rebuilding Civilization –
For example - how to build an evaporative refrigerator.
The Firewood Rhyme
Logs to Burn, logs to burn, logs to burn,
Logs to save the coal a turn,
Here's a word to make you wise,
When you hear the woodman's cries.
Never heed his usual tale,
That he has good logs for sale,
But read these lines and really learn
The proper kind of logs to burn.
Oak logs will warm you well,
If they're old and dry.
Larch logs of pine will smell,
But the sparks will fly.
Beech logs for Christmas time,
Yew logs will heat well.
"Scotch" logs it is a crime,
For anyone to sell.
Birch logs will burn too fast,
Chestnut scarce at all.
Hawthorn logs are good to last,
If you cut them in the fall.
Holly logs will burn like wax,
You should burn them green,
Elm logs like smouldering flax,
No flame to be seen.
Pear logs and apple logs,
They will scent your room,
Cherry logs across the dogs,
Smell like flowers in bloom.
But ash logs, all smooth and grey,
Burn them green or old;
Buy up all that come your way,
They're worth their weight in gold.
Avalon Community Energy Ltd.
For advice on renewable energy
A community owned company bringing renewable energy to Avalon. Contact: Maddy Prior 07515358413
Sunlit Solar
Local electricians and solar panel installation specialists. Contact: Mike Rogers.
Zia Solar Energy
Local Contact Simo
Regional
Close That Door energy saving scheme.
Local Contact, Sustainable Wells: Steve Allen
Frome Renewable Energy Co-op
Enables the local community to invest in clean, renewable energy through community shares.
A not-for-profit, democratic organisation; any surplus is reinvested in a community fund to support energy saving projects.
The Ecos Trust
Local environmental company specialising in housing issues.
Bath and West Community Energy
A not-for-profit community benefit society, owned and run by our members for the benefit of the community.
'Our vision is for a local area able to supply decreasing local energy demand with increasing generation from renewable energy,
driven by collective action and community ownership. Our focus has been on developing clean local energy, community-owned
for the common good. Since 2010, the organisation has played a pioneering role in the development of community-owned renewable energy, and now has assets worth £16.5 million, with 12.35 Megawatts of mainly solar PV generating capacity. This is enough capacity to meet the equivalent annual electricity demand from around 4,000 homes.'
Centre for Sustainable Energy
Bristol -an independent national charity that was initiated in 1979.Their vision is a world where sustainability is second nature, carbon emissions have been cut to safe levels and fuel poverty has been replaced by energy justice. Mission is to share our knowledge and practical experience to empower people to change the way they think and act about energy. We do this by giving advice, managing innovative energy projects, training and supporting others to act, and undertaking research and policy analysis. Resources
The Converging World
Bristol investing in renewable energy and using the returns to support reforestation and other environmental and social projects
in the UK and India.
Bluebell Coppice Charcoal
Winsham, Somerset. Using traditional methods to produce charcoal from their own and other woodlands in South Somerset. Coppice woodlands have been an integral part of the British countryside for centuries but many in Somerset are badly neglected as they have no commercial value. They aim to restore the woodlands they use to a working state whilst at the same time protecting and enhancing both the beauty and biodiversity of the habitats, and protecting them for future generations
Other
Green Match
Green Energy guide and comparison site.
Green Energy Switch
Renewable energy suppliers.
Swansea Tidal Barrage
A proposed tidal lagoon power plant that was to be constructed in Swansea Bay off the south coast of Wales.
The plan in its current form has been rejected by the UK Government.
The Centre for Alternative Technology
Wales. Good Eco info and support.
Centre For Sustainable Energy
Looking to change to a renewable energy solution for your heating and electricity? A good website for advice.
Low Carbon Housing
Low Carbon Homes brings global domestic energy efficiency innovation to the UK’s regions via a nationwide event series – the Low Carbon Homes Forum. Low Carbon Homes wants to drive the adoption of new energy saving standards by providing a unique platform. Here, professionals can share best practice and discover pioneering methodologies and products to help transform home efficiency, reduce fuel poverty and lower carbon emissions.
Low-Impact Living Initiative
A non-profit organisation aiming to help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality of life, gain new skills, live healthier, have fun and save money.
Passivhaus
Passivhaus is an entirely voluntary building performance standard that anyone setting out to build a low-energy home might be interested in. It’s gaining lots of attention in the UK and is based around the principle of reducing heating demand to a very low level rather than relying on renewables. The standards far exceed those of the current Building Regulations, and it is popular because there are many different ways to meet the criteria. Designers use a software package to predict the home’s future energy demand.
Bimble Solar
(Brighton), off-grid solar energy.
Rebuilding Civilization –
For example - how to build an evaporative refrigerator.
The Firewood Rhyme
Logs to Burn, logs to burn, logs to burn,
Logs to save the coal a turn,
Here's a word to make you wise,
When you hear the woodman's cries.
Never heed his usual tale,
That he has good logs for sale,
But read these lines and really learn
The proper kind of logs to burn.
Oak logs will warm you well,
If they're old and dry.
Larch logs of pine will smell,
But the sparks will fly.
Beech logs for Christmas time,
Yew logs will heat well.
"Scotch" logs it is a crime,
For anyone to sell.
Birch logs will burn too fast,
Chestnut scarce at all.
Hawthorn logs are good to last,
If you cut them in the fall.
Holly logs will burn like wax,
You should burn them green,
Elm logs like smouldering flax,
No flame to be seen.
Pear logs and apple logs,
They will scent your room,
Cherry logs across the dogs,
Smell like flowers in bloom.
But ash logs, all smooth and grey,
Burn them green or old;
Buy up all that come your way,
They're worth their weight in gold.
