Month of July, 2010

Carbon Forum’s Top Trumps project has been hailed as an ‘exemplar European project’. On Wednesday this week, Kris McGowan, Carbon Forum Team Leader, was invited to speak to delegates from across the West Midlands who are currently planning their own pan EU projects. Kris gave tips and advice, inspiration and assistance to the help steer applications from the University of Birmingham, Staffordshire University, Herefordshire Council and the Birmingham and Coventry Chambers of Commerce.

Our Carbon Forum team are busy planning the follow up to the highly successful Light Fantastic project. The new updated version will be called ‘Fantastic Home’. Fantastic Home is a mobile exhibition, which visits communities and schools. It showcases energy efficient technology and techniques, behavioural changes and renewable technology. It will have interactive elements such as a carbon countdown game for children, the energy bike and interactive aspects throughout the display.

MEA were commissioned by the Energy Saving Trust (EST) to deliver household energy training to Area Energy Champions of the Cooperative Food Group. The result was informative, engaging and stimulating advice and training. Twenty sessions were delivered to the Area Energy Champions, District Energy Champions and Operations Managers across the UK – from Belfast to Broadstairs, Inverness to Nottingham.

Event: West Bridgford Summer Gathering
Date: 15th May 2010
Client: Rushcliffe Borough Council
Venue: West Bridgford Park
 
Visitors: 425
Bulbs distributed: 310
 
CO2 saved (lifetime): 44,280 kg CO2
Retained economic benefit (lifetime): £11,724.20
 

LAEP Communications Pick n Mix
Nottinghamshire County Council
Light Fantastic in Schools, Sutton Bonington Primary School
27/05/10
 

Event: Severnside Housing Community Fayre
Date:   22nd May 2010
Client: SHA
Venue: Sundorne Sports Village
 
Visitors: 150

Richard Hammerton in the Carbon Forum team is expanding the delivery of accredited training courses. In addition to the Level 2 course developed for Accord Housing Association in partnership with Walsall College he is now developing a Level 3 course for the MEARS group (building construction professionals). Fitters, plumbers, electricians and installers from the group will be trained to be energy and climate aware as part of Accord's Fit for the Future project.

Representatives from the Marches Energy Agency visited Bolsover yesterday (16th June 2010) to give information and advice about climate change and home energy efficiency. Employees of the Bolsover district council, as well as the general public, were give the opportunity to work out their individual carbon footprint using a simple carbon footprint calculator.
 

Kris McGowan delivered the final Co-op training session last Thursday. On behalf of the Energy Saving Trust, Kris and his team have been delivering training up and down the country to Area Energy Champions who in turn have been delivering the training to Store Managers and Store Energy Champions. Fiddlers Ferry generates 2,000MW (Mega Watts) of electricity which is enough to power nearly 2 million homes and businesses in Manchester, Liverpool and the surrounding areas.

Marches Energy Agency now has a facebook page. If you have a facebook account follow the link and become a fan of the page to receive our news updates and more.
 

Marches Energy Agency visited Burton-on-Trent on Saturday (26th June 2010) to give information and advice about climate change and home energy efficiency.  Attendees of the Gardening Olympics were given the opportunity to work out their individual carbon footprint using a simple carbon footprint calculator.