Our electricity is supplied from renewable sources on a "green" Economy 7 tariff, with a high percentage used overnight when demand is lower to recharge vehicles. Energy usage is sub-metered and quantified in terms of cost and climate change contribution. Other energy use is minimised and road transport is planned to avoid unnecessary travel.
We try to make use of rail for vehicle transport and personal transport for longer distances. We avoid direct fossil fuel usage wherever possible and respect local air quality by not burning waste or unseasoned wood in an uncontrolled manner.
We keep a "carbon diary" of our direct and indirect use of fossil fuel (e.g. from rail journeys and vehicle deliveries) and aim to take measures to reduce the impact of these carbon emissions as necessary to make our operations close to "carbon neutral". Where our vehicles are charged away from base on a supply not known to be green we measure or estimate the consumption and add this to the carbon diary too.
Goal: To improve energy efficiency and reduce energy requirements by increased conservation measures and improved practices.
Goal: To produce renewable energy directly from
small-scale wind and solar installations.