Living Faith for the Earth
Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
The directory (see overleaf) is of suggested eco-professionals for churches wanting eco-advice and services, such as energy efficiency audits and renewable energy installations. It is NOT necessarily a recommended list, but rather a list of suggestions of companies the Environment Officer and DAC Secretary of the Diocese of Oxford are aware of and that have had some experience of working with churches and historic buildings.
Apply to be added to the directory If you would like your business to be part of the list please complete the online form at: http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dFdSelZHWUdTVjZKUmJFNW wtRXJnVlE6MQ#gid=1.
Please Note: Example reports - As well as submitting the form we would be grateful if you can send copies of example reports you have carried out - ideally for a church building - these can be emailed to [email protected] or sent by post to Environment Officer, Diocese of Oxford, North Hinksey, Oxford, OX2 0NB.
Further Resources Environment related news and further information on the Diocese of Oxford and the environment can be found at www.oxford.anglican.org/environment
Earthing Faith The Diocese of Oxford also hosts the Earthing Faith website. This is a collaborative website to resource and encourage people as they connect their spirituality and faith with the earth.
Visit Earthing Faith to spark some ideas and connect you with other peoples experiences and share your own experiences and ideas. www.earthingfaith.org
You may also find the following organisations helpful:
The Carbon Trust advises organisations on how to save money by reducing energy use, and offers free energy surveys. www.carbontrust.co.uk.
The Energy Saving Trust has a wealth of advice on renewable energy grants, local advice, energy efficient products, lighting, insulation and building improvements. www.est.org.uk or call 0800 512 012. They run the Green Communities programme that aims to support, facilitate and promote community based energy projects see www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/greencommunities
Diocese of Oxford Contacts DAC Secretary: Natalie Merry | [email protected] | 01865 208229
Post: Environment Officer, Diocese of Oxford, North Hinksey, Oxford OX2 0NB Tel: 01865 208745 | Email: [email protected] Web: www.oxford.anglican.org/environment | www.earthingfaith.org Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
A-Z Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory July 2014
Business: Alternative Energy Solutions Ltd 50 Howard Cornish Road Marcham Abingdon Oxon OX13 6PW www.aespv.com - [email protected] - 01865 391241
Contact name: David Coates Contact position: Director
Services provided: Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Solar Installation, Electrical Engineering
Costs: Depending on project requirements
EXPERIENCE
General: We provide bespoke solar systems designed to suit your budget requirements. Our solar installations have been set up to provide minimum disruption to the client. From the beginning we provide free no obligation quotations and give you as much assistance as possible throughout your installation, including your feed in tariff registration. Our core business is electrical contracting which enables us to use our years of electrical knowledge and attention to detail when installing systems. We also offer advice on energy saving products which also reduce CO2 emissions.
Listed buildings: Grade 1 Listed Building - Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames We installed a 10 kWp solar system on the church. This was an extremely technically challenging and sensitive installation, but a very rewarding and satisfying project to have undertaken.
Large buildings:
Business: Anthony Whitton 18 Marlborough Gardens Faringdon Oxfordshire SN7 7DP www.anthonywhitton.co.uk - [email protected] - 07917 324942
Contact name: Anthony Whitton Contact position: Consultant
Services provided: Renewable Energy Advice, Independent Biomass Consultant
Costs: Depends on project, fixed price quotes available
EXPERIENCE
General: Offering independent consultancy with an in depth knowledge of Biomass systems and woodchip fuel. With an Engineering and Logistics background able to work with clients to deliver technical and practical Biomass solutions.
Services offered include:- Independent advice on Biomass system design. Biomass system pre-feasibility and full feasibility studies. Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) applications and assistance.
