Shropshire Council has worked closely with Marches Energy Agency (MEA) and a variety partners on a wide range of climate change projects.
SECHURBA - Sustainable Energy Communities in Historic URBan Areas
Shropshire Council was a partner on this project with a number of other European partners. It has been an innovative project, with the key objective of studying and demonstrating sustainable energy intervention in historic urban areas and buildings, respecting culture, heritage and local character. Shrewsbury was the chosen location for this project in the UK.
The website link on this page provides more information on this project.
Important aspects of the SECHURBA project included:
- Engagement with the local community to establish Historic Community Climate Change strategies as a route map for dealing with the pressures of climate change and cultural preservation
- Engagement with key actors including planning authorities, policy makers and installers, and highlighting the opportunities that exist in using current technology to promote a reduction in energy and CO2 emissions in traditionally sensitive areas
- To build an intelligent application tool to enable effective and appropriate renewable energy and energy efficiency advice to be generated for historic buildings and communities
- To identify case studies for improvement in a variety of historic buildings and communities, to carry out energy audits in all case study areas and buildings, and to identify potential sources of funding for carrying out suggested improvements/installations
Re:think Energy
This was a project supporting businesses across the regional RRZ area, including much of Shropshire, to reduce their carbon emissions.
Re:think Energy engaged with Small-Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) situated in, or who are benefitting, the Rural Regeneration Zone (RRZ) areas of Shropshire, Herefordshire and parts of Worcestershire, in order to undertake awareness raising, feasibility services and to offer help with funding (for up to 50% of the capital cost investment) to install renewable energy technologies.
RE:think Energy also helped to provide openings for business within the RRZ to capitalise on the opportunities presented by the growing low carbon economy through the manufacture, supply and installation of renewable technologies and services.
Low Carbon Communities
MEA have been delivering this project in three communities across Shropshire, with the aim of trying to achieve significant reductions in CO2. They are working with residents, businesses and communities to install insulation, renewable energy technologies and low energy lighting. For more information on this project, please follow the link on this page. The project has finished now, but residents are continuing to make CO2 reductions in their areas.