Sustainable energy
Sustainable energy is about using energy wisely and
using energy generated from clean sources and clean
technologies.
Wise energy use is the first step to ensuring we have
sustainable energy for present and future generations and being
efficient with our energy will reduce our household and business
energy bills, reduce the amount of energy we need to produce in the
first place and cut energy related greenhouse pollution.
Sustainable energy is not just about using renewable energy but
its about using energy wisely and introducing energy efficiency
measures.
Further information is available from
The Energy Saving Trust and the Centre for Sustainable
Energy.
Code for Sustainable Homes
The Code for Sustainable Homes
provides a performance rating against various criteria and has been
designed to enable a stepchange in sustainable building practice
for new homes. It has been a voluntary standard in England since
April 2007 and Government intends to make it mandatory to have a
rating from April 2008.
If a property attains Code Level 1, this means
that performance is above that required as minimum by the Building
Regulations. The maximum level is Code Level 6 and this includes a
requirement for the home to be “zero carbon”, i.e. having zero net
emissions of carbon throughout the year – so any imported power
must be replaced by exporting power generated from domestic
renewables at another time.
The following pages may also be of interest:
Local Agenda 21
Energy assessment
Energy
advice and hints and tips
Solar panels and wind turbines