renewable energy
Farm Waste
Bennamann Ltd
working in partnership with Chynoweth Farm, St. Allen nr. Truro and the University of Exeter they have launched a revolutionary approach to farm-based renewable energy production using animal waste to supply all the energy needed for the farm.
https://bennamann.com/energy-independent-farming
Winner of the Cornwall Sustainability Awards 2020 : Circular Economy Category and Overall CSA Winner
Renewable Energy
Community Power Cornwall
Community Power Cornwall is a co-operative that delivers community energy projects in Cornwall. We trap money in Cornwall and enable communities to collectively tackle the threats of climate change, energy security and uncontrollable rises in fuel costs by generating clean, renewable energy locally. In doing so we provide ethical investment opportunities which meet environmental, social and financial needs.
https://communitypowercornwall.coop
Transition Falmouth holds shares in Community Power Cornwall
Fal Energy Partnership
FEP is a Industrial Provident Society (Social Enterprise for the benefit of the Community). It is a member based group aiming to address climate change by increasing local energy resilience and ownership.
https://falenergy.co.uk
FEP evolved as an independent organisation from Transition Falmouth’s Energy group in 2012
Geothermal Energy Plant (United Downs nr.Redruth)
following successful trials Geothermal Engineering Ltd (GEL) have been signed agreements with Ecotricity and Cornish Geothermal Distillery Company – with the former to supply renewable energy to the National Grid, and with the latter to provide zero carbon heat to mature and distil their rum product. Due to come on stream in 2022
https://www.current-news.co.uk/news/ecotricity-signs-ppa-to-become-first-uk-supplier-of-geothermal-electricity