Sundance Hosted by Mick Bates AM at the National Assembly for Wales

December 2005

Sundance were recently hosted by Mick Bates AM, at the National Assembly for Wales in Cardiff.  Over the past year we have been collecting signatures to support a reduction on the fuel duty for biodiesel which is taxed at 27.1p per litre, in comparison with LPG which is only 6p per litre yet is still a fossil fuel.  By December the petition contained approximately 2,000 signatures.  Sundance presented the petition  to Rhodri Glyn Thomas, AM for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr on December 9th.

 

In support of our biodiesel project Mick Bates has written letters to Gordon Brown MP and Andrew Davies AM, urging them to decrease the tax on biodiesel and use more sustainable fuels in Assembly vehicles, to give a better opportunity for biodiesel in line with the Government's commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

 

 

Sundance Feature in Sustainable Development Champions' Publication

November 2005

Sundance Renewables have been featured in a recent  publication as one of eight 'champion' examples of sustainable development.  The publication has over 40 examples of sustainable development action in Wales.  Projects are diverse, ranging from the private to the public and community sector and including issues such as renewable energy, recycling, social exclusion, health, environmental management, transport, fair trade, economic regeneration and policy integration.

The case study on Sundance can be found in the document below (page 8).  In Spring 2006 we will also be featured on www.sustainwales.com, a comprehensive database of sustainable development projects, products and services.

 

Sustainable Development in Action (Adobe Acrobat 517 Kb)

 

 

Sundance Renewables Feature in BBC Broadcast for Energy Efficiency Week

November 2005

As part of Energy Efficiency Week, Sundance Renewables have featured as part of a series of special films and interviews presented by BBC Working Lunch.

Please click on the following link to view the broadcast again:

BBC News - Energy Efficiency Week

 

 

G8 Protest Camp 2005 - Supplied with Biodiesel by Sundance Renewables!

July 2005

In July 2005 world leaders gathered at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles to focus on the challenges of poverty and climate change.  Thousands of people gathered at a camp in Stirling to protest against the G8.  The campsite was located beside the River Forth and was powered by renewable energy, with recycling facilities, compost toilets, good water conservation practices and locally sourced food.  Biodiesel was supplied by Sundance Renewables for sale at the site or to fuel the minibuses around the camp.  The camp was hailed as a success, promoting a sustainable form of living and setting a positive comparison to the capitalist model of modern society.

 

 

 

Case Study by the Sustainable Development Commission

20/06/2005

Sustainable Places is a free guide to local sustainable development launched by the Sustainable Development Commission.  Sundance Renewables have been chosen as one of the projects to be listed and readers are encouraged to contribute their comments on each case study.

Overview:

'Sundance Renewables is a not-for-profit company which uses a sustainable approach to increase renewable energy systems and help community regeneration. At its small chemical plant in Ammanford, South Wales, Sundance Renewables make renewable fuel from locally sourced used vegetable oil.'

 

Click here to read the full case study on Sundance Renewables.

Click here to read our response to readers' comments on the case study.

For full details of all case studies please see the Sustainable Development Commission website.

 

 

Press release 21/01/2005

Sundance Renewables short-listed for the Social Enterprise Award in the New Statesman’s 2005 Upstarts Awards

London, United Kingdom – [19/01/05] - Upstarts Awards is delighted to announce Sundance Renewables has been short-listed for the Social Enterprise Award. The New Statesman, Britain’s leading political and current affairs magazine, in association with The Co-operative Bank and Co-operative Action, presents the awards.

Launched in 2001, the Upstarts Awards is a scheme to support social enterprises and entrepreneurship in the UK. The awards recognise and encourage enterprises and individuals that prioritise social goals above the need to maximise profits while employing ethical business practices. The Upstarts Awards also showcase working models of social enterprises that present innovative and sustainable solutions to social problems.

“These businesses and individuals are leaders in their fields. They are exceptional, striving for solutions to community and social problems. They are to be commended,” says editor of the New Statesman, Peter Wilby.

Sundance Renewables has set up the first community based biodiesel production plant in the UK.

“This is the first time that an industrial process of this nature has been set up as a social enterprise and we are delighted to be commended for this award,” says Jules Davies, Marketing Manager, Sundance Renewables.

For more information on the Upstarts Awards and to view the entire shortlist, please click on the button: