National Trust have made their biggest ever investment in renewable energy to heat and power sites across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The £30 million investment follows the successful completion of five renewable energy projects. Head to their website for the full story. 

Field Studies Council have received Carbon Trust accreditation and are on track to reduce carbon footprint by 40% by 2020. Read more here 

Oxfam’s pilot of energy efficiency changes in shops has led to average electricity consumption saving of 18% per shop with some reducing their consumption by up to 35%. Oxfam will now roll out on larger scale. Changes include the switch to LEDs, timers and more efficient heating systems. Check out the full story. 

YHA- Renovation of the Boggle Hole hostel in North Yorkshire is now complete. This includes the addition of the Crow’s Nest – an environmentally friendly timber frame building. Renovations included the installation of an air source heat pump and 10KW solar PV system. The refurb is set to cut annual carbon emissions at the hostel by 4.1 CO2e tonnes and energy use by 56%.

Ealing Council– Work is currently underway to replace the borough’s old street-lights with new, energy efficient LED lanterns. This will save the council over half a million pounds a year and make the streets safer due to the colour and brightness of the lights. Stay tuned for more on this story as the project reaches completion.

B&NES Council– Wilmington farm 2.34MW Solar Array is B&NES’s biggest community owned solar array and has been exporting to the grid for the last few months. The money was raised in full via a share offer and a loan from B&NES council. The total cost being £2.6 million – £2.1 million from existing and new members with the remaining £500,000 from B&NES. B&NES is one of the first councils to set up this kind of coop agreement.