Energy Saving - Useful Websites

There are also some useful websites at:    

Greener Living website 

Handy tools to help you cut down on carbon use.  The online guide has a carbon calculator and covers the home, shopping, travel and other areas.  See www.direct.gov.uk/greenerliving

 

Climate Change 

www.scotland.gov.uk/climatechange

For the carbon emissions you can’t prevent,  there are only two carbon offsetting schemes that are guaranteed to work properly   www.carbonretirement.com   By buying these offsets you can stop big polluters from getting permits to pollute.  If you want to get more involved with this issue www.sandbag.org.uk  is highly recommended and they do similar carbon retirement.

 

Energy Saving Trust

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/Scotland-Welcome-page/At-Home has links to renewable energy, feed in tariffs etc

 

Green Electricity Tariffs 

The Green Electricity Marketplace at  www.greenelectricity.org  

 

For other Energy Efficiency information 

Technical documents by the Building Research Establishment.   www.est.org.uk/bestpractice  or www.est.org.uk/housingbuildings

 Historic Scotland at www.historic-scotland.gov.uk   go to Heritage and then the section for “ I want technical conservation advice”.

Other solid wall insulation information at www.inca-ltd.org.uk,   www.insulationassociation.org.uk, www.bufca.co.uk 

For a free widget for saving hot water in the shower, this can be fitted in under 5 minutes.    http://www.waterwidget.co.uk/

For some of the best energy efficient appliances etc.  www.est.org.uk/recommended

Chimney Balloon Company   www.chimneyballoon.com 

A database showing the efficiency of boilers (old and new)  www.boilers.org.uk   or  www.sedbuk.com

Heat-keeper panels: the Green & Easy website at    http://www.greenandeasy.co.uk/categories/Log-Stores-and-Accessories.aspx  or direct from the manufacturers at   http://www.heatkeeper.co.uk/index.html

 

Shopping websites

http://www.energy-advice.co.uk  and follow the link to “shop” www.cat.org.uk/shopping

www.greenchoices.org    www.ethicalsuperstore.com

 

Banchory car-sharing and information on buses

www.get-about.com