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Decentralised energy: what are we waiting for?

Posted by bex — 11 January 2007 at 4:53pm - Comments

Update - July 2007: We've launched a new film about why nuclear power can't stop climate change and how a combination of renewables, efficiency and combined heat and power can: watch The Convenient Solution.


Decentralised energy. It can double the efficiency of our power stations. It's helped Woking Council cut its carbon emissions by 77 per cent. It already provides over 50 per cent of Denmark's electricity supplies.

Decentralising energy - the Woking case study

Last edited 16 March 2006 at 9:00am
Publication date: 
16 March, 2006

Summary

Woking Borough Council is at the forefront of the decentralised energy revolution in the UK. By decentralising its energy, Woking Council has slashed its energy use by nearly half, and its CO2 emissions by a massive 77 per cent since 1990.

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