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Woodchip and pellet fuel analysis and testing. Consultancy on woodchip production, transportation and storage. Estate and woodland assessments, in house fuel production. District heating schemes
Listed buildings: Pleasure Gardens, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire 15th c. Manor house and estate in Northamptonshire 18th c. Mansion and estate in Oxfordshire
Large buildings: Public buildings Local Authorities National Trust Churches
Business: Charlie Laing Ltd CLPM 173 Curie Avenue Harwell Innovation Centre Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QG www.charlielaing.com - [email protected] - 01235 838598
Contact name: Mr Tony Duffin Contact position: Sustainability Director
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Equipment selection & tendering.
Costs: Fixed price quotes when we know the task.
EXPERIENCE
General: Energy efficiency advice and energy audits to schools. Certified EPC assessor and Greed Deal Advisor for domestic properties. Solar heating for school swimming pool. Sustainability advisor to village sports pavillion committee. Energy efficiency advice for town scout hut/community hall.
Listed buildings: 'Fletchers' large listed house in conservation area. Milton Common, 15th century barn conversion. Little Triton, major refurbishment of large cottage. Micklefield Hall, tithe barn conversion/preservation. Fermyn Woods Hall
Large buildings: Hagbourne School Brightwell School Micklefield Hall New Mill, Witney Prison energy audits/sutainability advice Lankelly Chase offices, Harwell British Airways property portfolio
Business: Econergy Ltd Unit 9 St Georges Tower Hatley St George Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 3SH www.econergy.ltd.uk - [email protected] - 0870 0545 554
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Contact name: Dawn Riggett Contact position: Sales
Services provided: Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Wood Heat Installation
Costs: Depends on project and scope of work
EXPERIENCE
General: Econergy is an acknowledged leader in the supply of biomass heating solutions in the UK. Our principal business is design, installation, supply, commissioning, operation and maintenance of wood fuelled boilers, turn-key plant rooms including biomass and fossil fuelled boilers and community heating systems up and including underground heating mains and heat interface units.
Econergy are primary UK importer for state of art high efficiency biomass boiler systems from two of the Worlds’ leading suppliers, Froeling GesmBH and KWB GmbH both based in Austria.
Econergy provides a complete package of planned maintenance, boiler operation and woodfuel supply management services to a number of customers across the UK.
Our dedicated in-house service team looks after over 340 operating installations with over 100 Service and Support Contract customers.
Listed buildings: Econergy have provided our complete solution on a number of listed building projects, services include advising and supporting on the building application process.
With our vast experience on design, Econergy will provide a tailored solution for the specefic project.
Large buildings: Econergy customers include local authorities, educational establishments, social housing, community buildings, hospitals, care-homes, commercial glasshouses, churches, visitor centres, council offices, commercial housing, rural estates, private developments and rural houses.
Business: EiE Oxford Brookes University Department of BMS Gipsy Lane Oxford OX3 0BP www.brookes.ac.uk/eie - [email protected] - 01865 483 299
Contact name: M Esvelt Contact position:
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Environmental behaviour change
Costs: Day rates from £180 to £300 though grants can be available.
EXPERIENCE
General: EiE has delivered energy reduction assessments to over 200 businesses as well as over 60 community buildings and places of worship. EiE advise specifying energy efficiency technology improvements as well as better management and user engagement. Our approach is to interact with clients and provide support beyond the assessment approach.
Our experience and skills help ensure our advice is up to date with on-going changes to technology, legislation, and other factors that affect the quality of solutions.
Listed buildings: EiE have provided energy management support for many listed buildings and understand the relevant considerations such as planning regulations and other factors limiting appropriateness of some energy saving solutions.
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As an organisation motivated to reduce environmental impacts and well as the running costs of organisations, we also understand the potential incompatibility of some solutions for listed building with the on-the-ground realities of protecting historic buildings whilst providing comfortable spaces for users.
Large buildings: EiE have provided energy advice in a number of large volume churches, theatres, businesses, and other buildings. We are familiar with the specific challenges to heating, lighting, hot water, etc. posed by size, age, and building materials, particularly in retro-fitting solutions.
Business: Energize Oxford Ltd 10 Aldrich Rd OXFORD OX2 7ST www.energizeoxford.co.uk - [email protected] - 7887607044
Contact name: Martin Carr Contact position: Director
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Solar PV installation for domestic buildings
Costs: £150-300
EXPERIENCE
General: Energize Oxford has provided energy audits for churches.
