Energy Co-Lab
Spotting, imagining, and sharing how energy flows through local communities.
Small, ready-made energy systems that can be added where needed, like solar-powered streetlights, bus shelters, or small plug-and-play solar or wind units.
Stores extra electricity when there’s plenty available, like on sunny or windy days, so that it can be used later when demand is higher.
Cutting energy waste by adding insulation, sealing drafts, upgrading windows, using efficient appliances, or designing buildings to stay warmer in winter and cooler in summer.
Uses natural heat deep underground to create steam that turns turbines and generates electricity or heats buildings.
Uses buried pipes to absorb underground warmth and upgrades it with a heat pump to heat homes, businesses, or hot water systems.
Takes heat from the outside air and uses it to warm radiators, underfloor heating, or hot water tanks in homes and buildings.
Generates electricity using the flow of a stream or small river. Water turns a turbine to produce power for local homes or community buildings.
Takes heat from river water and upgrades it using a pump to provide heating for buildings or hot water, usually through underground pipes and radiators.
Uses plants, wood, or food and farm waste to produce heat, electricity, or biogas. Can be burned in boilers to make renewable fuel.
Wind turbines use moving air to spin blades that power a generator, producing clean electricity. Often installed in fields or offshore but smaller turbines can be found in homes.
Panels or tubes that absorb the sun’s heat to warm water for showers, heating systems and taps. Reduces the need for gas or electric heating.
Solar panels on roofs or open ground will capture sunlight and convert it directly into electricity for homes, businesses, or the national grid.