Bgc Press Introduction Pack

Bgc Press Introduction Pack

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  What is theBig Green Challenge?? UK’s biggest ever Climate Change competition A 1 year competition in which communities attempt to reduce their carbon emissions by up to 60%. The Challenge has a £1 million prize fund
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  We have madeit into the Final We are 1 of 10 UK Communities competing for the £1 million prize
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  What is TheGreen Valleys Project?? A community led initiative to mitigate the effects of Climate Change and Peak Oil Communities, businesses and the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority are working together to drive down Carbon emissions Actively seeking out ways to generate income from a low carbon economy A self financing system that uses money generated from electricity sales to pay for further installations Developing local skills that can ‘seed’ similar initiatives throughout the UK
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  The Green ValleysInitiative 11 community groups have been set up with another 7 groups being developed Some groups have over 100 members Homes and businesses are being carbon audited - some have reduced their carbon footprint by 80% Planning a sustainable future for each community from the bottom up. Website with blogs, videos, events and advice is set up
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  Community & CollectiveEnergy Generation Hydro Generation Low & High Head Schemes Solar Thermal & Photovoltaic Anaerobic Digestion Community, Commercial & Joint Schemes being considered. Heat Pumps Wind Turbines
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  Hydro AN EXAMPLEOF WHAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF STARTING AND ARE ALREADY DELIVERING THE FUTURE IS AN EXCITING ONE All kW examples are based on the national average consumption in the average home
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  Hydro Generation In 2008 13 Hydro schemes were installed across Britain of which 6 were within the Brecon Beacons National Park/The Green Valleys Area The Green Valleys are presently doing feasibility studies and developing project plans for 92 hydro installations (capacity to deliver 15% of our regions power). All installations will be locally owned and a percentage of profits will flow back into the financing of more community owned installations
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  Talybont Community Hydro34kW - Installed 2006 Produces power for 70 homes
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  Llanover 11kW Hydro- Installed Sept 2007 Produces power for 20 homes
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  Llangynidyr Hydro 3.7kW- Installed Oct 2007 3.3kW Produces Power for 6 homes
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  Cusop Dingle Hydro8kW- March 2009 Will produce power for 15 homes.
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  Abercraf 12.7 kWHydro - Installed July 2008 Produces power for 25 homes
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  Abercraf Hydro 3.5kW - Installed Aug 2008 3.3kW Produces power for 6 homes
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  Llyn y FanFach Hydro 9kW – Installed Sept 2008 Produces power for 15 homes. Has capacity to power 90 homes.
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  Retro-fitting Reservoirs Reservoirs:9 decommissioned hydro reservoirs are unused in our locality They have the capability to power = 900 homes (8% of Brecon Beacons) Grwyney Fawr, Crai and Trecastle Groups are in discussions with Welsh Water to develop these as community hydros– but we need political support!
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  Dyffryn Crawnon Reservoirs:3.7kW hydro was installed in 2008 17 kW Community owned Hydro is to be built summer 2009 and will generate 190% of the electrical need for the valley and reduce the entire communities carbon emissions by 42% 5 other streams have been surveyed in the valley with a combined potential for 33kW of power. It will cost us £150K to do ALL of this, but the annual return will be £45K per annum. This is a 94% reduction in carbon emissions Dyffryn Crawnon CAN become the UKs first Carbon Negative Community and we will replicate throughout The Green Valleys and rural UK.
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  Key stories thatneed to be told… Only one of our 10 hydros completed in the last 3 years has qualified for the UK government grants. This is because we use each installation as a training opportunity for local people and build them ourselves. We have, however, now developed a capable and knowledgeable local workforce. Our Completed schemes can cost less than many other hydro schemes initial feasibility studies! We do all feasibility studies ourselves through trained local volunteers. Payback can be in as little as two years. In Two years we have installed the electrical capacity for 1.5% of our regions homes. All money is retained within the local community.
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  Present Situation Reservoirs:New members are joining every day New financial groups are being explored including Community Interest Companies (30+ viable schemes) Sir David King said “This is a locally based initiative that has the advantage of reaching segments of the population that top-down initiatives often can’t.”
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  View our Website Our website has been live for a couple of weeks and is designed for the communities to communicate with each other, sharing ideas and a portal for gaining new members into The Green Valleys and to inspire communities all around the the United Kingdom. www.thegreenvalleys.org
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  www.thegreenvalleys.org
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  Want To KnowMore Please Contact: Michael Butterfield at The Green Valleys Tel: 07968 671 257 Email: [email_address] Address: 2 Canal Close, Llangattock, Crickhowell, Powys, NP8 1LZ The copyright for all images in “The Green Valleys Introduction Pack” are owned by Mike Goldwater http://www.mikegoldwater.com