Community Case Studies
National Energy Action Case studies
Included in National Energy Action's Micro-generation Annual Review for April 2006 to March 2007 are demonstrations of the following technologies:
- Air Source Heat Pumps
- Biom...
KIELDER COMMUNITY DISTRICT HEATING SCHEME - BIOMASS
A wood chip fired district heating scheme was installed at Kielder in 2004. The scheme uses locally grown Sitka Spruce, chipped to feed a 300kW Austrian Köb wood-chip boiler. The boiler supplies...
NEWCASTLE GREAT PARK PV TRIAL – SOLAR PV
Twelve photovoltaic systems were installed during 2003-04 on new build houses on the Newcastle Great Park. The project was funded through the dti Domestic PV Field Trial and was delivered through a...
HEATHERSLAW CORN MILL – MICRO HYDRO
Heatherslaw Mill is home to a 19th century water driven cornmill. Traditional methods and original machinery powered by the River Till are still used at the mill to grind locally grown wheat into w...
Solar PV - Ferryhill Ladder Centre
Example of a community project with support and avice from local support teams involving a partnership between the LADDER project, REALL (Renwable Energy at the Local Level), Windsun and Sedge...
HAUXLEY NATURE RESERVE VISITOR CENTRE – GROUND SOURCE HEAT
The reserve is part of the former Radcliffe open cast coal working, which was landscaped to produce a lake with islands. Northumberland Wildlife Trust purchased the site in 1983 to develop as a pub...
Energy Efficiency in a Community building - Frosterly Village Hall
An energy audit was carried out at Frosterly Village Hall as the running costs for keeping the hall open for community activities, including an over 50's club and a mothers and toddlers group, was...