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Energy cooperatives as a means of achieving sustainability within the housing sector.
  TRI members Sarah Borthwick and Prof Tariq Muneer have presented a video entitled "Energy Co-operatives as a Means of Achieving Sustainability within the Housing Sector" as part of a 4-day online conference on the "Resilience of Buildings, Neighbourhoods and Cities" held by CIC Start Online in June 2011. The event sought knowledge and expertise from seven partnering Universities and Colleges across Scotland (http://www.cicstart.org/).



The video examines the co-operative approach to renewable energy in terms of scale, risk management and raising capital whilst maintaining the benefits locally. The video includes examples of renewable energy co-operatives such as the Boyndie Wind Farm in Aberdeenshire, the Edinburgh Community Energy Co-operative and the Isle of Eigg, a model community for renewable energy. The video also features interviews with several business associates currently operating in the co-operative sector.

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Library of Congress:

    TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    720 Architecture

Citation

Borthwick, S. & Muneer, T. (2010). Energy cooperatives as a means of achieving sustainability within the housing sector

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Keywords

Sustainability; housing sector; energy coopoeratives; renewables;

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