News - Oxfordshire EA building wins UK sustainability award

Jan 07: One of TV Energy's sponsors, the Environment Agency, has scooped a national award for its low-energy building, Red Kite House in Wallingford, South Oxfordshire. The project, which features both solar photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal panels, won in the Commercial category

of the National Energy Efficiency Awards run by UK CEED. More information on the award can be found at http://energyawards.org.uk/.

The solar PV cells generate 23,000 kWh of power per year, while the solar hot water panels on the roof supplement its water heating. The building also exploits natural ventilation rather than air conditioning and its rainwater collection system harvests enough water to satisfy 40 per cent of the building's need – with any excess directed to a nearby pond. Red Kite House had already been runner-up in the Sustainability section of the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) South East Awards 2006.

TV Energy assisted with the selection of renewables installers as well as with obtaining a government Clear Skies grant for the scheme.

TV Energy's Renewable Energy Conference 2005

Delegates from partner Local Authorities and TVE sponsor organisations filled the South Oxfordshire District Council venue on 28th September, 2005 to hear the latest progress being made with renewable energy projects in the Thames Valley and Surrey sub-region. The day included a site visit to the adjacent eco-friendly Red Kite House (offices of the Environment Agency) where delegates had the opportunity to see the building and experience the ambiance! Our many thanks to SODC and the Environment Agency for hosting the event. 

Presentations are available to download here: 

Session 1 

• Keith Richards, TV Energy
• Ian Bacon, TV Energy
• Oliver Paish, Derwent Hydro
• Amolak Hunjan, PV Systems

Session 2 

• Paul Sanderson, Surrey CC 
• Ian Bacon, TV Energy 
• Michael Beech, TV Energy & Charles Brocklehurst, Wycombe DC 

Session 3

• Charlotte Bruton, TV Bionergy 
• Darrell Marchand, Oxfordshire CC 
• Gillian Alker, TV Bioenergy

Thames Valley & Surrey ready for community renewables conference 

TV Energy are holding our Autumn community renewable energy conference on 28th September 2005 to survey recent successes in the area and the path ahead. The event will take place 9.00 to 16.00 at the Council Chamber, South Oxfordshire District Council Offices, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford 

The wide ranging subject of energy is increasingly coming to the fore in the UK as we grapple with concerns such as climate change, rising fuel prices and security of supply. The Thames Valley/Surrey are not immune to these issues, but has been leading the way with solutions over the past five years.

Councillors, residents and stakeholders have been invited to join TV Energy for a day reviewing the many successes that the region can claim in developing renewable energy solutions to tackle the issues we all face.

The event will:

• Highlight the work that TV Energy have been undertaking on behalf of Thames Valley/Surrey partners and sponsors
• Showcase successful projects and initiatives
• Review the challenges facing renewable energy and examine policy options enabling local targets to be met
• Be an opportunity for an open forum on the issues surrounding renewable energy in the Thames Valley and Surrey
• Include a guided tour of the Environment Agency's neighbouring, new & highly sustainable office development, Red Kite House

	Download the draft programme here - (PDF 115KB)
	View the flyer for the event here - (PDF 140KB)