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Spelthorne Energy Awareness Days

Following the successful one day event at the Elmsleigh Centre in Staines in March, The Climate Friendly Co. will be co-ordinating two further Energy Awareness Days in Spelthorne in June. These will feature exhibits about energy saving for the home. On 23rd June, we will be in Shepperton at the Village Hall between 9am and 3pm. On June 30th, we will be at Ashford Library between 9.30am and 4pm.

Past events

Guildford Ecohouse - 14 - 22 October 2006

Ecoman - Guildford's own green superhero returned to the town to provide an exhibition of sustainable home refurbishment and green living. The house was open for a press day on 9th October and then open to the public on 14th/15th and 21st/22nd October 2006.

A poster ad for the event can be downloaded here

'Microgeneration - a new business opportunity?' - held on 5 July 2006

The Programme can be found here

A delegate list can be found here

Presentation downloads:

Why install microgeneration? - Seb Berry, REA. Click

Overview of microgeneration technologies - Neil Turner, CEN. Click

How building regulations and planning guidance affect microgeneration - Richard Weavis, SEARR. Click

Link to PPS22

Link to SAP2005

Becoming and installer of microgeneration systems - Phil Hunt, NEF. Click

Funding microgeneration projects - David Pitcher, ECSC. Click

Financing energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects - Jim Ure, ABS Consulting. Click

Workshop notes: (These will be added as they become available)

A: Photovoltaics – Led by Lucy Aitchison from Sustainable Energy Installations.

B: Ground Source Heat Pumps – Led by Gareth Ellis from NEF.

C: Solar Thermal – Led by Phil Hunt from NEF. Click

D: Small wind systems – Led by Laurie Tennant from Engenius.

E: Micro-CHP – Led by Huw Gaskill from Microgen.

F: Wood Heating – Led by Andrew Hemsley from The Wood Stove Shop.