News and Events Archive
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Sustainable
Energy Grants Programme |
The
Community Sustainable Energy Programme (CSEP) is an open grants
programme run by BRE, an award partner of the Big Lottery
Fund. Part of the Fund's Changing Spaces programme, CSEP has
been set up to help community based organisations in England
to reduce their energy bills and environmental impact....more
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Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) |
The
plans for CERT (to replace the Energy Efficiency Commitment)
are included in a Draft Statutory Instrument which was laid
before Parliament on 5 December. The plans for CERT include
encouraging microgeneration, and the inclusion of all householders
over 70 in the priority group...more
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Another
Succesful Domestic Energy Alliance Conference in Blackpool
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The
North West Domestic Energy Alliance conference "Action
Not Words" took place on Tuesday 4th March 2008 at the
Hilton Blackpool with over 120 delegates attending...more...pics.
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NEA
call for
urgent
Government action |
Thousands
more households will be plunged into fuel poverty following
recent gas and electricity price rises from three major suppliers.
NEA (National Energy Action) call for a universal obligatory
‘social tariff’ for vulnerable consumers.....more
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Delivering
Sustainable Housing
in the North West |
Over
40 delegates attended a joint event hosted by the
Domestic Energy Alliance and the North West Regional
Assembly on January 10th The event provided an introduction
to the Code for Sustainable Homes and an overview
of the challenge of achieving low carbon housing on
the North West. For details of presentations go to
HousingNorthwest.
For examples view our Sustainable Housing Case
Studies.
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EST
Announce Funding for Development of Energy Saving Trust Advice
Centre (ESTAC) in North West England |
Recognising
the commitment of regional bodies and stakeholders in the
north West to reducing carbon emissions from the household
sector the Energy Saving Trust has announced an acceleration
of its national ESTAC roll-out and is inviting appropriate
organisations to tender for the contract to deliver the 3
EST Advice Centres in the region..tender
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See
also the DEA's ideal model document Sustainable Energy
Network in the North West. Download as a pdf
(300k) |
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The
UK Government’s Comprehensive
Spending
Review |
was
announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling,
on October 9th. It includes a re-statement of support for
a range of existing national schemes aimed at reducing carbon
emissions and fuel poverty together with funding to programmes
such as the Environmental Transformation Fund..more
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Home
Energy Conservation Act Review |
DEFRA
has launched a consultation on the Review of the Home Energy
Conservation Act 1995. It has undertaken a review of HECA,
as implemented in England, to assess its continued success
in delivering improvements in energy efficiency in the household
sector over the past ten years. The Review also considers
options for the future of HECA. The closing date for the consultation
is 3rd January 2008..more
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Microgeneration
Workshops in the North West |
This
autumn The DEA has been running several very successful workshops
around the North West on microgeneration technology...more
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Sustainable Energy Network Document launched |
The
Domestic Energy Alliance has launched a new document detailing
the ideal model for a Sustainable Energy Network in the North
West. Download as a pdf
(300k)
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The
North West's Activity Plan for 2007-9 |
The
Domestic Energy Alliance's Low Carbon Housing and Fuel poverty
Activity Plan, designed to encourage the regions stakeholders
to acheive their targets....pdf
(1.3Mb)
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Blackpool
Conference a great success! |
Over
a hundred delegates from around the North West attended the
second North West Domestic Energy Alliance Conference on 6th
March 2007, entitled “Climate Change Begins at Home”
….more
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| North
West Domestic Energy Alliance
Presentation files from
the Blackpool Conference 6 March 2006
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