In recent years there has been a surge of interest in community energy projects. Countries such as Denmark, Germany and the UK have seen such initiatives flourish, creating new ways of “doing energy”. As the country with the second highest share of renewables in Europe, one might expect to also find Finland among the leaders …
Will Cottrell from the Brighton Energy Co-op is coming to give a talk about community energy. All welcome!
Dr Mari Martiskainen, Research Fellow at CIED, talks about fuel poverty and her work on energy cafes. Find out more about the Fuel Bill Drop Shop Project. Why fuel poverty is an issue as urgent as climate change from University of Sussex on Vimeo. …
Energy shops provide advice about energy issues to the public. Does advice through energy shops work, with whom and under what circumstances?
By Mari Martiskainen and Sarah Schepers, Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand, November 2015 Fuel poverty – an issue affecting 2.35 million people in England alone, one that has wide-reaching causes and implications not only for those directly affected, but also for the wider society and economy. Annually, It costs the NHS approximately £1.36m as …
New research to be conducted on the issue of fuel poverty will help researchers, policy makers and the third sector to understand how community groups can reach the vulnerable and what potential impact local activities could have. Dr Mari Martiskainen from the Centre on Innovation and Energy Demand (CIED)1, together with Dr Giovanna Speciale from South …
The Community Energy Strategy marks an important step in the development of community energy in the UK that should not be underestimated. It is the first of its kind ever to be published in the UK and it sets out the role of communities in the UK’s energy and climate response. To date, the role of …
