Find out if you could benefit from free energy saving home improvements worth around £3,050 at a 'pop-up stall' in Teignbridge’s libraries next week.
Energy saving scheme CosyDevon will be at Teignmouth library on 13th August (from 9am to 6pm), Dawlish library on 15th August (from 9am to 5pm) and Newton Abbot’s Passmore Edwards Centre on 16th August (from 9am to 4pm).
CosyDevon is an energy saving scheme launched this month by nine local authorities across Devon, including Teignbridge and energy company E.ON. The scheme will invest £9 million into improving homes...
Global electrical and electronic components manufacturer Carling Technologies has completed work on a solar energy installation at its European headquarters in Devon that is expected to reduce the site’s annual CO2 emissions by an estimated 383 tonnes. The distribution centre in Exeter transports components to industrial vehicle, bus and truck companies throughout Europe, with 80% of its revenue coming from export sales. Mike Fanzo, General Manager of Carling Technologies in the UK, said the energy cost savings that had been secured by the move to clean energy would support the firm’s...
I am not normally alarmist, but increasingly find myself very concerned that our global food systems are under exceptional pressures. We might even say four frightening horse riders stalk our world at this time…
The first is called ‘Global Warming’.
A few months ago ASDA announced that it may not be able to guarantee supply of 95% of the foodstuffs it now sells in twelve months time. Most of the fresh produce sold in their shops is already at risk from climate change. The company’s director for sustainable business suggested that it is imperative that supermarkets start to...
Government proposals to cut subsidies to large solar farms could be extremely detrimental for the South West, according to one of the Westcountry’s leading renewable energy lawyers.
In a move which would end the current system two years early, the proposal is to force owners of solar power installations which are larger than 5 megawatts to compete with other renewable energy technologies for financing.
Sonya Bedford a partner and head of renewable energy at Stephens Scown LLP said: “This could be potentially devastating for the Westcountry. With the highest irradiation...
A FIRM which helps agricultural businesses convert their waste into ‘green’ fuel, is celebrating after achieving an internationally-recognised quality mark. New Generation Biogas, based in Totnes, has been awarded the ISO 9001: 2008 by QAS International (Quality Management Systems) for its design, manufacture and installation of plant and equipment for the production of biogas. NG Biogas makes anaerobic-digesters, which break down biodegradable waste and transform it into gas, which can then be burnt to provide heat, electricity or vehicle fuel. The units enable small to medium sized farms...
Exeter City Council has today announced plans to invest £1 million in a programme of projects at council buildings to become more energy efficent.
The projects include the installation of low energy hand driers and the phasing out of paper towel dispensers at the Civic Centre, thought to make savings of more than £10,000 a year
A heating replacement project is also underway to replace the old incumbent boilers at the Civic Centre, realising significant financial and carbon savings.
The City Council’s programme also will see photovoltaic solar panels installed at...
South West Water has today announced plans which could see household bills fall by 13% in real terms by 2020. South West Water has already confirmed a price freeze on its standard tariff and standing charges to April 2015 and previously proposed to keep average bill rises below inflation to 2020. In addition, bills already include a £50 annual reduction from Government to 2020. South West Water submitted its 2015-20 business plan to Ofwat in December last year, following its biggest ever consultation, a public approval rating of 84 per cent and the support of the independently-chaired...
Over seventy families from council owned properties across Exeter have joined a University of Bath study that aims to reduce energy use within homes. It has long been known that identical homes with identical numbers of occupants differ greatly in the amount they spend on energy. The University of Bath is now carrying out work to establish why this is. Exeter City Council has worked with the University to recruit residents with suitable properties for the study, in which computer scientists, architects, engineers and psychologists have come together to develop a better understanding of how...
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Join us on Saturday 1st February 2014 from 11am - 12.30pm for an introduction to the benefits of Qi Energy Treatments and Qi Classes at the Qi Wellness Centre in Exeter.
Led by experienced Qi Master Practitioners, this is a one-and-a-half hour introduction to Qi Energy rooted in an understanding of vitality and wellbeing from South Korea.
1) Introductory Question & Answer Session: What is Qi Energy and how it...