We have used the Normalised Performance Indicator methodology which compares your building with national benchmarks to establish a comparison of energy efficiency performance. This is based on energy consumption and takes into account floor area, exposure, weather patterns and hours of use.
This is then complimented with a report itemising areas where energy efficiency can be improved and suggestions for setting in place systems to measure and record progress.
Energize Oxford's goal is to work not only with the church building but to make an impact within the congregation and develop awareness of energy usage and the personal carbon footprint of each household.We do this with a blend of theological resources, footprinting tools and church and home assessment methods
Listed buildings:
Large buildings: The NPI methodology can be applied to church halls and other community buildings
Business: Energy Innovations (UK) Ltd Theberton Hall Farm Theberton Leiston Suffolk IP16 4SE www.energyinnovationsuk.com - [email protected] - 01728 635 761
Contact name: Marc Lyon Contact position: Technical Sales Engineer
Services provided: Wood Heat Installation
Costs: Depends upon boiler requirements
EXPERIENCE
General: Designed, project managed and installed a Gilles HPK-RA 85kW Woodchip boiler for Lawford Church in Essex
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Listed buildings: Heveningham Hall - 900kW woodchip boiler Snape Maltintgs Residential Development - 550kW woodchip boiler Uppark House - 2 x 100kW woodchip boilers Snape Maltings Concert Hall - 60kW pellet boiler
Large buildings: Surry Sports Park - 300kW woodchip boileer Crossness Engines Trust - 240kW pellet boiler Guildford Civic Hall - 240kW pellet boiler Lowestoft Harbour PRU - 85kW pellet boiler Janith Homes - 3 x 48kW log boilers Rehability, Chediston - 45kW woodchip boiler Ipswich Borough Council - 45kW woodchip boiler Gt. Leighs Village Hall - 49kW pellet boiler
Business: Freewatt Ltd Danes Farm Stow Park Lincoln LN1 2AJ www.freewatt.co.uk - [email protected] - 1427787297
Contact name: Julian Patrick Contact position: Managin Director
Services provided: Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Solar Installation
Costs: £8000+
EXPERIENCE
General: Freewatt has an unrivalled industry-leading track-record in the installation of solar PV on Grade 1 Listed Churches, they also offer unique educational systems for use in the community. Freewatt has a wealth of experience of designing bespoke installations utilising unique professionally- engineered solutions. Their team of engineers are recognised by English Heritage for their provision of quality products and installation methods. Freewatt's strong track-record working on Churches means that you can be more confident you will protect the sensitive fabric of the building and be more likley to gain English Heritage and Diocesan approval. Freewatt also offer a unique educational support package that enables the use of solar PV generation data to be used in schools. This helps any project better meet the Shrinking The Footprint initiatives. The Freewatt support-team is also experienced in, and able to assist with planning applpications and grant applications. Freewatt's previous Grade 1 Listed projects include: All Saints Wing, Bucks (Oxford Diocese), St Denys Sleaford (Lincoln Diocese), St Andrews Epworth (Southwell Diocese). Freewatt is currently working across the UK on many Grade 1 Listed Church projects. Freewatt also design and install solar PV systems for houses, businesses, schools and solar farms.
