Welcome to the home of Mull Renewables
- a committee of residents eager to implement and promote more
sustainable ways of living, here on Mull & Iona.
Latest
News:
We organised a very successful Renewables Fair
at the Craignure Hall on the
Isle of Mull in February. It was FREE, with loads of helpful
advice on how to reduce energy bills. To find out more click
here and to see a list of suppliers please click
here.
Mull Renewables has successfully linked
up with the Community
Powerdown initiative funded by the Scottish
Governments Climate Challenge Fund. The main objective of
Mull Renewables is to provide information to local residents
about options available. Each month or so, we try to publish
articles written by or about local residents who are using current
technologies in their homes or businesses on Mull & Iona.
These can be found in the Mull
Renewables Document Library.
The Mull & Iona Community Trust will
receive funding of almost £60,000. This has enable us
to employ a part time 'Renewable Energy Champion'
for the next 2½ years who will be able to assist local
residents and community groups with selecting appropriate
technologies for their buildings and also how to reduce their
carbon emission by other means. The new Powerdown Officer is
Tim Capper.
The funding also means that events will
be held around Mull & Iona to make information
as widely available as possible, and energy audits will be carried
out so that households and village halls can see how they
are reducing their carbon footprint. We hope to publish more
details in the coming weeks so watch this space.
We now have a new short guide
to funding opportunities available for renewables.
What
We Aim To Do:
We are constituted as a working group of the Mull & Iona Community
Trust and our objectives are as follows:
1. To build awareness of all renewable
energy development proposals/initiatives located on Mull &
Iona
2. To build awareness of all energy conservation initiatives
and opportunities on Mull & Iona
3. To help to determine which options are most appropriate for
Mull & Iona
4. To build links with the local community to help to ensure
that any developments comply with local wishes
5. Encourage and promote research and development activities
in Renewable Energy, including storage and export of energy
from Mull.
6. Encourage the development of embedded energy schemes and
the preferential use of, and tariff structures for, renewable
energy in Mull & Iona.
Actions:
a) To facilitate a series of initiatives in tandem with selected
suppliers and promote locally
b) To bring in a variety of speakers to the group to improve
knowledge, direction and help develop initiatives for Mull and
Iona
c) To develop events directed towards increasing awareness and
accessibility to renewable providers coming to the area
d) To encourage studies directed to towards suitability and
take up of renewables on Mull and Iona
