Initiatives
Earth Hour
On the 28th March 2009 at 8.30pm we encourage the people of Guernsey, our community, businesses, government, to participate in turning off the light for one hour.
Articles
Tidal Energy for Guernsey
Guernsey should encourage the research and development of tidal generation as part of it's economic and environmental policy.
Guernsey's Electric Smart Car
The Electric Vehicles Company in Guernsey, Channel Islands, Great Britain converts petrol powered Smart cars to battery power. The Smart EV lithium batteries cost £0.50 to charge up on Guernsey Electricity's economy 12 rate. The electric car has a range of 50 to 70 miles. This equates to a running cost of less than £0.01 per mile. This equates to a fuel efficiency of 270 mpg. With the Smart EV you will never have to fill-up at a petrol station again and you will be reducing your Smart car's C02 emissions.
Food Security
Guernsey imports almost all its food and local food producers have declined to a mere handful. Does this leave Guernsey vulnerable to outside forces that could see food prices rocket and even lead to food shortages?
EARTHHOUR GUERNSEY
On the 29th March 2008 at 8.00pm we encouraged the people of Guernsey, our community, businesses, government, to participate in turning off the light for one hour.
Eco Open House
Visit a family home that has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. A 19th century farmhouse has been modernised to incorporate energy saving and energy capturing technologies to create a warm and welcoming family home.
Learn about the economics of installing a ground source heat pump, a whole house ventilation system, photovoltaic panels and underfloor heating. The home has been designed to capture the sun's warmth. It has been fitted with Sedum roofs, extra insulation, a rain water recovery system, photovoltaic electricity panels and inverter, solar glass, light emitting diodes (LED) and low energy lighting and a sun pipe.
Guernsey Electric Transport event at the Beau Sejour Leisure Centre
The Guernsey Electric Transport Event will showcase several fully electric cars, an electric motorcycle and several electric bicycles. This is the first event to bring together the suppliers of these vehicles in Guernsey. Come and speak to the people who are at the forefront of this transport revolution in Guernsey.
Energy: Improving the Energy Efficiency of your Home
Presentations on improving the energy efficiency of your home at The Gallery, Mansell Street, St. Peter Port from 7.00 to 9.00 pm in association with Guernsey Electricity Ltd., Guernsey Gas Ltd., e-si, DHS, Sensible Home Technology, Limeworks, Mike le Nouray & Norman Piette. The evening will showcase products and technologies now available to make your home more energy efficient, cheaper to run, and gentler on the environment.
G-CAN Chairman Appointed to Guernsey Renewable Energy Commission
Guernsey Climate Action Network Chairman Professor Nick Day has been appointed to the shadow Renewable Energy Commission. Professor Day retired as Professor in Epidemiology at the University of Cambridge. Since returning to Guernsey he has taken a keen interest in the effects of climate change and brings to the Commission a considerable knowledge of the renewable energy opportunities in Guernsey.
The Value of Local Produce
Sooner than we think, The Money Programme said last Wednesday, human society will run out of oil. Don't worry about not having petrol for your car. That is the least of your problems. How are farmers and fishermen going to produce and harvest huge quantities of low cost food without oil?
The Electric Vehicle Company in Guernsey
The Electric Vehicle Company in Guernsey is now the research & development centre for converting a number of petrol powered cars to battery power. The cars will be converted in the UK by The Electric Car Corporation Plc. Currently the electric models available include the Peugeot 107, the Fiat Panda, the Citroën C1 and the Smart EV. A van conversion is also being performed for the States of Guernsey's Environment Department.
Has Gas and Oil had its day?
Paul Fletcher of E-SI, which installs ground and air source heat pumps and photovoltaic and solar hot water panels, argues that the future is renewable energy. We should no longer be installing fossil fuel powered systems but be fast-tracking renewable energy systems. Our whole Guernsey community should be working together to make this happen.
Guernsey Earth hour
G-CAN is encouraging the Guernsey community to take part in Earth Hour 2009 to raise awareness of climate change. Saturday 28th March from 8.30pm to 9.30pm.
Meeting Carbon Budgets - the need for a step change - A Progress Report to the UK Parliament
Meeting Carbon Budgets - the need for a step change is the CCC's first annual progress report to Parliament. It assesses the progress that has been made by Government so far in reducing emissions and the implications of the recession and 'credit crunch' for meeting carbon budgets. The report will set out the emission reduction indicators that will be used to judge progress and will provide a detailled analysis of the policies required to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from electricity generation, from buildings and industry, heat and transport in the years up to the end of the third carbon budget period in 2022.