We had a fabulous Home Energy Workshop at Chippenham Town Hall earlier this month in association with the Centre for Sustainable Energy. We have funding to run more workshops and would like you to help us shape the next one. If you have the time to fill out our short survey below we’d be very […]
Category Archives: Latest News
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Feb
Feb
So you have solar panels on your roof and you’re thinking of buying an electric vehicle (ev), can you charge your ev from solar? Well the short answer is yes, but with a few caveats. When you buy your first Electric Vehicle (EV) or Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV), it will probably come with […]
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Feb
Feb
Thank you to Chippenham Town Council’s Community Donations Committee for agreeing to fund two new Infra Red Thermal cameras, bringing our total number of cameras to four. The grant application included funding for Eco Renovation guides to help understand the results and next steps after borrowing the thermal Cameras. Our scheme admin Chris wasted no […]
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Jan
Jan
Our house is a 1930s built semi-detached on Langley Road, Chippenham. It has three bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs, all original 1930s size and layout. The smallest corner bedroom is not much bigger than a cupboard, consequently the only sensible bed layout was a bunk bed arrangement with a desk underneath. Whilst this makes great […]
12
Jan
Jan
With the government announcing that VAT will be zero rated from February on retrofitted household electrical battery storage solutions, it seems an appropriate time to write up my own experience of retrofitting and living with an AC battery in our 1930s Chippenham house. Following an industry wide consultation in 2023 the UK government announced the […]
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Jan
Jan
Zero Chippenham member James Bradbury talks about his experience of installing and living with an Air Soured heat pump. James’ house is a 1980s standard Chippenham estate house with two minor extensions. It has cavity wall insulation. Introduction I’ve been seeing a lot of interest online about heat pumps and some confusion about what they […]
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Dec
Dec
Like many Chippenham residents our house on Langley Road was built in the 1930s and featured a fireplace in the front room. We hadn’t ever lit a real fire in the fire place, though as we could often hear the pigeons on top of the chimney from the living room, it seemed reasonably safe to […]
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Dec
Dec
After the shopping frenzy of Black Friday came Green Saturday. Saturday 25 November 2023 was a stunningly beautiful Autumn day: blue sky, soft sunshine and trees displaying the last of their leaves in hues of copper, crimson, ochre and russet. Nature at its glorious best. A tonic for humankind. Saturday 25 November was also a […]
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Nov
Nov
We’re delighted to have passed the milestone of 50 completed Solar installations from our Community Solar PV buying scheme! The scheme was launched by Zero Chippenham in 2019 with two key aims… To reduce the cost of solar installations using the group buying power of a community To independently vet and check installers to identify […]
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Oct
Oct
Finding help and funding for energy efficiency can often be bewildering. There is a lot of financial help available for home insulation, heating, and energy efficiency home improvements, much of it free or subsidised. But knowing what is genuine and fear of being victim of a potential scam prevents many of us from accessing the […]