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25 April — added by Rosalie Callway, CPRE London
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Diary of a Green Deal provider: Part 8
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8 April — written by Karen Lawrence, Local Energy
Local Energy is now accredited as an official Green Deal provider. But there are still plenty more hurdles to clear. Well, it turns out that successfully negotiating the …
Government sets out plans to boost district heating
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28 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has outlined a £9million package to help local authorities establish more heat networks across UK towns and cities. The …
Budget 2013: What were the highlights?
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21 March — written by Rory Bergin, HTA Sustainability & Innovation
Here's a round-up of the key points to come out of Chancellor George Osborne's spring budget. Budget 2013, a lot of hoopla but not much moolah. There are several housing …
Funding to boost wetland biomass to bioenergy
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10 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Seven British entrepreneurs have been awarded a share of £292,000 under the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC’s) biomass to bioenergy competition. The …
Smart metering and AMR: Capturing and using utilities profile data in your estate?
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4 Jan. 2010 — started by Paul Spencer, Oxford City Council
I’m interested in hearing about other organisations’ experiences and approaches to capturing and using utilities profile data on non-domestic buildings. For example, are you …
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Mixed Plastics Recycling Challenge for a London Borough Council
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8 Jan. 2010 — started by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
2degrees has been asked by a London Borough Council to find a channel for mixed plastics (i.e. yoghurt pots, margarine tubs, ice-cream tubs etc.) that is economically viable. …
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Pool Cars
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9 Sept. 2010 — started by Kirsty Merritt, Cotswold District Council
Hello,I am working on a proposal to set up a pool car scheme within the council as a means of reducing emissions from our business travel. I would be interested to hear from …
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Diary of a Green Deal Provider: Part 2
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10 May 2012 — written by Karen Lawrence, Local Energy
Local Energy wants to become accredited as an official Green Deal provider. Read the second installment of how it is going about this daunting task. One of the biggest …
What role will social housing play in the transition to smart homes?
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3 March 2010 — started by Adrian Hewitt, Energence Ltd
The key drivers for this are: 1. The advanced Code for Sustainable Homes requirements for new build. 2. Need for discrete tenant energy monitoring (billing and fuel …
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