Energy Confidence with Phil Beardmore

11/04/2023

Great British Insulation Scheme grants for householders - how will spend yours? Webinar SIGN UP NOW

https://energyconfidence.co.uk/great-british-insulation-scheme-grants-how-will-you-spend-yours-webinar-sign-up-now/

12/09/2022

A Warm Welcome to Birmingham’s First Green Doors Event

Attendees of Birmingham’s first Green Doors event enjoyed a warm welcome to Harriet and Chris’s 1930s house in Bournville last weekend.

Harriet and Chris opened their home up to members of the public to share the energy-saving measures they’ve taken over the years to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by a whopping 85% and save money on their energy bills.

Read more ...https://www.birminghamgreendoors.co.uk/index.php/2022/09/08/a-warm-welcome-to-birminghams-first-green-doors-event/

22/08/2022

Birmingham's Harriet and Chris Martin have reduced their greenhouse gas emissions by 85% following a green home makeover. They are hosting a Birmingham Green Doors open day shortly and this is your chance to learn how their home became one of the most energy efficient in Birmingham. [video: WMCA].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YmphgTuRHU

BOOK NOW https://www.birminghamgreendoors.co.uk/index.php/2022/07/24/harriet-and-chris/

Birmingham couple Harriet and Chris Martin have told how they have slashed their household fuel bills by more than £1,000 a year by transforming their modest...

15/05/2022

Community Energy Birmingham and the Big Solar Co-op have an ambitious target of 1000kW of new rooftop solar for greater Birmingham by 2023.

Post-subsidy, not for profit, community energy. Now we need another local coordinator to deliver it for us - could that be you?

https://uk.indeed.com/job/big-solar-co-op-local-coordinator-birmingham-260cc03621b4b404

13/04/2022

♻️ Calling West Midlands businesses! Are you looking to manage your business energy costs? Apply for the GBSLEP Energy Saving & Business Efficiency Grant which could help you save money with the support of an external
consultant (such as me).
↪️ If your business is in the GBSLEP area*, has 11-249 employees, and 3+ years of trading, you can find out more about how to apply on my website. Or just message me.

https://energyconfidence.co.uk/clean-growth/

*(GBSLEP = Birmingham, Solihull, Wyre Forest, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Tamworth, Lichfield, East Staffordshire).

22/02/2022

Great video by Isaac Harvey about how Vine United Reformed Church have joined in with the movement to divest from fossil fuels.

Over the next few months, I will be working with Vine URC to advise them on how to decarbonise their three buildings.

10/02/2022

Heat Pumps: Your Questions Answered - now available on Kindle. Based on the questions I get asked most often by clients, helping you make an informed decision about whether a heat pump is right for your home/business https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09S3G8WZR

I am not a fan of Amazon, as I believe their business practices are harmful to the environment. But I want to increase the number of people who have access to impartial energy saving advice. Therefore, for every pound that Amazon take in fees from the sale of this e-book, I will invest £1 in cooperatively-owned renewable energy generation.

10/02/2022

A West Midlands consortium has been awarded £7.5m for domestic energy saving measures. I am pleased to have been the Bid Manager working with WMCA colleagues and look forward to working with other experts on delivering the project https://is.gd/nGhDS4

We are the twelve local authorities and three Local Enterprise Partnerships working together to move powers from Whitehall to the West Midlands and our locally elected politicians, who know this region best.

03/02/2022

New research shows that 96% of corporate sustainability initiatives fail. What can we do to raise the success rate?

  Recent research shows that only 4% of sustainability initiatives undertaken by businesses, are successful.

01/02/2022

Are you a small business in Greater Birmingham and Solihull, you want to Go Green but you don't know where to start? You could get subsidised help to make your business greener https://energyconfidence.co.uk/clean-growth/

26/01/2022

Heat pumps - your questions answered.

Are you thinking about using a heat pump to heat your home or business?

My Pay-As-You-Feel e-book will help to answer the most frequent questions that I get asked:

- Is it true that heat pumps use less energy than a gas or oil boiler?
- Do I need to upgrade my electricity supply?
- Do I need to upgrade my insulation?
- Are heat pumps noisy?
- How long does it take a heat pump to warm up?
- Should a heat pump be run at a low temperature?
- Do I need secondary heating?
- Do I need underfloor heating, or larger radiators?
- What is the carbon footprint of a heat pump?
- What is the life expectancy of a heat pump?
- Can a heat pump provide enough hot water for a bath?
- Should I have solar electricity or solar thermal with a heat pump?
- Should I install a heat pump now, or wait?
- What are the lifetime running costs of a heat pump?
- What should I look for in a heat pump installer?
- Will a heat pump work with micro-bore pipes?
- Should I have a ground source heat pump?
- How heat pumps work

https://energyconfidence.co.uk/heat-pumps-your-questions-answered/



Once your order has been completed you will be taken to a download page, where you will be able to download the ebook.