Energy
The aim of Transition Town Llandeilo, as a whole, is to enable a resilient, vibrant, sustainable community. The Energy and Transport group’s part in that is to promote and enable energy reduction, responsible energy use and the generation of renewable energy for the community.
Our aim is to reduce the community’s reliance on fossil fuel-based energy and to increase awareness of the options available, and then to encourage their adoption.
We have initiated a number of programmes:
- We are working to raise awareness of energy consumption in domestic properties and to highlight the potential for energy reduction measures. Nationally domestic property accounts for some 27% of energy consumption. This figure is likely to be nearer 50% in Llandeilo and reducing domestic energy consumption is seem as critical to a sustainable community.
- A programme of alternative energy generation has been started and currently we are looking at the potential for hydro power. It is recognised that these will be relatively small schemes but it is intended that they lead to larger, more diverse schemes, including biomass or energy from waste.
- Being a largely rural, farming community we think there is a higher than usual use of diesel powered vehicles in the area. The group is intending to raise the awareness of biodiesel and vegetable oil as alternatives and to establish regular supplies of these fuels within the community.
- In the longer term the group is keen to investigate the potential for a car club and electric or hydrogen fuelled cars - the aim being to reduce overall petrol fuelled vehicle use.
We recognise that we are a small, poorly funded group to take on such a large task. Our belief is that as the programmes unfold more funds and more support will become available. Success breeds success and success in any of these programmes, however small, is a step in the right direction.
For more information, please contact Tim Pullen at timr.pullen@btinternet.com