SOLAR RUSHCLIFFE TAKES OFF
As part of Transition West Bridgford, a group of local residents have set up the Solar Rushcliffe Initiative. In August, two senior architectural students of Nottingham University, Rain Luo and James Rixon, supervised by local resident and lecturer David Nicholson-Cole, will work on the initiative. They will start by mapping the areas of West Bridgford, identifying good PV potential and giving free advice to householders of the costs and payback. They will work on leaflets and letters to send to residents and have open air ’Solar Surgeries’ on Central Avenue on a Saturday during the summer months.
Recently, Transition West Bridgford organised the West Bridgford Eco House tour, (wbecohouses.co.uk), where some local home-owners, who already use alternative technologies, opened their doors to thegeneral public to give them a chance to get first-hand feedback.
A spokesperson for Transition West Bridgford said: “There was plenty of interest and we hope with David’s new initiative we can get even more people to join this growing group of micro generators.
“This initiative is a partnership project of Rushcliffe Borough Council, West Bridgford Transition, University of Nottingham and Energy Saving Trust.
“Please check out the website as it progresses. Let’s make West Bridgford into a swarm of home power generators, collectively equal to a power station, so that we can become less dependent on oil and more resilient as a community.
“Do you or your business want free energy in years to come? This could be the time for a rapid piece of ‘Ecovation’ to your house. It could even be the best investment that you can currently make.”
Send an email to rushcliffesolar@gmail.com advising them of your post code and house number, and any other relevant details such as trees, slope, boundary conditions, shared ownership.
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