Our Power
@ourpowernorwich.bsky.social
Working with communities in Norwich for a more people-powered, affordable and resilient energy system. https://ourpower.org.uk/
A Heat Pump Saved My Marriage: youtu.be/bqPYl9B6GO8?... Watch this brilliant and funny collaboration between @nestauk.bsky.social and @parentsforfutureuk.bsky.social bringing comedy to stories about energy. And, if you enjoy it, there are two more in the same series.
A Heat Pump Saved My Marriage | Parents For Future
YouTube video by Parents for Future UK
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Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming - The Economic Times share.google/GDGqQBgisqhG...
Massachusetts farm installs 832 solar panels above berry fields, and the berries grown underneath turned out sweeter and juicier and could change the future of American farming
A Massachusetts farm is integrating solar panels above berry fields. This agrivoltaics project generates electricity while shading the crops. The elevated panels create a cooler microclimate, retain...
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Professor Mike Berners-Lee, in this month’s Byline Times, explaining why it’s time for the government to level with the public about the climate and nature crisis. Article online here: subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/88/n... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
In collaboration with Heatwave Toolkit, we've released new advice to help you keep your home cool in a #Heatwave. Our tips are all quick, cheap and easy to do, and are suitable whether you rent or own your home. Explore our advice below, and use it to help the people you support 👇
How to keep your home cool in hot weather
Cheap and easy ways to keep yourself and your home cool without air conditioning.
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The most powerful onshore wind turbine in the UK has been installed - 6.2 megawatts. www.rechargenews.com/technology/v...
Vestas breaks UK wind sector record at Scottish project
6.2MW model installed at Scottish onshore wind farm indicator of industry's trajectory towards ever larger units
rechargenews.com
Very pleased to announce that the People's Emergency Briefing now comes with an Arabic subtitles option. With huge thanks to Manal Awadallah Hassan, Abbas Delfiyeh, and Stephanie Boyle 🙏 How to host a screening: www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film
National Emergency Briefing
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from nine leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions.
nebriefing.org
The way to end this oil war and prevent future oil wars is to.. wait for it.. give up using oil as a fuel. #NotRocketScience
US thwarts ‘surprise’ Iran missile attack, and joins forces with Saudis to hit targets in Iraq
Oil price spikes after flare-up of fighting and claimed Iranian attacks on three tankers in strait of Hormuz
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"It’s cheaper to do it this way. It helps people. It reduces carbon and it generates revenue. It educates people. It puts people in skills and employment. And it keeps money in local areas."
Making community energy work for social housing
Community energy and the social housing sector need to develop closer ties, argued panellists at our roundtable, hosted in partnership with Sureserve.
insidehousing.co.uk
Stay cool and safe out there today. Earlier this summer we wrote a guide on short and long term things to do to get your home ready for a heat wave: ourpower.org.uk/keep-cool/ We'd hoped it wouldn't be needed again so soon.
🇫🇮🔥 Finland is home to the world's largest commercial sand battery, using 2,000 tonnes of crushed soapstone to store renewable energy as heat. The system can store 100 MWh of thermal energy, enough to meet the summer heating needs of Pornainen's 5,000 residents 🏘
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
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Want to save money by being more energy efficient? Looking at options to future-proof your home? Need help applying for a grant? Talk to an Energy Champion at an energy advice coffee morning this week. Wed 29 July, 10am-12pm Dainty's Cafe, Poringland Sat 1 Aug, 10am-12pm Bread & Roses Cafe, Norwich
You probably won't be surprised to learn that the Daily Telegraph and GB News have totally mangled a new study... ...and their mangling has then been gleefully amplified by rightwing influencers including Reform MP Richard Tice. 🫠 Here's our new factcheck... www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
Factcheck: No, Europe’s heatwaves are not being ‘caused’ by declining air pollution - Carbon Brief
Scientists tell Carbon Brief that the framing of heatwaves being “caused” by declining air pollution is “wrong”.
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🚢☀️ China has delivered the world's first 10,800-vehicle carrier equipped with a solar power system. The vessel combines onboard solar generation with dual-fuel technology, highlighting how renewable energy is beginning to play a role in decarbonising global shipping.
World's first 10,800 car carrier with solar power delivered by China
China has delivered the world's first 10,800-vehicle car carrier equipped with a solar power system, combining photovoltaic technology with LNG dual-fuel propulsion.
interestingengineering.com
A Home Energy MOT is a free visit from one of our energy advisors to your home, to help you understand your energy use and how to make your home more comfortable and efficient.
The prime minister announced VAT on electricity removed from October, saving households about £45 a year. Likely to be swallowed up by an increase to price cap – but it helps close the gap between gas and electricity prices - vital to encourage more heat pumps. Hopefully a sign of things to come!
There's exciting stuff happening in the world of community energy and we want to share it with you! Sign up to our newsletter to what's happening in Norwich and how you can be a part of it. https://ourpower.org.uk/#newsletter
Community energy initiatives are playing an increasingly important role in the energy transition. Citizens, often working together with businesses and local authorities, are generating, saving and sharing energy.
Community Energy Initiatives in the Future Energy System
TNO investigates how energy communities contribute to a sustainable, affordable, and future-proof energy system.
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Andy, we totally agree. Over 100 MPs back our Parliamentary Call for a live televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... Another 28 have signed the EDM edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
We reached 100% of our crowdfunding target! Thanks to Aviva Communities Fund and the 270 people who donated. We celebrated with a picnic in Wensum Park and now we're ready for the next step!
"Residents in Barah's research did not know that external shading exists in the UK, did not know how to manage their homes during a heat wave, and did not know who to turn to for reliable advice."
Listening Before Retrofitting: Why Resident Co-Design Matters
Barah Rababa's research shows why listening to residents before retrofitting could transform how housing providers tackle overheating, cooling retrofit and resident engagement.
healthyhomeshub.uk
An air conditioner is a heat pump going the other way. It moved hot air from inside the home to outside. We will need both to keep our homes livable in different seasons. janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-heat-p...
The heat pump sceptics just endorsed air conditioning
Same technology, same physics, running in reverse. Notes on becoming an unlikely hero of the anti-net-zero crowd.
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We've got two drop-in events this weekend, both 10am - 12pm: Friday 10/07 Dainty's Kitchen, Poringland Saturday 11/07 Bread and Roses, Norwich Join us & meet a local Energy Champion for a chat about energy, home insulation and how green tech for your home is good for your wallet and the environmen
Can you help us reach our target? 24 hours to go on our crowdfunding campaign and, with Aviva match funding, less than £400 to raise. Visit https://communitiesfund.avivafoundation.org.uk/p/ourpowernorwich to donate or share. #communityenergy #communityenergyfortnight
Thank you to the MPs who have joined the Parliamentary Call for a government-led televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis in the last week. The public deserves to know. Enter postcode to see if your MP has joined: nebriefing.org/parliamentary-call #NationalEmergencyBriefing
Renewables generate record share of UK electricity, as wind out-supplies gas reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-g...
Renewables generate record share of UK electricity, as wind out-supplies gas
Renewable energy sources across the UK generated a record share of the country’s electricity in the first quarter of 2026, driven by increased wind power generation.
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The Energy Price Cap is rising by approximately 13% today, a direct effect of war in the Middle East driving up the wholesale gas prices. What can we do about it? A 🧵 #EnergyBills #CostOfLiving #EnergyPriceCap
Did you attend a screening of People's Emergency Briefing recently? Next step: see @nebriefing.bsky.social to sign the petition to hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks, and see a map of upcoming events to share with anyone who hasn't seen it yet. #nationalemergencybriefing
