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Fal Energy Partnership grew from TF’s interest in these issues in 2011-12 and now has its own website: https://falenergy.co.uk
Posts and comments related to Energy follow below:
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Links related to Energy
- Atlas of Prosperity- whatever you’re doing, in the name of a better economics – share it here. It’s free.
- Carbon Calculators- Carbon calculators from Centre for Alternative Technology.
- Centre for Alternative Technology- The Centre for Alternative Technology, based in Wales, has pioneered many alternative building techniques and forms of alternative energy. They publish many excellent books on a wide variety of topics and run courses.
- Community Energy Plus- CEP is a registered charity and 'profit recycling' company dedicated to reducing the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate change (global warming)
- Community Power Cornwall- Community owned renewable energy generation through public share issue
- DIY cookstoves- DIY cookstoves from first principals, from Aprovecho Research Centre.
- Energy Beyond Oil- Supporting website for Paul Mobbs' excellent "Energy Beyond Oil" book
- Energy4All- Energy4All is the UKs leading expert in community-owned renewable energy schemes.
- Fal Energy Partnership- Partnership for an integrated energy plan for Falmouth and Penryn Community Network area.
- FRAW- Paul Mobbs' Free Range Activism Website
- How I built an electricity producing solar panel- Solar panels are very expensive though. So I decided to try my hand at building my own (american)
- How I home-built an electricity producing wind turbine- This is the story of how I did it. Not with an expensive, store-bought turbine, but with a home-built one that cost hardly anything. If you have some fabricating skills and some electronic know-how, you can build one too. (for charging 12 V batteries)
- Low Impact Living Initiative- The Low Impact Living Initiative (LILI) runs courses and publishes information on low-impact building techniques such as strawbale, cob, timber, and on all sorts of things including making your own biodiesel, renewable energy etc.
- Organic Power Ltd- Anaerobic Digestion for the 21st Century using the Maltin® System
- R-Eco- Renewable Energy Cooperative with Truro contact
- Wattstor- the WATTSTOR™ system saves electricity generated by your PV or other renewables systems for later use rather than exporting it to the grid. Company based in Cornwall.
- Wave Hub Project- Groundbreaking renewable energy project in the South West of England that aims to create the UK's first offshore facility for the demonstration and proving of the operation of arrays of wave energy generation devices.
- Western Renewable Energy- Western Renewable Energy is a specialist in hydro power, operating throughout the south west and beyond. We can offer services to potential developers and land owners from initial pre-feasibility studies, through design and construction, to operational s
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Hi everyone.
We have just gone live on the Energyshare Community Energy site – to try and win some funding for a new project that we hope to push forward with.
We have acquired two (low mileage) Proven (now Kingspan) 6kW turbines. This is probably all that we are going to get away with in Constantine because of the height restrictions imposed by the precision approach radar at Culdrose.
All we are seeking at the moment is votes for the project. If you feel that you can lend your support – that would be great – and much appreciated. You only have to vote – nothing else for the time being. Time is tight – which is why we have had to go live in a hurry…….
Project is here:
http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/constantine-community-wind/
If you can forward this to others who might be sympathetic to the cause – particularly under the FEP umbrella – it would be really appreciated.
Regards to all
Robin
ps: as part of the exercise we had to become another Twitterer – you can pick us up @TMConstantine
pss: as you probably know – Constantine is one of the six villages that are included within the FEP geographical area.
Hi Robin, have added my vote, please see the following from Community Power Cornwall for two other excellent projects to vote for (Transition Falmouth has just applied for shares in CPC):
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Community Power Cornwall has submitted two bids to Energyfund Cornwall – a new and exciting funding programme designed to help support community-led renewable energy projects. We would love your vote for both new projects!
The first application is for creating an exemplar solar reserve with biodiversity and habitat creation at its heart, using intensively farmed agricultural land for solar PV generation whilst increasing ecological value. Vote for this project here.
Our other proposal will kick-start Community Power Cornwall’s next phase of on-site sustainable energy supply work, including a 10KW Solar PV installation at “The Track,” Portreath (The UK’s premier dirt bike jump track) and a 10KW PV installation in St.Merryn feeding a local caravan and camping site. Vote for this project here.
We hope you will decide to support both projects, helping us secure a share of the £300,000 which is up for grabs.
Many Thanks,
The Community Power Cornwall Team
http://www.communitypowercornwall.coop/
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All forum posts from the old Transition Falmouth website have been transfered as comments to this new website. Posts from the Energy forum are here.