Listed buildings: Grade 1 Listed: All Saints Church Wing, Bucks (Oxford Diocese) Grade 1 Listed: St Denys Church Sleaford (Lincoln Diocese) Grade 1 Listed: St Andrews Church Epworth (Southwell Diocese)
Large buildings: Commercial: Epic Centre Lincoln 100kWp under-construction Commercial: Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue 69kWp Commercial: University of Lincoln 8kWp Commercial: Univesity of Leeds 15kWp Commercial: Lincolnshrie Cooperative 8kWp Commercial: Homer House Lincoln 17kWp Church: St Hughs North Hykeham 9kWp more available on request
Business: Joju Solar Omnibus Business Centre 39-41 North Road 6 Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
London N7 9DP http://www.jojusolar.co.uk/ - [email protected] - 07708 146467
Contact name: Dr Christian N Jardine Contact position: Technical Director
Services provided: Solar Installation
Costs: 3000-4000/kW
EXPERIENCE
General: We currently have 6 church project live and this is growing all the time. Although churches are difficulty projecst we also have a number of flagship church hall installations, e.g. St Margaret's in Oxford
Listed buildings: We have installed a 10kWp on a Grade I listed building in Central London (unfortunately, I am not allowed to give further details due to clients privacy request), and we have a number of live projects on listed Oxford University Colleges.
Large buildings: Non-domestic large volume buildings make up approximately half of Joju Solar's work. We have installed some of the largest installations in the country - according to Govt figures, our 52 kWp installation on Aldi in Oxford is just 1 of 2 installations above 50kWp installed under the feed-in tariff scheme to date.
Business: Lilacs Land Consultants LLP The Lilacs New Road Eversley Hook Hampshire RG27 0PA www.lilacslandconsultants.co.uk - [email protected] - 01189 731045
Contact name: Nigel Smith Contact position: Director
Services provided: Project Management, Wildlife, Biodiversity, landscape managment advice, surveys, veteran tree management
Costs: Negotiable
EXPERIENCE
General: External Audits of all chruches within Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council boundaries Advice on wildlife management within church grounds Inspection and advice on managment of veteran yew trees Removing overground vegetation around lost headstones Headstone stability inspection
Listed buildings:
Large buildings:
Business: Michael Kenny 43 Parkers Circus Chipping Norton Oxfordshire OX7 5LZ - [email protected] - 07834 506688
Contact name: Michael Kenny 7 Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
Contact position: Energy Consultant
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice
Costs: Competitive
EXPERIENCE
General: Provided Energy Efficiency Audit for Charlbury Churches
Listed buildings:
Large buildings: Provision of energy advice to government and business Production of technical and management guidance on a range of energy efficiency issues Energy surveying / auditing for buildings and industry Carbon management and foot-printing Energy management systems and their application Energy monitoring and targeting Energy efficient lighting systems Voltage reduction systems BREEAM Assessments Issue of Display Energy Certificates
Business: National Energy Foundation The National Energy Centre Davy Avenue Knowlhill Milton Keynes MK5 8NG www.nef.org.uk - [email protected] - 01908 354536
Contact name: Gabby Mallett Contact position: Head of Communities
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management
Costs: Approx £450/day plus expenses. Can be varied if assessing two churches in one day. Number of days would depend on the amount of assessment or support required.
EXPERIENCE
General: NEF has undertaken many energy assessments of churches, church halls and community centres. We are able to provide a full energy use and carbon emissions assesment, energy efficiency advice and renewables feasibility studies. Also environmental impact assessments etc. This has also included advice to listed buildings, those in conservation areas or SSSI.
Listed buildings:
Large buildings:
Business: Oxford Renewables Limited The Old Diary Path Hill Goring Heath, Oxon RG8 7RE www.oxfordrenewables.co.uk - [email protected] - 0845 217 8970
Contact name: Jim Dowling Contact position: Director
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Solar Installation, Wood Heat Installation, Consultation and Training 8 Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
Costs: Please contact our office for a quotation
EXPERIENCE
General: We have installed many biomass and solar thermal heating systems for commercial and domestic buildings. These include large country estates, schools, youth hostels and community centres. We have also provided a biomass heating system for Park United Reformed Church in Reading.
Listed buildings: We have also carried out installations on listed buildings at Plaw Hatch Hall.
Large buildings: We have installed biomass and solar thermal systems for large estates and community centres. These systems have provided heating for several buildings on the site.
