A guide to microgeneration in traditional and historic homes This document encourages and facilitates a reduction in fossil fuel use in traditional and historic homes through the integration of renewable energy systems, and came about as a result of Changeworks’ Renewable Heritage project. Renewable Heritage introduced clean
Read more →Conflicting interests and the need for action in the view of protected areas. Based on interviews with 21 alpine protected areas, the report “Renewable energies in Alpine protected areas” shows the conflicts between the protection and the use regarding the production of renewable energies as well as
Read more →The Old and New Towns of Edinburgh World Heritage Site boasts an outstanding variety of buildings with different architectural styles, materials and unique characters. These traditional buildings already have certain benefits in terms of environmental sustainability, including their longevity, thermal mass, locally-sourced materials and natural ventilation. Contrary
Read more →Solar Energy: From the fringes and into the light. The case of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts biosphere reserve. The Mojave and sonoran Deserts of the american southwest are at the center of a rush to develop critical renewable energy resources. These important projects have been fraught
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Guide for developers of wind energy projects This guidance is intended for developers of wind energy projects which may affect any of these aspects of the historic environment. It is also aimed at those, including local authority planners and their historic environment advisers, involved in strategic planning
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