Tag: Energy resilience

Is debt a dirty word?

Is debt a dirty word?

Published on December 13, 2013 in Blog, Energy, Finance with 2 Comments

Very interesting question posed in today’s guest blog from Alex Germanis of Pure Leapfrog….   In the subsequent fallout from the war on Wonga, has debt once again become the bad guy? There certainly are unpalatable consequences to bad debt, yet throughout human history we have used debt, whether in barter-based economies or today’s complex […]

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Carbon Leapfrog and support for community energy projects

Carbon Leapfrog and support for community energy projects

Published on May 20, 2013 in Blog, Energy with 1 Comment

We are at an interesting junction in the evolution of community energy in the UK. The path to creating ownership of energy generation at the local level has never been easy, but as we make our way through 2013, it seems that the government has finally awakened to the cause, and community energy groups are […]

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Energy Resilience Assessment

Energy Resilience Assessment

Published on April 14, 2012 in Economic enablers with 0 Comments

Organisations of all types and sizes are facing an unprecedented set of challenges. The World Economic Forum’s report highlights energy price volatility as a risk with one of the highest potential financial impacts, and also one to watch given its unpredictability.   The Energy Resilience Assessment (ERA) is a diagnostic tool developed by the Transition […]

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