energy

A pioneer in demonstrating greener building and living; lots of examples and education courses.

Well worth a visit, easy to get to by train.

Courses at CAT, either short weekend courses for a particular interest -
hands-on and theoretical
OR, to improve your career in the area of low-energy building
 

https://gse.cat.org.uk/index.php/postgraduate-courses?gclid=CjwKEAiArvTFBRCLq5-7-MSJ0jMSJABHBvp0zORREFn_c4xQm7RZDTyyzBSM-amuliCKfjZSSJQUGhoCwGnw_wcB

Innovative community energy scheme putting PV on social housing 

registered charity, doing free domestic & business energy checks

Manufacture and sell wood stoves. The showroom is in a beautiful old house in the middle of Ludlow and is worth a visit on its own.

Run a brilliant campaign to put a stop to heating pavements and wasting heat simply by persuading shops to close their doors!  The Carbon Trust says 54% of heat from a store is wasted, by going out of the door.  Research says that customers are prepared to open doors into shops, and that closed doors have a minimum impact of sales!

Aims to establish a single medium-scale turbine on a windy ridge 3 miles west of Bridgnorth in Shropshire.  To be owned by members of the community, and going through a planning application.

Brings professionals, entrepreneurs and students interested in how the challenges of climate change are being turned into opportunities the latest news and inspiration.

Practical, innovative, environmentally- sensitive and energy efficient designs.

Help communities develop wind projects – office in Shrewsbury.

Low energy bulbs in shapes and sizes – put ‘mea’ as discount code on web or phone for 5% discount and donation to local climate change charity.

Government run scheme

Promotes and campaigns for renewable energy.

Very useful online facts about renewables.

PV, biomass, heat pumps and solar hot water, local family firm

This Sourh Western German city, of 220,000, has excellent and progressive policies on public transport, waste, lots of forms of sustainable energy, ecologically sound buildings, green spaces and lots more besides.    see: http://www.ecotippingpoints.org

Offer 'green' power including gas

Only Good Energy offer 100% green electricity, the other two we have highlighted also have partial green tariffs.

A co-operative consortium of Green Deal Advisors and energy assessors operating in the Midlands and North+Mid Wales.   Also setting up an Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) service for businesses with over 250 employees. Several members in Shropshire inc Dave Green and Claus Best.
 

Supply and fit wood fired boiler systems, install domestic renewable energy systems including solar PV, thermal, hydro, & wind.

Natural paints, rainwater harvesting, (and a range of energy-saving devices).

Run by Lightfoot, a registered charity, based in Bishop’s Castle but also available elsewhere (see website) uses volunteers to do household energy surveys and carbon footprints. Finalists in the national Big Green Challenge. Also offering thermal imaging and business energy surveys and arranging Eco Homes open days.
 

Environmental design and urban ecology consultancy. Specialists in retrofit, refurbishment, and re-purposing. Energy Audits & Feasibility Studies.

A Brimfield, Shropshire based company that manufactures vacuum formed high tech insulation panels, especially useful where space is critical.

(Used to be know as Nanopore)

Online supplier of all types of light bulbs

Helps locals reduce carbon

Neat solution for lofts so you can insulate well and still have storage, much better than alternatives found in big hardware stores
 

Offer energy and carbon saving advice to businesses.

MEA aims to encourage three Ds :–
Demand reduction (using less),
Decarbonisation (low carbon sources of energy)
Decentralisation (more local energy production and supply)
Inspiring, educating and offering practical help to individuals, private and public sector organisations, so they first understand climate change and wider energy challenges, and then  become part of the solution.

Sustainable building shell solutions.

Stocks Double Sausage Draft excluders, great for internal doors,

-Nigel's Eco store has many other wonderful energy saving products

Owl have a good range of energy monitors,
 

Claus Best and James Smith have experience of fitting these.
 

Chartered Building Surveyors who specialise in low energy building design and repair/reuse of historic buildings.

Princes LHS T/A Princes Solar Energy are an established business who have been trading since 2004.

They also offer other energy saving products such as Heat Pumps, Thermal Stores, Home Batteries etc.

http://princeslhs.ltd/

External wall insulation specialists based in Wrexham
01978 760544
 

Community energy scheme initiated by Transition Shrewsbury. Planning application submitted April 2015, if the scheme comes to fruition a share issue will be available. 

Specialise in designing energy efficient buildings, to AECB/ Passivhaus standards.  Contemporary / contextual / new-build / energy efficient retrofit expertise.

Also have a Hereford office (see link for details).

Claus Best

energy assessment and advice, Green Deal  assessment & advice, EPC and GDAR

Climate care action group. Great website.

Fracking and Extreme fossil fuels

In 2014 local groups have campaigned against an exploratory well to test for Coalbed Methane in Dudleston North Shropshire. The application by Dart energy is being considered by Shropshire council which is concerned of the negative effects of  drilling for gas.
For more details: frackfree dudleston .org.uk

The government will be giving new area licences across the country including a  large  part of Shropshire.Many groups are campaigning against fracking and extreme fossil fuels.
For more details: frackoff.org.uk

Coalbed Methane (CBM)
This process uses pumps to remove water from the coalbed and the methane gas can be collected.Many wells are needed to extract the gas and the waste water has to be treated. This may result in the pollution of drinking water supplies,while any escaping methane into the air adds to global climate change.

Hydraulic Fracking of Shale
This process uses sand ,water and chemicals which are pumped under pressure to frack the shale and release the gas or oil.The waste fluid needs treatment and again pollution of the environment can result from this.

Underground Coal Gassification (UCG)
This process releases gas from coalseams by burning the coal underground.This is a very difficult process to control.

Tar sands
In Canada and Alaska the oil from tar sands are extracted using large amounts of water. This causes large amounts of pollution.Pipelines carry the oil to refineries across north america.

These extreme methods to extract fossil fuels cause pollution and affect  local communities.
To combat Climate change we need to leave these fuels in the ground and develop renewable energy technology.

Thin highly effective insulation but quite expensive, great for window reveals and dormer windows

Web-enabled energy monitoring & control for industry and small businesses.