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Re-energising Camden

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Cutting Carbon at Camden School for Girls

• young people concerned about climate change

• got to take carbon out of electricity

• massive increase in renewables needed

• schools have plenty of roof space

• can we work together to put solar panels on our school roof?

A word from the students

•community school, outstanding results, empowering young women

•existing multi-faceted green strategy

•moving to next exciting stage, but background of falling budgets

•seeking support from local community partners

•need to engage next generation in challenge - living with climate change

About Camden School for Girls

Cutting Carbon at Camden School for Girls Our Carbon Reduction Plans

• ReFit 1 programme

• Forecast 36% energy saving

• EPC Band D

• Aiming for Eco-schools status

• Next stage: reducing carbon emissions: solar thermals and here solar PV

• Why now: roof works Summer 2015

• 30 kWp array

• 13 tonnes CO2 saving

• Annual income / savings £4000

• Technical and legal issues in hand, financing is the issue

• Capital cost: £45,000 less £5,000 pledged

• Deficit means need alternative avenues

Solar Generation: the proposal

• Why now: roof works Summer 2015

• 30 kWp array

• 13 tonnes CO2 saving

• Annual income / savings £4000

• Technical and legal issues in hand, financing is the issue

• Capital cost: £45,000 less £5,000 pledged

• Deficit means need alternative avenues

Solar Generation: the proposal

• Aim to devise a scheme - mutual benefits - what interests businesses?

• Sponsorship opportunities: publicity, profile - 10:10 school

• Carbon offset?

• Student interaction:

• outbound: work placements Year 10 & Sixth Form internships

• inbound: apprentices training with school student

Partnership with Camden School for Girls

• Build on existing links: Arup workshops etc

• Further opportunities: science, geography, economics, arts, music, citizenship

Curriculum benefits: Seeing is believing

• today is about collaboration

•we are seeking partners

• think innovative and model for others

• roof generation will become the norm

•schools and businesses can reduce carbon together

• let's set good example to next generation

• for more information speak to our Solar Panel team•see more information on Project Dirt http://projectdirt.com/project/14209/

In conclusion… a model for the future

Micro anaerobic digestion

Local benefits and enterprise opportunities

Project Partners:

• Methanogen UK Ltd• GBBD (Alvan Blanch)• University of Leeds • Community by Design

ANAEROBIC

AD in developed and developing countries

Micro AD for the urban environment

Where there is the greatest volume of food waste and the largest demand for food and

employment opportunities

By-products

Vision

Closing the urban waste-energy-food loop:

= more resilient communities

Micro anaerobic digestion+ intensive food growing

+ spin-off local enterprises

Closed loop cycle

Benefits• Diverts food waste from landfill,• Reduces waste transport & emissions,• Generates local, renewable fuel and

fertiliser,• Supports local employment and

enterprise opportunities,• Engagement and educational

opportunities• Complements large digesters by accessing

hard to reach wastes

Opportunities of social housing estates

Create an economically sustainable closed-loop model• Employment and training for residents

• AD system construction

• Food waste collection + AD operation

• Food-related enterprise opportunitiesUrban agriculture Community kitchen/caféFood processing

Link with surplus food networks

• Savings from reduced residual waste disposal costs (at £63 per diverted tonne) could be used to support schemes

• AD is an important but underrepresented low-carbon energy option that can complement other renewables

• Supports on-going local employment, training and enterprise opportunities, when integrated with urban agriculture

• Communities can participate in creating the circular economy

Summary

OURWASTE IS A

VALUABLE RESOURCE!

Rokiah Yaman

Reenergising Camden, January 2015

Why community energy?

• Local and democratic ownership of energy generation

• Increasing resilience in communities by creating a fund to help fuel poor

• The Transition ethos of “just doing stuff”

Why work with us?

• We will fund solar installation through community share offer

• Reduced energy bills at no cost• Help contribute to a local fund to help local

community cut energy bills, especially the fuel poor

• Build positive and sustainable relationship with local area while supporting local transition to renewables

Help us Power Up North London!

• We want PUNL to remain a genuine community project, run by and for people in our community

• If you’d like to be involved with the project, get in touch!

powerupnorthlondon@gmail.comPowerupnorthlondon.wordpress.org

Thank you!

Re-energising Camden with Project Dirt

28th January 2015

What is Project Dirt?

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A social platform for community projects• Connect

• Find people with similar interests. • Find projects doing similar things.• Enable collaboration at a local level.

• Manage• Coordinate tasks.• Group Messaging.• Discussion threads / forums.

• Resource• Find Volunteers.• Find Expertise.• Find Funding.

• Promote• Build an audience.• Tell Stories: Blog. Share photos. Share

videos.• Promote your events.• Links with social media.

Brixton Energy (Local Energy Co-operative) The Wandle Trust (Conservation) Dalston Eastern Curve (New Park)

Lewisham Hostel Garden (Food growing) St Luke’s Community Centre (Tool sharing) The RESTART Project (Recycling)

Assembly Gardens (New park/conservation) Solar Schools (Solar/education) Lewisham Gardens (Food growing)

How we use (other) social media

#GetOffGetDirty

Our 4 cornerstones & Where are we today…• Tangible/real life projects

• We connect real people undertaking real projects. Project Dirt is a “doing” network.

• Resourcing real needs• At our core, Project Dirt needs to

provide benefits to its different users.

• Neutral / Transparent platform

• We manage the network, our members are the champs.

• Local• Local activity is more engaging and

relevant. Project Dirt “groups” activity locally.

• 10,500 members

• 2,200 community projects• 1,100 projects in London• 114 projects in Camden• 115 engage with community

energy/

• 13,000 events• 60-80 per week

• 5,200 journal posts

In Camden…

Re-energising Camden page on Project Dirt: The place to…• Start/continue the conversation• Ask for help • Discuss your project• Find local support & be part of a

like-minded community• Be discoverable to other

Camden followers, including businesses

Community Renewable Energy Wandsworth (CREW)

Adding your events …(e.g.)

Blogging …(e.g.)

Funding

Crowdfunding

How businesses are using Project Dirt to support local community projects

Corporate support: An example

Thank you

Come and see us at our stall if you would like to hear more

nick@projectdirt.com

www.projectdirt.com

@projectdirt

facebook.com/projectdirt

Thank you so much for attending

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