Bristol Energy Cooperative (BEC) launches a new crowdfund to continue its journey to become a major generator of community-owned clean energy.
The crowdfund target of £1,150,000 will enable BEC to repay previous loans and invest in new micro-renewable generation and storage schemes. These include a 100kW Tesla battery storage project at a new sustainable housing site.
This bond offer builds on the popularity of BEC’s energy schemes where surplus profits are reinvested into the community. BEC has a proven track record of funding and developing renewables, including raising the ambitious sum of £10m last year.
Find out more in Director Andy O'Brien's presentation detailing BEC's plans for the future.
Case studies of local governments in NSW ramping up renewablesBarbara Albert
Barbara Albert from 100% Renewables is presenting three case studies of local governments in NSW ramping up renewables.
Barbara highlights nearly 25 cities and local governments in Australia who have committed to be either carbon neutral or to source 100% of their electricity from renewables. Three case studies describing the initiatives being undertaken by Councils within their operations and in the community are also presented.
The presentation of Robert Rabinowitz - CEO of the charity Pure Leapfrog - that explains the importance of community energy projects, how they can be funded and that for every £1 that Pure Leapfrog lends, over £5 of net benefit is created in local communities.
For more information visit: http://www.pureleapfrog.org/
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An overview of solar power usage in Australia - including its adoption in Australia, and current incentives, policies and initiatives (by state/territory).
Case studies of local governments in NSW ramping up renewablesBarbara Albert
Barbara Albert from 100% Renewables is presenting three case studies of local governments in NSW ramping up renewables.
Barbara highlights nearly 25 cities and local governments in Australia who have committed to be either carbon neutral or to source 100% of their electricity from renewables. Three case studies describing the initiatives being undertaken by Councils within their operations and in the community are also presented.
The presentation of Robert Rabinowitz - CEO of the charity Pure Leapfrog - that explains the importance of community energy projects, how they can be funded and that for every £1 that Pure Leapfrog lends, over £5 of net benefit is created in local communities.
For more information visit: http://www.pureleapfrog.org/
Solar Power Usage in Australia - Leon SiebelLeon Siebel
An overview of solar power usage in Australia - including its adoption in Australia, and current incentives, policies and initiatives (by state/territory).
Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords...JISC GECO
Presentation on Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords given by Antony Scott, Sustain.co.uk (http://www.sustain.co.uk) at the JISC GECO/STEEV Green Energy Tech Event (#e3vis) on Thursday 13th October 2011.
The need for expanded nuclear energy is urgent. Global energy demand is expected to grow by at least 50% by 2035, with electric demand in the developing world expected to triple.
Presently, more than one billion people completely lack electricity access and billions more consume one tenth or less of the electricity per capita consumed in the OECD. Much of that supply is intermittent.
At the same time, 81% of the world’s energy, and two thirds of the world’s electricity, is derived from fossil fuels, while emissions from fossil fuel combustion are a major factor driving global climate change.
Evan Ramsey, Senior Director of Renewable Programs at Bonneville Environmental Foundation gave this presentation at Forth's webinar on September 08, 2020
The Story of a Community Wind Project
Speaker: Judith Lipp, Executive Director, Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative (TREC)
Part of the 2010 Community Power Finance Forum at MaRS:
http://www.marsdd.com/communitypower
Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords...JISC GECO
Presentation on Energy Use and Generation: Modelling and Mapping for Social Housing Landlords given by Antony Scott, Sustain.co.uk (http://www.sustain.co.uk) at the JISC GECO/STEEV Green Energy Tech Event (#e3vis) on Thursday 13th October 2011.
The need for expanded nuclear energy is urgent. Global energy demand is expected to grow by at least 50% by 2035, with electric demand in the developing world expected to triple.
Presently, more than one billion people completely lack electricity access and billions more consume one tenth or less of the electricity per capita consumed in the OECD. Much of that supply is intermittent.
At the same time, 81% of the world’s energy, and two thirds of the world’s electricity, is derived from fossil fuels, while emissions from fossil fuel combustion are a major factor driving global climate change.
Evan Ramsey, Senior Director of Renewable Programs at Bonneville Environmental Foundation gave this presentation at Forth's webinar on September 08, 2020
The Story of a Community Wind Project
Speaker: Judith Lipp, Executive Director, Toronto Renewable Energy Co-operative (TREC)
Part of the 2010 Community Power Finance Forum at MaRS:
http://www.marsdd.com/communitypower
Transition Town Marlow's Solar 100 Project WSI Thames
Provides an overview of the Transition Town Marlow movement and detail of its project to achieve 100 installations in Marlow.
Useful information on types of solar panel and special partnerships established to provide users with discount.
Getting to Grips with Clean Energy 15 March 2017Julie's Bicycle
Decarbonising electricity is a key measure for the UK to reach its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% by 2050. You can help hitting this target by investing in renewables, either through on-site technology or driving demand through procurement. Here are our webinar slides to take a look through.
