Category: Energy and Built Environment

  • Energy group meeting (31.07.2025)

    Energy group meeting (31.07.2025)

    1- Carbon and energy reduction at the Teign Valley Community Hall 2- Biofuel Watch 3- Energy related planning policies, guidelines and strategies 4- Learning about Climate Change, how to communicate for effective action 5- More on grid battery charging, response from 3 industry experts & pumped hydro

  • Energy group meeting notes (03.07.2025)

    Energy group meeting notes (03.07.2025)

    1-Meeting, purpose, format and times 2-Global energy use and latest Carbon Budget, where are we? 3-Devon and Teignbridge Climate plans, are they delivering? 4-EV popularity, is it waning and why? 5-New EPC standard (RdSAP 10), are they useful? 6-Cooperation and competition in humans, which edges it? 7-Government rooftop PV drive and balcony PV systems. 8-Recent…

  • Energy group meeting notes (05.06.2025)

    Energy group meeting notes (05.06.2025)

    1- Carbon footprinting tool for farmers 2- Energy network digitalisation for net zero by 2030 3- Who determines the future companies and politicians or citizens? 4- Climate curriculum for schools

  • Energy group meeting notes (08.05.2025)

    Energy group meeting notes (08.05.2025)

    1-Leaking flat roofs, too cold and too hot. 2- Centre for Sustainable Energy’s study of variable tariffs. 3- Spain’s power outage. 4- Wind and solar farms.

  • Energy group meeting notes (10.04.2025)

    Energy group meeting notes (10.04.2025)

    1- How should we update our advice on Transport? 2- Feedback from Fue Poverty consultation. 3- TDC’s Carbon Reduction plans. 4- How reputable sources for tools and data can be misused.

  • Energy group meeting notes (13.03.2025)

    Energy group meeting notes (13.03.2025)

    1- Next Energy related topic to lobby government, follow-on from last meeting. 2- Grid Carbon Intensity trends. 3 – Carbon Reduction Plans

  • Energy group meeting notes (13.02.2025)

    Energy group meeting notes (13.02.2025)

    1- Our meeting purpose and format. 2- Electrical item wows. 3- Is government backtracking on climate policies? 4- Does Heat pump efficiency change with level of insulation? 5- post meeting: latest UK Annual Emissions report with ref to domestic heating.

  • Energy group meeting notes (16.01.2025)

    Energy group meeting notes (16.01.2025)

    Here is what we covered: 1- new case studies 2- onshore wind 3- combined PV/thermal solar 4- articles on climate change 5- DCC supply chain strategy 6- 2024 grid carbon intensity 7- electric construction equipment

  • Energy group meeting notes (21.11.24)

    Energy group meeting notes (21.11.24)

    1- Who’s emitting most carbon and does it matter? 2- Large-scale mitigation actions 3- Carbon sequistration 4- Buildingassessment tools 5- Bus connection at Drum Bridges

  • Energy group meeting notes (24.10.2024)

    Energy group meeting notes (24.10.2024)

    1- Micro-hydro scheme 2- Building standards 3- Devon’s Carbon budget and performance 4- Devon transport consultation 5- Net-zero technologies 6- US healthcare pollution