Marches Energy Agency Explained

Marches Energy Agency (MEA) is an energy agency in the United Kingdom, operating on a not-for-profit basis. The agency was formed by Shropshire County Council in 1995[1] to promote the use of sustainable energy in the area. Richard Davies was the director from 1998 to 2014, having previously worked as a chemical engineer. Much of their work is conduction in partnership with local authorities, and focuses on helping communities cut their carbon emissions, especially in rural areas.[2] [3] [4]

Areas of operation

Although MEA initially operated on the English side of the Welsh Marches, it has since expanded its work through service level agreements with Staffordshire Moorlands District Council,[5] the entire Shropshire Council area, and in 2009 to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire through an agreement with the Local Authority Energy Partnership.[6]

Awards

In 2009 MEA won an Ashden Award for their work to create Low Carbon Communities.[7]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beacon Case Study - Sustainable Energy . John Harrison, Shropshire County Council . 2009-05-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717110400/http://www.beacons.idea.gov.uk/idk/aio/650654 . 17 July 2011 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Farmers switch on to energy saving ideas . Philip Clarke, Farmers Weekly . 2009-05-22.
  3. Web site: Shropshire dairy farmer installs wind turbine . Anna Blackaby, Birmingham Post . 2009-05-22.
  4. Web site: Npower's Green Energy Fund helps cover costs of new log-fired boiler . Sunita Patel, Npower . 2009-05-22.
  5. Web site: Project Carbon – Update Report . Staffordshire Moorlands District Council . 2009-05-22.
  6. Web site: Joint Working Between the Local Authorities' Energy Partnership & Marches Energy Agency . Tim Braund, Derbyshire Dales District Council . 2009-05-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714051805/http://derbyshiredales.maximaasp.com/TROVEPROGS/TroveAMDocument.aspx?%2FIS=773264312%2FLI%3DDerbyshire+Dales+DC%2FID%3D40%2FOS%3D77%2FDI%3D8744%2FDS%3D8744%2FLO%3D0%2FXD%3D8341%2FRW%3D1600%2FRH%3D1200%2FTC%3D1%2FVD%3DDerbyD%2FWV%3D6%2FST%3Dac%2FAC%3DAP%2FFI%3D658%2FAM%3D1%2FHU%3DEmptyURL . 14 July 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: Ashden Awards: UK winners 2009 . Ashden Awards . 2009-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090615053049/http://www.ashdenawards.org/UK_finalists . 15 June 2009 . dead .

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