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INTRODUCTION
ECOLOGICAL
FOOTPRINT
OUR POLICY - OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
NEWSLETTERS
ANNUAL REPORTS
SUPPORTING REPORTS AND DOCUMENTS
Sundance Renewables is a workers’ co-operative and a company
limited by guarantee (registration no. 4420315). It aims to help
community regeneration through appropriate and sustainable
methods and the development of renewable energy projects. Also,
by engaging local communities in consultation and by offering a
range of educational resources, Sundance Renewables is
increasing understanding and awareness of energy issues.
Using renewable energy helps to reduce global warming and pollution,
offers a better environment for our children and for us all, and
will provide energy security for the future and more local jobs.
We are keen to build the capacity at all levels for the
successful deployment of renewable energy systems in Wales.
Sundance is an approved feasibility study consultant and installer
for wind, solar and biomass systems under the Clear-Skies DTI
grant programme and an installer for PV systems for the DTI
Solar grant scheme. We are also a registered consultant
for the Carbon Trust’s Action Energy Programme.
In
2004 we set up a small scale production facility for biodiesel which is the first
community enterprise of its kind in the UK. We offer
training courses to help accelerate the development of similar
ventures.
We continue working closely with the New Ventures Panel and
Sustainability Working Group of Co-operatives UK as there is
considerable potential for the co-operative development of
renewable energy and we particularly enjoy working with our
colleagues in the co-operative sector.
Sundance is a member of
the
Good Fuel Co-operative
- a UK
co-operative whose members are themselves co-operatives
producing and supplying biodiesel and other low carbon fuels in
their local area.
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As a sustainable energy co-operative we are also
committed to reducing our ecological footprint and this is
at the forefront of any development strategy we undertake.
An ecological footprint
is the impact we have on the planet in terms of the
resources we use and the waste we leave behind. In
terms of the total amount of ecologically productive land
available on the Earth, there is approximately four and a
half acres available for each person.
Today, humanities
ecological footprint is over 23% larger than what the planet
can regenerate, so it is therefore fundamental that each
person is responsible for their own footprint as humanities
ecological footprint has breached ecological limits and is
thus unsustainable. We must respect the limits of our
planet's economy and adopt long term strategic thinking for
the benefit of future generations.
Sundance is also a member
of the
Renewable Energy Association
and the
National Assembly Sustainable Energy
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Our Policy - Open Source Software
For details on our IT philosophy and
office policy please follow the link above.
Newsletters
For more information on our activities
over the past year, please see our latest newsletters below:
Newsletter No.1 Spring 2004
(448 Kb)
Newsletter No.2 Winter 2004
(259 Kb)
Newsletter No.3 Autumn 2005
(437Kb)
Newsletter No.4 Summer 2006
(403Kb)
Newsletter No.5 Winter 2006
(193Kb)
Newsletter No.6 Spring 2007
(255Kb)
Newsletter No.7 Winter 2007
(585Kb)
Newsletter No.8 Spring 2008
(455Kb)
Newsletter No.9 Autumn 2008
(473Kb)
Newsletter No.10 Spring 2009
(383Kb)
Newsletter No.11 Autumn 2009
(1.32Mb)
Annual Reports
We also produce annual reports for our
AGM's - you can see our latest report here:
2004-2005 Annual Report
(342 Kb)
2005-2006 Annual Report
(322 Kb)
2006-2007 Annual Report
(636 Kb)
2007-2008 Annual Report
(914 Kb)
2008-2009 Annual Report
(711 Kb)
Supporting Reports and Documents
Sundance Renewables Sustainability
Health-check (420 Kb) - by Business Sense
Please note: to download
any of the above, right click on the relevant link and select
the 'save target as' option.
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