Business: Solaris PV 74 Frimley High Street Frimley Camberley Surrey GU16 7JE http://www.solaris-pv.com - [email protected] - 0844 8004146
Contact name: Dermot Main Contact position: Director
Services provided: Solar Installation
Costs: £3200 per kWp installed
EXPERIENCE
General: Installed 24.51kWp PV array onto the southfacing roof of St George The Martyr Church in Wash Common Feburary 2011, as part of their "George Goes Green" initiative to become 100% carbon neutral.
Listed buildings:
Large buildings: As a Fellow of the RICS, I have 20 years experience acting as a general practice surveyor on non-domestic buildings, trading via my own company Main Allen Property Consultants Limited
Business: Southern Solar The Stables Barclays Farm Estates Little Baldon OX44 9PU www.southernsolar.co.uk - [email protected] - 1865341469
Contact name: Jonathan Roper Contact position: Oxford Sales Manager
Services provided: Solar Installation, Solar Thermal Installation
Costs: Bespoke for every project (£5K - £1000K)
EXPERIENCE
General: Since our beginning in 2002 Southern Solar has grown into one of the largest and most trusted solar hot water and solar electric installation companies in the UK. Through working on a wide range of domestic and commercial projects, we have continually expanded our knowledge and capabilities, while remaining true to our intention of helping to create a low carbon society. We understand the importance of client and customer relationships and know the benefits of giving support and advice throughout projects. Each and every project we take on is designed, installed and managed by our project managers and install teams. We have offices across the south, with the head office in Sussex and branches in Bristol, Hereford, 9 Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
Hampshire, London, Oxford and South Wales. The spread of Southern Solar offices and the knowledge and experience within them means that we can work on any scale or complexity of project with confidence. All branches specialise in the specification and installation of solar thermal and solar electric systems, providing a high quality service to domestic, commercial and public sector clients. We have added solar technology to many different types of building including blocks of flats, multiple house projects, schools, care homes, farm buildings, industrial sites and sheltered housing units, as well as retrofitting existing housing stock.
We have installed many systems of varying sizes of different complexities on some notable churches and community buildings in the surrounding area for example: The Cornerstone in Wokingham 9KWp Tring Baptist Church 3.29KWp The Old Music Hall 10KWp
Listed buildings:
Large buildings: As a company we have been involved in installing on some of the largest buildings including:
Sandham Grange 41KWp Bartholomew School Eynsham 37KWp Bosmore Park 27KWp
We also have pioneering experience with large community funded projects like: OVesco's Harvey's Brewery in Lewes The Halo Project in Hereford Brixton Energy 1 & 2
We also work with local groups like: Tring in Transition Low Carbon Hook Norton Low Carbon West Bradford
Business: Sustain Limited Barley Wood Stables, Long Lane, Wrington BS40 5SA http://www.sustain.co.uk/ - [email protected] - 01934 863650
Contact name: Matt Fulford Contact position: Head of Buildings
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, insulation advice and installation
Costs: £650/energy audit and other rates are available. We can discuss available financing options for installation of measures.
EXPERIENCE
General: Founded in 1997, Sustain Ltd is a leading carbon reduction company based near Bristol. We help reduce carbon across organisations, buildings, products and services and supply chains. Our clients benefit from improved performance, reduced costs, and a long-term resilience to changes related to climate and energy risk.
Our long term, trust-based relationships with clients are evidence of more than a decade of analysing, advising on and applying carbon reduction in practice. We have a 15 year track record of delivering new technologies, changing behaviour, obtaining funding and finance and managing projects and programmes.
Sustain follows best practice protocols when providing environmental and carbon management services for our clients, and follows the highest HSE standards in the delivery of our services. We adhere to ISO-9001 and 14001, and utilise quality management and client satisfaction systems throughout all projects. 10 Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
Listed buildings: Case Study One
The Diocese of Gloucester were successful in obtaining LEAF funding and appointed Sustain as expert professional consultants to undertake building energy audits for over 50 churches of various sizes, ages and listed statuses to determine the most effective energy and carbon saving measures. Sustain carried out an initial health check for each of the churches, reviewing gas and electricity consumption and comparing them against appropriate benchmarks. We checked current energy rates to ensure churches were paying the right costs and VAT charges in a confused market, and we advised on whether they could obtain a preferential rate. We then undertook a walk round audit at each site with a PCC member, where we discussed church usage patterns and pointed out immediate and visible energy savings improvements. In addition Sustains expert surveyors suggested, and with permission, made improvements such as changing temperature settings, adding labels or removing unnecessary devices. Finally we presented each church with a bespoke and comprehensive energy audit report, which clearly detailed all of the energy saving recommendations, including practical advice on how to procure and implement all of the recommended measures.