Please see http://falenergy.org.uk to join or contact Fal Energy Partnership.
Creating Local Energy Wealth – Thurs 17 Nov at The Poly
A reminder that at 7:30pm on Thursday 17th November at The Poly we have the last local public event for 2011 to support the transition to a low carbon future – please would you come and give us your support and ideas.
Creating local energy wealth: Thursday 17th November 7:30pm at The Poly.
Fal Energy Partnership is developing an integrated renewable energy plan for energy wealth in the area. Join them and the speakers (from Wadebridge, Ladock and Grampound Road and Illogan projects), to find out how some communities are already ensuring a secure energy future for themselves – and what’s happening here to address rapidly rising petrol, natural gas and electricity prices.
This project builds on the significant numbers of studies which have been already carried out for the Falmouth and Penryn area.
To help the pounds in your pocket and the wealth of the area please join us and add your ideas.
There is no charge for this event but donations (£1 suggested) to The Poly appreciated.
More info: Lorely 01326 317587
Click here for poster.
Fal Energy Partnership two mtgs 20th July 2011
Very brief summaries
Fal Energy Transport: 2:00pm at The Maritime Museum – 8 attending.
Data being collated on:
1: Existing reports and consultations.
2: Energy consumed by transportation locally.
3: Identify projects and stakeholders.
Areas for attention:
1: Public transport.
2: Foot and cycle.
3: Marine.
4: Commercial/haulage.
5: Cars and taxis.
Additionally:
” A survey on cycling being produced.
” Low carbon transport challenge (in connection with Falmouth350) – ‘On yer Bike’ – ‘From Falmouth to Falmouth without fossil fuels’. Local gyms, cyclists and walkers to keep a record of all miles covered from Sept 24th 2011 to end of Oct. Total number of miles to show how many Falmouth’s around the world could have been visited also a calculation to be made of units of energy produced in the area by man/woman power.
Falmouth’s Fossil Fuel Fast.
Full notes from this meeting have been produced.
Fal Energy Meeting: 7:00pm at The Poly – 9 attending.
” Report made on Transport meeting.
” Letter head has been produced with logo and partner groups identified: so far they include Falmouth Town Council, Falmouth Town Forum, Transition Falmouth, F&P Poverty Forum, Community Alive Falmouth.
” Draft outline of the report produced.
” Discussion about fuel poverty and housing.
” Communication: Working group via a dropbox. reports for TF email lists, TF website and Falmouthalive website.
” Individual tasks updated.
Fal Energy Partnership has a huge remit but we are tackling it bit by bit so please join us to assist local resilience together.
“Crude Awakening” at Cornwall Film Festival
There is a screening of “A Crude Awakening” (excellent film on Peak Oil) at the Cornwall Film Festival
Sat, 8 Nov 2008, 12:30 – 14:30
Maritime Museum (Lecture Theatre), Events Sq, Falmouth
This will then be followed by a Q and A from Oli Harbottle the distributor of the film. More info: Miranda Adams 01736 331 833
Transition Falmouth showed this film in partnership with The Poly last December – well worth seeing.
Use Hydrogen Hybrid Technology for fuel savings?
Hi You guys are doing a fantastic thing!
Are you considering using the on-demand
water-hydrogen hybrid devices to cut fuel use?
It’s something you can build cheaply NOW and
and install in any of your cars, trucks, farm equipment,
big rigs, generators, or even boats.
It works on gasoline, diesel, or LP gas engines, new or
old. Doesn’t void the warranty, and the more of them
you build and install, the more people will learn
about it and want to use them, and the better our
air quality will become, not to mention saving more than
half on fuel, improving engine performance and life,
and even making and releasing oxygen in place of
green house gases and pollution.
http://www.waterhybridyourcar.info
There’s a lot of really good information on that website,
without buying anything! You might want to read it a
couple of times, and maybe pass it along!
Robynne McWayne
Amboy, Washington (state)
Working on our own Transition Town
TEQs (Tradeable Energy Quotas)
In the context of rising fuel costs and shortages, there’s an article posted on Transition Culture on 13th June which is an extremely persuasive argument for the urgent introduction of TEQs (Tradeable Energy Quotas – an equitable form of fuel rationing). See here on Transition Culture.
More about TEQs on David Fleming’s site: http://www.teqs.net
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