Energy
Every part of our daily life is becoming more and more energy dependant, over the past 50 years we have become to rely on an endless supply of cheap energy, all produced by finite and carbon emitting fossil fuels. If we are to become more resilient as a community, we have to reduce our dependency on the global and increasingly volatile sources of energy.
Whether you believe in Peak Oil or Climate Change or both, it�s clear from rising energy costs, that we need to improve on how we use and produce energy.
Potential projects
As part of Transition Nayland we are actively encouraging energy efficiency and renewable generation through various initiatives:
- Reducing energy consumption � Such as low energy solutions, better insulation etc
- Home generation � Such as solar hot water, solar PV and biomass
- Larger communal schemes � Such as Combined heat and power (CHP), hydro, wind
Live projects
- The UKs first community owned solar power station Green Energy Nayland (GEN)
Information and guidance
Government grants and loans, together with the new Feed in Tariffs (FiTs), are now making domestic renewable options financially viable. Over the next 12 months we will also see the introduction of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) and the Green Deal, offering further funding options.
- Information about FiTs
- Information about RHI
- Local Government grants - Babergh District Council
- National grants database
- The Green Deal
- Energy Saving Trust
- Compare green energy providers
- Centre for alternative technology
Making your home more energy efficient is now even easier and cheaper with more Government funding for insulation and low energy lighting specialists
- Central Government funded insulation grants - The Warm Front Team
- Local Government funded insulation grants - Easter Carbon Reduction Initiative
- A good website for low energy light bulbs