Case Study Two
Croft Castle, located near Leominster, is one of National Trust’s many properties and is an historic and listed property that requires precise climatic conditions for conservation of the building and its artifacts. It is also off the mains gas network and consequently has a mixture of oil and electric heating. The National Trust were keen to get independent advice for energy reduction measures at the site and Sustain were asked to conduct an energy audit and renewable energy feasibility assessment for to ascertain which carbon reduction technologies were suitable and prioritise these in order of cost effectiveness. Sustain started their work by carrying out a walk round energy audit of the castle grounds. This looked at areas such as the heating and ventilation systems already in place, levels of insulation, lighting and general behaviour usage. Due to our experience in identifying solutions to reduce building energy usage, we can apply this during the audit, and apply the right recommendations based on the individual circumstances and context for the client. As well as the walk round audit Sustain also carried out detailed analysis of energy data for the site, which revealed that over 60% of the site energy costs are due to electricity use and that the tea room is the biggest energy user. This information allows Croft Castle to investigate the site energy use further and target areas where energy using equipment could be reduced. The exercise identified a number of zero cost and low cost measures that could be implemented immediately to save the site over 10% of their annual energy costs. These included changes to the building management system and control of equipment, energy efficient lighting, flange and valve and pipework insulation and some behavioural measures to encourage reduction in energy use. By providing the capital cost and annual cost and carbon savings for each of the recommended technologies, Croft Castle can clearly see where they can focus their resources and prioritise the technologies by payback. It also allows them to submit a bid for funding to the central office finance team and have independent figures to back up their business case.
Large buildings: Sustain have successfully delivered cost effective carbion reduction strategies across a wide range different buildings in a variety of market sectors including, schools and education, retail, public sector, heritage, leisure, housing, industry and manufacturing. Recent clients have been in a variety of sectors including: Construction & Property (Kier, Wolseley Plc); Energy (EDF Energy, npower, Scottish & Southern Energy); Food & Drink (Associated British Foods, Marks & Spencer, The Cooperative Group); Manufacturing (Linpac Allibert, Honeywell, Vaillant); Professional Services (RSA Insurance, Tullett Prebon plc) and Public Sector (the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, the Royal Academy of Music, University of Bath, London South Bank University, and the London Boroughs of Islington and Camden and Bristol City Council).
Business: Sustainable Energy Ltd We are a small but experienced engineering consultancy. We have strong biomass energy experience - heating and power - ranging from a small wood chip heating system for a nunnery to a large megawatt sawmill plant. With more than 35 projects under our belt already (2011) we offer objective advice across the whole life-cycle of the project, covering fuel, technical and economic feasibility, tendering, project management, and monitoring. The RHI offers a great opportunity to invest in wood heating but we offer a personal and experienced friend to support clients through to a successful project. www.sustainable-energy.co.uk - [email protected] - 029 20894940 11 Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
Contact name: Dr Gabriel Gallagher Contact position: Managing Director
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Wood Heat Installation, wood fuel evaluation
Costs: It will vary according to the scope of the service. We offer a subsidised initial 1/2 day audit-meeting.
EXPERIENCE
General: Sustainable Energy Ltd provided full project management for the delivery of a biomass district heating scheme at Holy Cross Abbey, West Wales. The services provided included tendering for the boiler, system design to minimise distribution losses, fossil fuel boiler integration and specification of control system with SMS alarm service to contact the maintenance provider with a report of the system alarms. Subsequent heat monitoring and data acquisition from the project has proven that good design of thermal store, distribution network and optimised control can achieve high seasonal efficiency for a multiuser district heating scheme. We also have experience with a range of non-standard buildings which are typical in churches.
