Links
Green issues
Climate Change – environment and greener living>>
A government website with pages dedicated to providing information about all aspects of climate change, including information on doing your part to stop it happening.
Energy Saving Trust
Information about easy ways to becoming more energy efficient in your home, save money on energy bills, learn to save water and reduce household waste.
Trade bodies and accreditations
Microgeneration Certification Scheme
The independent scheme that certifies micro-generation products and installers in accordance with consistent standards.
Renewable Energy Association ( REA)
This association represent renewable energy producers and promotes the use of all forms of renewable energy in the UK.
REAL Assurance Scheme
Set up by the Renewable Energy Association, the assurance scheme offers a consumer code to ensure excellence and quality experience for those wishing to buy or lease small generation units for their home.
NICEIC
The electrical contracting industry’s independent voluntary body for electrical installation matters throughout the UK.
Feed-In Tariff issues
The Department of Energy and Climate Change response to the Summer 2009 Consultation
(PDF, opens in new window >>
Ofgem – Feed-In Tariff explanations and Renewable Obligation Generators >>
Official information including a useful fact sheet about the scheme, how it operates and its objectives .
Planning
Planning Portal >>
A central government website containing information about the planning and building regulations process.
Planning renewables >>
The DTI’s planning website with information for local authority planners and counsellors when dealing with planning applications for renewable energy developments.
The National Planning Policy for England >>
This comprises of a series of Planning Policy Statements including Planning and Climate Change - Supplement to Planning Policy 1 that "sets out how planning, in providing for the new homes, jobs and infrastructure needed by communities, should help shape places with lower carbon emissions and resilient to the climate change now accepted as inevitable".
Wind power
UK Wind Map >>
A very useful website providing information about wind speed and direction for the whole of the UK.
Renewable UK (formerly The British Wind Energy Association) >>
An association for the UK wind, wave and tidal stream industries with useful information about small wind turbine installations.
SolarVentus – renewable energy without the capital outlay >>
Mosscliff Environmental Ltd are installers of PV panels and wind turbines for SolarVentus who lease renewable energy systems in return for collection of Feed-In Tariff payments.
Gaia Wind
Mosscliff Environmental Ltd are installers and resellers for Gaia Wind. We cover Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire.
ACSA
Mosscliff Environmental Ltd are installers and resellers of ACSA wind turbines. They provide a range of different wind turbines.
Segen
Mosscliff Environmental Ltd are installers and resellers of Segen. They provide a range of different wind turbines.
Wind turbines and bird life >>
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) policy on wind farms, turbines and birdlife.
PV technologies
We are currently re-developing our links on this matter. Please check back again soon.
Green Issues – local initiatives
Suffolk – Creating the Greenest County >>
A county-wide initiative to raise awareness and build commitment to taking positive action against climate change.
Greener Fram >>
A market town initiative in Framlingham, Suffolk to raise residents’ awareness of green issues, share experience, take positive community action and secure bulk purchase schemes to make renewable energy systems more affordable.
Otley Green >>
A Suffolk village initiative to raise awareness of green issues and take community action by organising local events in particular.
Other companies
East Green Energy
Offer ways to save on fuel bills, lower carbon emissions and fossil fuel consumption with ground source heat pumps and solar thermal systems.
Earthly Ideas
Environmental advice and more.