Useful Links

Below is a list of useful sites offering information on energy saving, governmental legislation and other useful advice.

The Building Research Establishment (BRE). BRE is the UK's leading centre of expertise on buildings, construction, energy, environment, fire and risk. - www.bre.co.uk

The Carbon Trust. The Carbon Trust is an independent not for profit company set up by the Government with support from business to take the lead on low carbon technology and innovation in this country, and put Britain in the lead internationally - www.thecarbontrust.co.uk

Energy facts & figures. At this site, you may enter a figure for your annual energy consumption and it's unit cost and then see what this will produce in terms of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) or carbon equivalent. In addition you can visualise what these figures mean in more easily understood equivalents based on day-to-day examples. - www.energy-efficiency.gov.uk/document/factfigs/reckoner/index.htm

Energy Services Direct. Energy Services Direct (ESD) is a consultancy that focuses on providing results rather than just energy management advice, assistance and help in managing energy effectively. ESD specialises in providing a complete energy management service to multi site retail operators as well as education. - www.es-direct.co.uk

Energy Saving Trust. The Energy Saving Trust (EST) was set up after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, to help reduce CO2 emissions in the UK. It is a non-profit organisation funded by governments and the private sector. - www.est.org.uk

The Energy Systems Trade Association (ESTA). ESTA is the UK's leading Energy Management trade association and focuses on demand side energy efficiency of buildings, building services and process services in the non-domestic sector. - www.esta.org.uk

The Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme. The Enhanced Capital Allowance Scheme enables businesses to claim 100% first year capital allowances on investments in energy saving technologies and products. - www.eca.gov.uk

Understanding Energy, an educational resource. Understanding Energy is dedicated to providing a wide range of high-quality resources to schools and colleges for teaching about electricity and energy, with a particular emphasis on safety. - www.energy.org.uk