energy efficiency

Making homes greener with a climate citizens’ panel

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Making homes greener with a climate citizens' panel
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Jake Ainscough, a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster Environment Centre, and Ray Plummer, a homeowner from Birmingham, discuss their involvement in a climate citizen’s panel addressing how to achieve greener homes. They illuminate how presenting facts to everyday people with real-world experiences can deliver practical recommendations to inform policy.

Community energy

What is community energy? Community energy refers to energy generated, owned and managed by a community for the community, or when local people group together to reduce energy consumption.  Energy generation projects focus on renewable energy, most commonly solar.  These installations are predominantly rooftop solar PV, although some organisations are developing larger ground-mounted solar farms.  …

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Community energy with Andy Extance

The Owl Hoot
The Owl Hoot
Community energy with Andy Extance
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Andy Extance is a freelance science writer and director of Exeter Community Energy (ECOE). In a bid to find a productive outlet for his frustrations surrounding climate change, Andy shares his experience of being within an organisation helping in the transition to green energy while supporting the local community.

Sustainable homes and buildings with John Grant

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The Owl Hoot
Sustainable homes and buildings with John Grant
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The first episode in The Owl Hoot podcast features John Grant, a senior lecturer in Sustainable Construction and Climate Change at Sheffield Hallam University. In this conversation, John shares his wisdom on how homes and buildings can be built or retrofitted to become zero-carbon.