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Conference conversations…

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our Winter Conference yesterday, to all our speakers, all of you who came, the Elmgrove Centre staff, to Moveable…

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Regional energy – without the hot air?

What’s the West of England region’s solar electricity generation capacity today? How much more could there be if we covered every roof with solar panels?…

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The power of zero

There’s a lot to digest in the report from the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC) earlier this month. The full release, including technical appendices,…

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Microgrids – key to zero-carbon homes?

Our new energy system will be a mosaic of large and small projects, and one venture Zero West has helped get off the ground is…

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Offshore wind – An MP who gets it (and the big picture)

Parliament has had an, er, mixed record in the last couple of years, but don’t underestimate the less visible work of MPs. An example we…

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Time to get more ambitious

Today (15 Feb) the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) considers its energy strategy. The discussion was originally scheduled for a meeting a couple of…

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