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Here are links to environment and renewable energy organisations. Choosing to visit these will open a new page in your browser, leaving the Sundance Renewables website still on your desktop.
NETWORKS AND TRADE ORGANISATIONS
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Association for Environment-Conscious Building
AECB is the leading independent environmental building trade organisation in the UK, encouraging, supporting and promoting greater environmental awareness
within the building construction industry.
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BagAge - reusable shopping bags - the REAL alternative
BagAge has a comprehensive range of reusable
shopping bags, produce bags, gift bags and baskets making it easy for you to
'say no to plastic bags'.
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Cymru Solar
Cymru Solar works to increase the deployment of solar energy in Wales. It promotes best practice throughout the solar energy supply market in Wales, facilitates information exchange and encourages the use of local manufacturers and installers.
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EcoDyfi
EcoDyfi are an organisation located in
Mid Wales, whose mission is to 'foster sustainable community regeneration in the
Dyfi Valley.'
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Energy 21
The UK national network for renewable
energy grassroots organisations. It's mission is to generate greater awareness
and understanding of renewable energy.
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ENF
The ENF website
is an industry focused database of solar power companies, providing the latest
solar business and technical news and also a list of government solar power
contracts.
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Green Electricity
Providing information about green electricity
tariffs on offer to UK domestic customers.
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Groundwork
A federation of Trusts, working for sustainable community development.
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NatureSave Trust
Information on ethical insurance to protect you
and your environment - for commercial and domestic purposes.
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Renewable Energy Investment Club
REIC promotes commercial activity in renewable energy to enable new ways of involving local people in investment, clean electricity use and generation. It is a non-profit making initiative.
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SunWize - Solar Power, Panels and Energy
SunWize offers high-quality solar power
systems and solar energy products for homes and businesses, including solar
panel installation services for commercial and home solar panels.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY ADVICE, INFORMATION AND COURSES
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Alternative Energy News
A useful resource for the latest news about the many forms of renewable
energy.
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Centre for Alternative Technology
CAT is a worker's co-operative,
offering practical solutions to environmental problems, educational services,
residential courses, consultancy and fee information service.
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Dry
Fermentation.com
Promoting biogas from dry fermentation.
Explore the potential and suitability of biogas, find information on setting
up a biogas site or business or get a free assessment to learn whether you
could profit from dry fermentation.
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Dulas
A renewable energy workers
co-operative offering solutions on a wide range of renewable energy options,
encompassing all aspects of renewable energy from policy, market stimulation and
resource assessment through to research, design, training, and implementation of
wind, solar, micro hydro and biomass projects.
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Energy Efficiency Advice Centres
Managed and part-funded by the
Energy Saving Trust
EEACs provide free impartial advice on energy efficiency to households. The
Energy Saving Trust
is a non-profit making organisation set up by the UK government after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
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Energy
Planet
Renewable energy directory - features discussion about
renewable energy, reviews and links to renewable energy.
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Greenheat
A service operated by the
Mid Wales Energy Agency
which offers help in developing appropriate renewable energy systems across mid-Wales.
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Green Guide Online
Database
Comprehensive directory
with over 12,000 entries for eco-friendly, natural, ethical and organic goods
and services. Valuable information on everything needed for a
sustainable lifestyle and workplace.
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HI-Energy - Renewable
Energy in the UK
Thanks to its geography and abundance of renewable and
alternative energy sources, the Highlands and Islands of Scotland are poised
to become the Green powerhouse of the UK. The HI-energy website provides
comprehensive information on renewable energy technologies, the market for
this energy, and details of what the Highlands and Islands has to offer this
emerging sector.
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Low Impact Living Initiative
LILI is a non-profit making organisation dedicated to helping protect the global environment by researching and promoting sustainable low-impact alternatives. Many practical courses are run
throughout the year.
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Monmouthshire
Green Directory
A green directory of eco friendly products
and services in Monmouthshire - with listings of green products, green places
to stay, green businesses and great tips on how to live a greener lifestyle!
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Real Cymru
An organisation offering advice, information and access to grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in the home, workplace or community. Real Cymru works in partnership with the
Centre for Alternative Technology,
EEACs and
Greenheat.
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RenewableEnergyJobs.com � Wind Energy Jobs
Global green job site with wind and renewable
energy jobs listed in 20 countries worldwide.
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ruralnet|uk
With
support from the Carnegie UK Trust,
ruralnet|uk has undertaken research into community energy projects with the
aim of providing a better understanding of community energy projects,
particularly in the rural context.
ruralnet|uk has
created a 'map' of community energy
initiatives all over the UK and provides a 'snapshot' of current
grass-roots activity in rural areas.
Click here to download case studies which provide good
illustrative
examples.
