Severn Wye Energy Agency (SWEA, Wales)
The Charity
Severn Wye Energy Agency is an independent, national charity and not-for-profit company which aims to promote sustainable energy and affordable warmth through partnership, awareness-raising, innovation and strategic action.
The charity’s aim is to help everyone within the communities it serves to enjoy the benefits that energy can bring, without reducing the ability of future generations to do the same.
Originally established in 1999 under the European Commission SAVE programme, Severn Wye works with a wide range of clients and funders – from private businesses and government bodies, through to local community groups, charity organisations and schools.
Main Activities
The Charity runs a portfolio of projects covering energy efficiency, renewable energy, affordable warmth and sustainable transport mainly focusing on areas like Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Wales – although it works across the UK on other projects. The charity also manages a free, local and impartial energy advice line for householders.
Severn Wye’s charitable aims
- The advancement of education for the public benefit in relation to energy conservation, energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources of energy.
- The relief of fuel poverty and the preservation and protection of health by promoting the efficient use of energy and use of renewable sources of energy.
News
Andy Bull an example of passion in the field of Sustainable Development
Last year’s Roger Léron Award winner, Andy Bull declared that “those motivated to take action in this field don’t do it because we might get an award one day, but because it is the right thing to do for the future of our children”
Regional Visions of Biogas for 2030 – BiogasAction Final Video
BiogasAction aimed at promoting the production of sustainable biogas throughout the EU, especially by exchanging best practice, creating new business models, and increasing investments in biogas production. The project partners share their vision of Biogas for 2030 and explain how to achieve it! Watch the video below.
Unlocking the Potential of Biogas for the Energy Transition – BiogasAction Final Conference
The BiogasAction final conference highlighted the essential role of regional cooperation on the development of biogas in Europe.
A guide on good practice to boost energy efficiency
The “Guide on good practice in energy efficiency for Central and South Eastern Europe (CESEC)” that gathers more than 60 good practices meant to support a clean energy transition in that region has been published.
Best Practices
Fighting energy poverty through users engagement on the Energy Market – ASSIST2GETHER
The Severn Wye Energy Agency is engaged in the ASSIST2GETHER Project, working on the improvement of energy efficiency and tackling energy poverty.
Severn Wye: Sustainable Communities Wales
Read how Severn Wye Energy Agency is providing free expert support and feasibility studies to 150 communities in Wales for the energy efficiency improvements of their communal buildings through the Sustainable Communities Wales programme.
Target 2020 efficiency programme in English counties
Working across the English counties of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, 2020 is an energy efficiency programme aiming to help SMEs reduce their carbon output, improve their sustainability and fund the installation of more energy efficient equipment.
Biogas Action – Utilising Existing Slurry Storage Facilities in Wales
SWEA visited Bwlchwernen Fawr farm to give some advice on the feasibility of utilising one, or both, of the slurry stores to extract biogas for use in a boiler to provide heat for the creamery and milking parlour.
Publications
Supporting Renewable Energy Sources
FEDARENE members work on a large variety of renewable energy projects. Check out the latest and most impressive ones in this new brochure!
ASSIST 2GETHER report: THE HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ADVISORS (HEAS)
The present document intends to report, compare and integrate the evidence collected at each national level with reference to the definition of the Home Energy Advisors innovative professional profile in order to build a common – but modular – HEA profile.
ASSIST 2GETHER: Home Energy Advisors Training Guidelines
Read ASSIST 2GETHER’s report and get inspired by their approach to Energy Poverty and Home Energy Advisors (HEA) training.
ASSIST 2GETHER: Vulnerable Consumers and Fuel Poverty Report
Read the report produced by the EU project ASSIST2GETHER to know more about the roots and potential solutions to Energy Poverty.
Events
The BiogasAction Final Conference
Join us at the Conference and learn how the BiogasAction experts stimulated the development of biogas in 9 European regions.