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Public backs move to green home heating but more government support is needed, research shows, theconversation.com (May 02, 2024) — "...in Liverpool, strong local identity and a feeling of solidarity led most participants to prefer a locally-owned system to private provision."
Fuel poverty: as government support dries up, communities are taking action, theconversation.com (Feb 06, 2024)
Renewables produce more than 100% of Scotland's electricity demand for first time, news.stv.tv (Jan 26, 2024)
2023[edit | edit source]
Britain’s roofs can be a huge resource for solar energy, theguardian.com (Dec 22, 2023)
Former fracking site could lead UK’s renewable revolution, theguardian.com (Nov 05, 2023)
Community solar is set to surge in the UK, and you can have a piece of the pie, positive.news (Oct 23, 2023)
Locals in this British seaside town could revolutionise green energy – if the government lets them, Rebecca Willis, professor of energy and climate governance at Lancaster University, theguardian.com (Jul 18, 2023)
Pumping hot: inside Britain’s first heat pump village, positive.news (Jul 12, 2023)
Rooftops can provide over half our solar energy targets, report shows, cpre.org.uk (May 23, 2023)
Wind is main source of UK electricity for first time, BBC News (May 11, 2023)
Why Britain’s rivers could be one solution to the energy crisis, positive.news (Feb 27, 2023)
2022[edit | edit source]
The cost-of-living crisis is bringing out a lot of cooperative and collective innovation - especially in Wales, The Daily Alternative (Nov 17, 2022)
Bristol's forthcoming solar-powered film studio will be driven by the biggest star of them all, The Daily Alternative (Oct 31, 2022)
The tallest wind-turbine in England, built by a community network full of agency, in one of Bristol's most deprived areas, The Daily Alternative (Apr 23, 2022)
How Stroud council is encouraging renewables in its Local Plan, takeclimateaction.uk (Mar 09, 2022)
Who owns Britain’s underground heat? Answering this could help slash energy bills and carbon emissions, The Conversation (Feb 16, 2022)
A startling UK map showing how much we use land for animal agriculture - and how much solar is crowded out, The Alternative UK (Jan 24, 2022)
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