RCEF 1 Project

Humshaugh Net Zero commissioned d3associates and The Energy Workshop to carry out studies into various technologies in November 2020. These studies were funded by a grant from the Rural Communities Energy Fund.

The technologies and aspects of heat and electricity generation investigated were:

solar, wind, hydrogen, heat pumps, grid, smart meters, smart energy trading, anaeobic digestion

(Hydropower was initially included, but it was apparent that there was little potential in the Parish, so this was not investigated further.)

The reports look at the potential for each technology and the easily identifiable constraints applicable in the Parish, but no detailed plans were developed. They identified which technologies could make a significant contribution to reducing the carbon dioxide emissions as a result of our activities and lifestyle as revealed in the 2020 survey of the Parish.