Category: Energy and Built Environment
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Energy group meeting notes (23rd November 2023)
The next regular meeting will be on Thursday 18th January 2024 Thus. 18.01.24 at 16:30 and every 8 weeks: Thus. 15.02.24 at 19:30 and every 8 weeks: Note that the December meeting is not happening. I wish everyone a great Christmas period, whatever you are doing. Bring or sent me your topics/questions for our next…
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Energy group meeting notes (26th October 2023)
The next regular meeting will be on Thursday 23rd November 2023 at 16:30 contact us for details. Here are the topics covered, bring your question, however small/large, next time. ACT Energy webpage improvements. Jules has implemented a facility to access the guides direct from the pictures at the top of the webpage. This saves users…
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Energy group meeting notes (28th Sept. 2023)
The next regular meeting will be on Thursday 26th October 2023 at 19:30 – 21:00 (and every 4 weeks thereafter). Note start time will alternate between 16:30 and 19:30 . See the personal e-mail sent for the zoom link code to use or contact ACT. Here are some of the topics raised and discussed. Energy group…
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Energy group meeting notes (31st August 2023)
The next regular meeting will be on Thursday 28th September 2023 at 16:30 – 18:00 (and every 4 weeks thereafter).This will be the usual zoom, please contact me if you’d like to receive the link. Here are some of the topics raised and discussed. Energy group meetings, what are they about and who can attend: We…
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Carbon capture and storage: fact or fantasy?
The UK government has committed to a big expansion of carbon capture and storage (CCS), along with plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Using CCS is a prerequisite of expanding fossil fuel extraction if the UK is to stick to its target of reaching net zero by 2050. The government…
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Energy group meeting notes (03.08.23)
The next regular meeting will be on Thursday 31 August 2023 at 16:30 – 18:00 (and every 4 weeks thereafter).This will be the usual zoom https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3684268674 We carried on with agenda items from last time and a few new ones. Retrofit (heat pump case study and more): It was worth elaborating further on this case study…
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Energy group meeting notes (06.07.2023)
The next regular meeting will be on Thursday 03 August 2023 at 16:30 – 18:00 (and every 4 weeks thereafter). This will be by zoom. Only a few attended this session, but lots of topics raised/sent in, we managed to discuss a few. Heat Pump (HP) Case Study: The detailed data sent in by an Energy…
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Energy Group meeting notes (8th June 2023)
The next regular zoom meeting will be on Thursday 6th July 2023 at 16:30 – 18:00 (and every 4 weeks thereafter). We started by discussing one of the attendee’s experience with their Heat Pump. Much of the energy consumption before and after conversion from mains gas was recorded. This represents an important dataset for a case…
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Draft Local Plan open to comment
Teignbridge District Council’s draft Local Plan is open for comment until noon on Monday March 13th. The plan details ‘how’ and ‘where’ proposed new housing and employment related development will take place in the district until 2040. It includes site allocations for housing, employment and wind turbines. The sites included are additional to those already…
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Support conversion not demolition of Bradley Lane
Friday 8th October saw the public release of the planning application for Bradley Lane in Newton Abbot (22/01500/MAJ), writes ACT Wildlife Warden Eloise Rokirilov. Long pending, starting at 171 documents and growing, the expiry date for comments remains at 4th November. The application calls for wholesale demolition of all the buildings, the burial and diversion…