In this case study Kev Matthews tells us how he’s navigated the Wiltshire Planning system on his journey to install an Air Source Heat Pump in his Calne home… …With the Boiler Upgrade Scheme from the UK government contributing £7500 (England and Wales) towards the cost of installation, it’s never been a been a better […]
Author Archives: Zero Chippenham Administrator
26
Nov
Nov
We hope you enjoy this post from Zero Chippenham’s James Bradbury on how he’s saving money and carbon in his home by ‘load shifting’. The post is kindly taken with permission from James’s website Introduction Domestic energy use costs money and causes carbon emissions. You may wish to reduce both. One way is to add […]
17
Nov
Nov
Mechanical Ventilation and Heat Recovery (MVHR) is technology that’s typically only installed on highly air-tight and insulated new build Passivhaus standard houses. Even bulk house builders will revert to trickle air vents for ventilation rather than install this technology. So is it possible to perform a relatively inexpensive DIY installation on an old leaky house […]
07
Nov
Nov
Our home is a 1970’s 4 bed in Monkton park (extended from 3-bed in the 90s) and we have been there since 2022 – we love our home and wanted to make it more sustainable! The house has solar PV, a battery and a heat pump, as well as an electric car charger. When we […]
23
Oct
Oct
Our four thermal cameras are now open to hire for FREE (Chippenham Residents only) for the Autumn – Winter 2024 season. To hire one of our free thermal cameras please fill out the form on our Thermal Camera Scheme Page Our scheme administrator Chris will be pleased to help you once you’ve filled out the […]
21
Oct
Oct
Our Octopus Heat Pump journey started in late October 2023. We’d been with Octopus Energy as an electricity and gas supplier for a couple of years and made good use of their Intelligent Octopus tariff. We wanted to decarbonise our house, and the last significant step on that journey was to get rid of gas. […]
15
Oct
Oct
Our friends at Wiltshire Climate Alliance are once again helping to coordinate Wiltshire and Swindon’s Green Open Homes event 2024. Green Open Homes is an opportunity to ask a local Chippenham or Wiltshire resident about an energy saving improvement that they’ve made, and see if it might work for you. People who have made energy […]
14
Oct
Oct
Our friends at Derry Hill are hosting a Sustainability and Wellness weekend 19th – 20th October 2024 at Landsdowne Hall. The weekend includes a programme of events including presentations from Zero Chippenham’s Adrian Temple-Brown on Climate Change and a panel discussion hosted by Zero Chippenham’s chair Doctor Nick Murry on sustainable energy. Chippenham Hedgehogs will […]
07
Oct
Oct
Our Chippenham Air Quality Statistics are in for September 2024. One of the most interesting regions is Rowden Hill where a set of temporary traffic lights caused traffic queues on the A4 next to our Air Quality monitor on Rowden Hill. The Particulate Pollution recorded by our Rowden Hill monitor was ten times the World […]
05
Sep
Sep
Our next Zero Chippenham meeting will be in person – Thursday 19th September 2024, 7-30pm, at the Good Energy Offices, Chippenham. We’re finally meeting in person again! Good Energy have kindly allowed us to use their fabulous offices for our meeting. Entry will be at the Monkton Hill Council offices Entrance, Monkton Park. We’ve had […]