1. Study Visit
<The Who|How|Why|When
|What & Where of MEA>
Richard Davies
Director

3. Expectations?
To find out about MEA
To find out how we set up & kept going
Look around building
Where we have come from and where we are
going
Explore collaboration between Fordhall Farm &
MEA
Find out about funding for renewable energy

4. Good Morning

21. Threat?

22. The energy
tri-lemma
1. Affordability
2. Reliability
3. Low Carbon

29. Professor David MacKay
Chief Scientific Advisor
of the Department of
Energy & Climate
Change (DECC)

30. ‘The best scientific
projections indicate
that we have very
little time left -
indeed, less than one
hundred months - in
which to alter our
behaviour drastically.
Although I wish it
were otherwise, I fear
we have reached the
point when if we do
too little, too late to
tackle this problem,
the consequences
could be
catastrophic.’

31. "Regardless
of which route we
choose, the world's
current predicament
limits our maneuvering
room. We are
experiencing a
step-change in the growth
rate of energy demand
due to population growth
and economic
development, and Shell
estimates that after
2015 supplies of
easy-to-access oil
and gas will no
longer keep
up with
demand."
Jeroen van der Veer, CEO Shell
28th January 2008

40. 900
800
700
600
(carbon dioixde equivalent)
million tonnes
500
400 Basket of greenhouse gases (CO2 equiv)
Carbon Dioxide
300
200
100
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Source: AEA

48. 1850

49. What does this mean for AnyPlace in 2020?
Meeting carbon budgets in 2020 will require a reduction in average
per person emissions from the current level of 9 tCO2 to 6 tCO2.
In a County where carbon budgets are achieved, the typical person will:
• Meet more of their energy needs from low-carbon power.
• Live in well-insulated homes with new efficient boilers and advanced
heating controls.
• Purchase energy-efficient appliances and use these on low-carbon cycles
(e.g. low temperature washing and dishwashing).
• Work in energy-efficient offices with power and heating from low carbon
sources.
• Drive more carbon-efficient cars, including hybrids, electric cars or plug-in
hybrids with charging infrastructure at home, at work and in public places.
• Drive in an eco-friendly manner (e.g. not carrying excess weight in the car)
and within the existing speed limit.
• Plan journeys better and use public transport more.
Together these changes would be sufficient to achieve carbon budgets.
They could significantly improve energy security of supply and air quality,
and therefore maintain or improve quality of life.

52. ‘We have a vision of a different Britain. It is a
vision of a Britain in which our cars run on
electricity; high speed trains whisk us from
North to South in less time than it takes to get
across greater London; we produce much more
but use much less energy to do it; our power
suppliers no longer depend to any great extent
on imported oil and gas; our homes require
less energy, produce far more of their own
energy and are heated by gas we produce from
our own agricultural and domestic waste. It is a
vision of a Britain which leads the world in new
green technologies. Secured against
interruptions of supply and volatile prices, our
industry can plan for growth. Our national
security is guaranteed, regardless of decisions
by volatile governments elsewhere to close
pipelines or restrict supply. It is a decentralised
vision rather than one in which all decisions
about our energy future are vested in the
government. Through it we play our full part in
protecting our planet against the effects of
man-made climate change.’

56. Opportunity?

59. 1. The advancement of education for the public benefit in
particular but not exclusively in relation to energy
conservation the efficient use of energy and the utilisation of
renewable sources of energy;
2. The promotion, conservation enhancement and
improvement of the environment and the encouragement of
understanding and awareness of the importance of
sustainable development in particular but not exclusively in
the Marches area of England and Wales; and
3. The relief of poverty and the preservation and protection
of health by promoting the efficient use of energy (including
energy for heating purposes) and utilisation of renewable
sources of energy.

60. MEA’s mission:
TO BRING ABOUT MORE SUSTAINABLE
USE AND GENERATION OF ENERGY
THROUGH EDUCATION,
DEMONSTRATION AND INSPIRATION.

61. Our vision at MEA is of achieving the
following two sets of long-term or
ultimate goals:
That the households and communities we work
with and ultimately the areas in which we work
as a whole will experience:
• a decrease in energy intensity,
• a reduction in energy use overall,
• a reduction in dependence on energy from non
indigenous and environmentally damaging
sources,
• an increase in the use of appropriate and
sustainable renewable energy sources.

62. In working toward our mission and this
vision, MEA operates according to the
following set of values:
We shall:
• Be passionate, professional, inclusive and honest in all
that we do;
• Inspire, encourage and help others to use and produce
energy more sustainably;
• Establish long term relationships wherever possible with
customers and funders alike;
• Perform to standards that are a source of pride for staff,
trustees and stakeholders;
• Offer first class skills to our customers;
• Be sensitive to risk and identify, understand and manage
potential risks;
• To provide positive, enjoyable and rewarding work and
volunteering opportunities.

63. That the households and communities we work
with will receive the following benefits as a
result of our activities:
• improved air quality,
• improved health and well-being,
• a reduction in outflow of cash to external
energy suppliers,
• an increase in understanding of the issues
surrounding energy efficiency & renewable
energy,
• increased employment and training
opportunities in the sustainable energy field.

64. From the website
Our aim is to encourage three D's - Demand
reduction (using less), Decarbonisation (low
carbon sources of energy) and
Decentralisation (more local energy
production and supply). This will help deliver
on the UK's commitment to the climate
change challenge, whilst helping to ensure
that there is a sustainable, secure and
affordable supply of energy for everyone. We
aim to contribute to these goals in ways that
strengthen the economic capability of the
areas in which we work.

65. Financial history/future……
Financial Year End Gross Unrestricted Income
31st March 1999 £ 62,776
31st March 2000 £107,931
31st March 2001 £ 93,789
31st March 2002 £180,131
31st March 2003 £143,755
31st March 2004 £196,902
31st March 2005 £232,000
31st March 2006 £316,424
31st March 2007 £465,773
31st March 2008 £745,527
31st March 2009 £965,000 (Estimated)
31st March 2010 £1,250,000 (Estimated)
Key issues: Lean overheads. Sensitivity to the Autumn ‘hungry gap’, Less un-productive time.
More sophisticated approach to income ‘sustaining’ vs ‘passing through’
Key goals: Tendering, trusts, grants, funding officer. Build reserves in 2009/2010. More cash.
Funded posts.

70. kg CO2/
month