The Nigeria Alternative Energy Expo is Nigeria’s leading Energy Expo. NAEE features line-up of local and international speakers, delegates and exhibitors, who will gather to debate a new energy future for Africa's most populous nation
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Following the success of community owned solar energy projects in Brixton, Brighton, Bath and elsewhere a group of residents is working to set up a not-for-profit solar energy co-operative based in South East London. This will be a cooperatively owned enterprise that generates renewable electricity for use by householders and for sale to the national electricity grid.
The group plans to raise investment from the community to enable them to install solar panels on the large sunny roofs of building providing social housing or community services.Generating clean electricity in this way can potentially provide low cost or free electricity and fund energy efficiency measures whilst also providing a return to investors
The groups invites all those who would like to get involved in setting up the cooperative or who would like to find out more about investing in it or benefiting from it get in touch! These slides are from the first public meeting held on Sunday 9th March 4 – 5.30pm at the Food Bank, 467 New Cross Road.
Artificial Reefs by Kuddle Life Foundation - May 2024punit537210
Situated in Pondicherry, India, Kuddle Life Foundation is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to improving the living standards of coastal communities and simultaneously placing a strong emphasis on the protection of marine ecosystems.
One of the key areas we work in is Artificial Reefs. This presentation captures our journey so far and our learnings. We hope you get as excited about marine conservation and artificial reefs as we are.
Please visit our website: https://kuddlelife.org
Our Instagram channel:
@kuddlelifefoundation
Our Linkedin Page:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kuddlelifefoundation/
and write to us if you have any questions:
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UNDERSTANDING WHAT GREEN WASHING IS!.pdfJulietMogola
Many companies today use green washing to lure the public into thinking they are conserving the environment but in real sense they are doing more harm. There have been such several cases from very big companies here in Kenya and also globally. This ranges from various sectors from manufacturing and goes to consumer products. Educating people on greenwashing will enable people to make better choices based on their analysis and not on what they see on marketing sites.
Diabetes is a rapidly and serious health problem in Pakistan. This chronic condition is associated with serious long-term complications, including higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Aggressive treatment of hypertension and hyperlipideamia can result in a substantial reduction in cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes 1. Consequently pharmacist-led diabetes cardiovascular risk (DCVR) clinics have been established in both primary and secondary care sites in NHS Lothian during the past five years. An audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery at the clinics was conducted in order to evaluate practice and to standardize the pharmacists’ documentation of outcomes. Pharmaceutical care issues (PCI) and patient details were collected both prospectively and retrospectively from three DCVR clinics. The PCI`s were categorized according to a triangularised system consisting of multiple categories. These were ‘checks’, ‘changes’ (‘change in drug therapy process’ and ‘change in drug therapy’), ‘drug therapy problems’ and ‘quality assurance descriptors’ (‘timer perspective’ and ‘degree of change’). A verified medication assessment tool (MAT) for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease was applied to the patients from one of the clinics. The tool was used to quantify PCI`s and pharmacist actions that were centered on implementing or enforcing clinical guideline standards. A database was developed to be used as an assessment tool and to standardize the documentation of achievement of outcomes. Feedback on the audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery and the database was received from the DCVR clinic pharmacist at a focus group meeting.
Micro RNA genes and their likely influence in rice (Oryza sativa L.) dynamic ...Open Access Research Paper
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs molecules having approximately 18-25 nucleotides, they are present in both plants and animals genomes. MiRNAs have diverse spatial expression patterns and regulate various developmental metabolisms, stress responses and other physiological processes. The dynamic gene expression playing major roles in phenotypic differences in organisms are believed to be controlled by miRNAs. Mutations in regions of regulatory factors, such as miRNA genes or transcription factors (TF) necessitated by dynamic environmental factors or pathogen infections, have tremendous effects on structure and expression of genes. The resultant novel gene products presents potential explanations for constant evolving desirable traits that have long been bred using conventional means, biotechnology or genetic engineering. Rice grain quality, yield, disease tolerance, climate-resilience and palatability properties are not exceptional to miRN Asmutations effects. There are new insights courtesy of high-throughput sequencing and improved proteomic techniques that organisms’ complexity and adaptations are highly contributed by miRNAs containing regulatory networks. This article aims to expound on how rice miRNAs could be driving evolution of traits and highlight the latest miRNA research progress. Moreover, the review accentuates miRNAs grey areas to be addressed and gives recommendations for further studies.
"Understanding the Carbon Cycle: Processes, Human Impacts, and Strategies for...MMariSelvam4
The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
Characterization and the Kinetics of drying at the drying oven and with micro...Open Access Research Paper
The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
1. Bristol Energy Cooperative – where we
came from, and where we’re going
Andy O’Brien
Co-director
Bristol Energy Cooperative
5 July 2017
2. Who we are
• Established in 2011, by people from a number of community
energy groups in the city.
• “Investing in renewables, cutting carbon, building community.”
• Raised £10 million in 2015-16 for community solar projects.
• 9MWp of solar PV under community ownership.
3. Share Offer One – Solar PV, 2012
• £125,000 raised from 160 investors.
• Solar rooftop installations at:
Knowle West Media Centre
Hamilton House
Easton Community Centre.
• Occupants benefit from long-term supply of
subsidised green energy.
• BEC receives the Feed-in Tariff payments.
• 4% return to investors
• Met our projected generation targets over
the 4 years of operation.
4. Solar Share Offer Two, 2014
• £120,000 raised
• More community solar
installations at:
- Bristol Folk House
- Empire Fighting Chance
- South Bristol Sports Centre
• 5% interest payment to all
members in 2015 and 2016.
First payment into a
community fund.
5. We own two solar farms: one in Lawrence Weston, Bristol and the
other in Puriton, Somerset.
7. BEC’s solar portfolio currently generates 9,105 MWh
(Megawatt Hours) of electricity per year - enough to power
2,220 typical UK homes.
Rooftop solar sites: 214 MWh
Solar Farm – Somerset: 4,572 MWh
Solar Farm – Lawrence Weston: 4,319 MWh
8. We’ve raised over £11 million for our projects so far. This has
come from a combination of:
- public crowd-funding (£4 million)
- commercial loans, and loans from social funders.
We have 550 investor members (shareholders) and 800+ investors
in total (shares/bonds).
We’ve also facilitated over £200,000 of community benefit
payments to the local community.
- £155,000 to Ambition Lawrence Weston
- £50,000 to a regional community fund
9. Further projects currently under development are:
- more solar (rooftop and ground-mount)
- battery storage
- community microgrids
- energy efficiency
- hydro
10. Our latest bond offer:
• 3 year unsecured bond paying target returns of 4.5% per
annum
• IF ISA eligible
• Target of £1,150,000 - no minimum
• Minimum investment £100, maximum £100,000
• Close date 31 July 2017
11. As well as doing renewable energy installations, we also
promote zero carbon scenarios, and showcase the awesome
progress being made on this across the world.
13. • We can get to zero carbon by 2030 using a
combination of existing renewable energy
technologies and energy efficiency
• And cope with scenarios like the sun not shining
and the wind not blowing
• Without using fossil-fuels and nuclear.
15. We need smart, speedy, nimble energy
projects
• Proper, large-scale energy efficiency
• Rapid, large-scale roll-out of
solar, wind, hydro, small biomass,
anaerobic digestion, district heat…
• Energy storage
• Smart grids
• Demand side management
23. On 26 May 2017 the nation’s solar panels generated
8.7GW of power, more than nuclear and coal power
combined.
Solar power was the second most used generating
technology behind gas-fired power and made up
around 25% of the UK’s electricity.
The UK now has 13 GW of solar power in place, the
same production capacity as eight new-generation
nuclear reactors.
24. England’s renewable energy capacity
Not so long ago, we got our power from 50 large
power stations.
Now there are over 900,000 renewable energy
installations, with 24GW installed in the last 6
years.
https://renewablelocator.green-alliance.org.uk
25. Solar’s awesome stats
Recommended reading:
The Switch, by Chris Goodall.
Key points:
• Solar is simply becoming by far the cheapest
energy technology. Costs are dropping at a
huge rate, following the “experience curve”
seen in semi-conductor/hard-disk industries,
genome-sequencing, and other sectors. For
solar there’s a continuing 20% cost reduction
for each doubling of production.
• There’s a huge solar resource. 90,000 TW of
solar energy hits the planet’s surface on
average across the year. The world’s total
running energy demand currently averages 15-
17 TW at any one time.
26. Solar’s awesome stats
• Energy demand in the richest countries is flat,
but future population growth has to be
factored in, so author uses a conservative
estimate of 30TW against which to test
whether renewables could meet this need.
• He concludes they can, with cheap solar
providing the backbone of this, and used in
combination with energy storage (with battery
storage now going through similar cost curve
reductions to solar).
• Excess electricity can be converted into
hydrogen through electrolysis, with further
conversion to methane and liquid fuels possible
/ being developed.
• Demand response, smart grids and energy
efficiency also part of the mix.
27. Solar’s awesome stats
• In many parts of the world, these combinations
may meet all the local energy needs. In other
parts of the world, including the UK, other
technologies will also be needed - wind,
biomass, hydro, etc.
• Further solar panel efficiency improvements
and new PV technologies will bring the costs
down still further.
• In contrast, the costs of other energy types are
rising, as they are no longer the backbone of
the energy system. Their infrastructure costs
remain whilst their income reduces due to
reduced sales.
28. BEC is also nurturing a collaborative project to
accelerate the transition to a low carbon society in the
Greater Bristol region.
29. Bringing together renewables developers, community
groups, the 4 WoE local authorities, finance people,
lawyers, IT specialists, the education sector, PR
companies, and others…
… to work faster, in a more joined-up way, do larger-
scale projects, and enthuse the public to get involved.
30. Positive response so far to this collaboration
Exact name and structure still being finalised, and being
careful not to re-invent wheels.
In the meantime now have sub-groups going for technical
project development, data, finance, and public
engagement.