Listed buildings: Holy Cross Abbey, West Wales
Large buildings: Buildings for Companies House, two NHS hospitals, leisure centre, schools, holiday complex
Business: Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (toe2) Jericho Farm Worton Witney Oxfordshire OX29 4SZ www.trustforoxfordshire.org.uk - [email protected] - 01865 883488
Contact name: Fiona Danks Contact position: Director
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Local woodfuel advice
Costs: Depends on project, grants sometimes available
EXPERIENCE
General: toe2 is an exciting venture set up through the Oxfordshire Rural Community Council (ORCC) to initiate and support the strategic development of community environmental projects in Oxfordshire. toe2 provides guidance, support and funding to communities wishing to deliver real and lasting improvements to their local environment in one of the following areas of activity: • Promoting and improving the biodiversity of Oxfordshire's wildlife habitats and species. • Increasing access to the local countryside and green spaces • Encouraging and developing energy efficiency and the sustainable use of renewable resources toe2 is both a grant seeking and a grant making organisation, working closely with other key environmental organisations in Oxfordshire to ensure that both national and county strategies are delivered at the community level.
Listed buildings: Churches and Village Halls
Large buildings: Community buildings, Schools and village halls
Business: TV Energy Ltd Liberty House Greenham Park 12 Suggested Eco-Professionals Directory
Newbury RG16 6HS www.tvenergy.org - [email protected] - 01635 817420
Contact name: Dr Keith Richards Contact position: CEO
Services provided: Energy Auditing, Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management
Costs: £400 - 600 per day
EXPERIENCE
General: TV Energy has assisted St George's Church in Newbury to 'go green'. We have also assisted several hundred schools, public organisations, community groups, individuals and businesses to better understand their energy needs and to satisfy the same from renewable energy sources. We are independent and will advise as to which systems best fit and provide the optimal technical and economic solution.
Listed buildings: TV Energy has advised clients such as the National Trust, private country estate owners and various public entities concerning the installation and use of renewable energy sources. These have included assisting St George’s in Wash Common with a feasibility study, several Town Halls (including Oxford Town Hall), many other old public buildings, Englefield House, West Woodhay House (Grade 1 listed) underway, Blenheim Pleasure Gardens and a couple of places for the National Trust.. We apprciate that some technologies can enhance a building whilst others may compromise architectural significance. There is generally an answer!
Large buildings: TV Energy has carried out many feasibility studies and overseen the installation of hybrid renewable energy solutions on a myriad of large volume buildings including many schools, public buildings and private dwellings.
Business: Wood Energy Ltd Severn House 1-4 Fountain Court New Leaze Bristol BS32 4LA www.woodeneryltd.co.uk - [email protected] - 0845 0707338
Contact name: Kat Devine Contact position: Sales Co-Ordinator
Services provided: Renewable Energy Advice, Project Management, Wood Heat Installation
Costs: RHI avaliable
EXPERIENCE
General: Wood Energy has completed over 50 biomass projects in educational facilities nationwide. We have also completed over 30 biomass projects in the public sector which range from Hospitals to Museum’s. We are used to working in Controlled environments. Lists of both are available if requested.
Listed buildings: We have completed a number of installs in listed buildings and work with the National Trust on Biomass projects, some of the projects are: Castle Drogo (Dartmoor 400kW), Hever Castle (Kent, 650kW), Trelowarren Estate (Cornwall 300kW),
Large buildings: Wood Energy Limited offers in-house design, supply, install commission and service expertise for boiler applications from 45kW to over 5MW providing heat, hot water and steam for almost any application; from offices, schools, and hospitals to industrial processes.
An example of these non-domestic large volume projects would be the 1.2MW boiler in HMP Guys Marsh 13