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The Renewable Energy Centre
'Saving money, saving energy
and saving the planet.' A Renewable Energy website
recently launched for the consumer and business markets.
The site provides introductions to the key areas of renewable
energy as well as a comprehensive directory of specialist
contractors and suppliers for each technology.
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SCEMES Online
Database of UK businesses supplying
sustainable products and services to education.
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UK Energy Saving
The UK
Energy Saving website gives information and tips on ways to save energy and
also how to save money on household bills.
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WasteCollection
Waste
Collection Online Shop allows you to navigate to all products on the website.
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Yes2Wind
This site was developed by Friends of
the Earth, Greenpeace and WWF, with the aim of providing information and
resources for the public to support local wind farm proposals.
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THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT
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Baywind Energy
Baywind Energy Co-operative in Cumbria is the
UK's first and largest community owned energy project. With over 1,300
members, Baywind own six wind turbines in Cumbria and seek opportunities for
new renewable energy schemes involving local communities.
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Catalyst
Collective
A worker co-operative
who help people set up and register co-operatives. Have worked with over
120 housing co-operatives, about 40 worker co-operatives, a few charities and
a variety of different companies with co-operative aims.
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Co-operative Action
Set up by consumer co-operatives in
the UK to help communities develop co-operative, mutual or social enterprise
solutions to the social and economic challenges they face.
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The Co-operative Society
The 'Co-op': shops, funeral directors, bank -
the UK's largest consumer co-op. Customers become members to show support for
the way they do business, and own and democratically control what the Co-op
does.
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Co-operatives UK
The union of co-operative enterprise in the UK,
promoting co-operative and mutual solutions and working in partnership with
their members to build a strong and successful co-operative movement.
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Good Fuel Co-operative
Sundance is a member of
the Good Fuel Co-operative - a UK co-operative whose members are themselves
co-operatives producing and supplying biodiesel and other low carbon fuels in
their local area.
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ICOF
The Industrial Common Ownership Fund has been
provided loan finance for co-operatives, employee owned businesses and social
enterprises for 30 years. They raise the money to do so primarily by public
share issue and are regulated by the financial services authority in the conduct
of investment business.
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Wales Co-operative Centre
The Wales Co-operative Centre is a key partner
in developing the Welsh social economy. The Centre 'supports the
development of co-operatives and social enterprises as well as tackling social
exclusion and bringing economically inactive individuals back into the world of
work.' Offers a variety of expertise in many forms of co-operatively
structured enterprises and provides a full range of development, advice and
training services.
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COMMUNITY LINKS
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Antur
Teifi - Promoting Prosperity
Antur Teifi is a
community initiative that aims to promote economic and social development
throughout Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and beyond, ploughing any surplus back
into community ventures. Their mission statement is to develop as a
company that 'pioneers innovative and quality businesses, projects and
activities with the potential to create sustainable products and services that
contribute to the regeneration of the area.'
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Credcer -
Ceredigion Credit Union
An opportunity for the
people of Ceredigion and the Teifi Valley to join the 'fastest growing financial
movement of the world' while helping to find new ways for communities to
flourish.
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Merlin Savers / Cynilwyr Myrddin
Pledge your support for a
local group aiming to establish a credit union for rural Carmarthenshire.
1,000 pledges needed, please visit the link above to download a Merlin Savers
pledge form.
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Wales on the Web
Wales' primary access point for Wales related
information and services on the web. Landsker Community Credit Union of
South Pembrokeshire provides the local area with its own democratic savings and
loan organisation. A community initiative, always looking for volunteers
to learn new skills and increase their confidence in the workplace.
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OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST
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Guides Network
For more information on
saving money on your utility bills, energy tips for the home, kitchen and
garden, details about the UK's gas, electricity and water industries and the
companies operating within them or advice about what to do in an emergency such
as a gas leak or power cut, please click on the logos opposite:
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moneysupermarket.com - Switch Energy Suppliers
A free online comparison
of green energy suppliers throughout the UK - A useful green energy comparison
tool to help visitors make an informed decision before committing to a new
supplier. Site includes an accreditation to the energywatch confidence
code.
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Positive News
Positive news from around the World.
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Sunseed Desert
Technology
Sunseed
Desert Technology is a project set in Southern Spain which aims to 'develop,
demonstrate and communicate accessible, low-tech methods of sustainability in
a semi-arid environment.' Hundreds of volunteers go to Sunseed each year and
work in a variety of departments, contributing valuable work and ideas. For
more details on a wonderful working holiday experience please visit the link
above.
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The Ecologist
The Ecologist is the world's most widely-read
environmental magazine.
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UtilityCharges
A comprehensive public
interest website focused on explaining your fuel, water, council tax and phone
charges.
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