Inspiring pupils to be better energy savers
Scottish Government
Through Changeworks’ low carbon communities work in Argyll piloting new approaches to improv
Case Studies: Energy and fuel poverty
We’ve delivered great results for our clients, funders, partners and householders. Our case studies explain how.
Edinburgh internal wall Insulation project a “positive experience”
Edinburgh Council, Scottish Government, Home Energy Scotland
Mike from Edinburgh was worried about his high energy bills. His flat was very cold unless the heating was on, and in the winter, he was having to use fan heaters as well as his usual electric heaters, which further increased the amount he was...
“No downside” to internal wall insulation
Scottish Government, Scottish Borders Council, Home Energy Scotland
After downsizing from a modern home Kathleen from Peebles was finding her 160-year-old garden flat unbearably cold.
Thinking about getting external wall insulation? Go for it!
Scottish Government, Scottish Borders Council, Home Energy Scotland
Borders homeowners save money on heating with subsidised external wall insulation
Rural Affordable Warmth partnership helps rural residents save £158,500
SSE, ScottishPower, Citizen’s Advice Bureaux: Inverness Badenoch and Strathspey; Ross and Cromarty
Through our Rural Affordable Warmth project, we have been working with local Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) in the Highlands to help residents living in fuel poverty maximise their income, heat their homes affordably,
IDEAL project helps family save energy at home
University of Edinburgh
Gillian Anderson wanted to understand how much she was spending on her energy bills and decided to take part in the IDEAL research project to help her track her e
Research informs best practice and policy recommendations for district heating
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation, The Centre for Sustainable Energy
The UK government considers District, Community and Communal Heating (DCCH) to be one of the most favourable approaches to meeting the country’s heat demand while achieving carbon dioxide emissions savings1.
Heat heroes for families
ScottishPower Energy People Trust, Community Help and Advice Initiative
Heat Heroes for Families was a Changeworks project to provide practical support to over 350 Edinburgh families with children under age 16, living in or at risk of fuel poverty.
Warmer home for new mum
Energy Saving Trust
Rachel received a leaflet from the Stratherrick and Foyers Community Trust who are using windfarm
Affordable Warmth Team to the rescue
British Gas Energy Trust
Mrs D has severe rheumatoid arthritis which restricts her mobility, so she decided to invest all her savings in renovating her home in a single row of terrace cottages in rural East Lothian.