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WARMER HOMES SCHEME
You may be eligible for support under the Warmer Homes Scheme

You may get help with:

Ventilation

Wall Insulation (Cavity, External and Internal)

Underfloor and floating floor Insulation

Loft and Room in Roof Insulation

Air Source Heat Pump

Solar PV

Energy Efficient Lighting

Heating Controls and Thermostats

Future meetings will be on 23rd May & 27th June

OTHER NEWS

UPDATE

HUMSHAUGH COMMUNITY SOLAR FARM

The priority project for HNZ is the Humshaugh Community Solar Farm on land East of Lincoln Hill, Humshaugh. Following planning approval and signing of a landowner agreement Humshaugh Community Solar Limited has been registered as a Community Benefit Society. Business and funding models for a 1 Megawatt (1MW) solar array, with associated energy storage, are being developed. The project will supply electricity directly to the local electricity distribution network and consist of 2100 individual 540w panels, installed as thirteen rows.

The installation of the 1MW solar array will meet approximately 50% of the current residential electricity needs of the Parish, and result in significant carbon savings estimated to be around 160 tonnes of carbon dioxide per annum.

Expect next update in May!!

I'M A CLIMATE VOTER

We would encourage you to vote in the next year and examine the climate change policies of all of our candidates.

You can sign the climate vote pledge - press the button above.

Our voices should be heard. We need bold solutions to the climate crisis. We need our politicians to deliver. We need them to have a plan. We do not need more coal or gas fired power stations.

WINTER NEWSLETTER

GLOBAL WARMING IN 2023 – TIME IS RUNNING OUT

2023 was the hottest year on record and marked the first time that every day exceeded 1°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial level. Close to 50% of days were more than 1.5°C warmer than the 1850-1900 level, and two days in November were, for the first time, more than 2°C warmer (https://climate.copernicus.eu/).

New NCC charge point near the doctor's surgery

The NCC charge point is a double 7.2kW charge point and is operated by EVCharge.online (https://evcharge.online/), as are NCC charge points throughout Northumberland.

NCC charge points are all pay-to-use and the easiest way to use the charge point is with a dedicated Rolec radiofrequency identification (RFID) card. Cards can be purchased from the Village Shop (£16) or online from, for example, electrical2go (https://www.electrical2go.co.uk/).

To use the card you need to set up (Register) an account at https://evcharge.online/. Once the account is set up money can be added by clicking on Wallet on the lefthand menu on the main page (below) and topping-up your account using a credit card.

How to use it

To link the Rolec RFID card to your account, go to the charge point with your RFID card and a smart phone that allows you to access the EVCharge.Online website (https://evcharge.online/). Access the website and login in using the username and password used when you registered your account.

Once you have logged onto the website click My Profile on the lefthand menu (above), then RFID, then Add New RFID + and follow the instructions on how to link the RFID card to your account

Registration

The charge point id for our charge point is UKEV7374.

Once your RFID card is registered, to use the charge point simply plug the charging cable into the charge point and your car, and then place the RFID card against the RFID reader on the charge point. A quiet “beep” can be heard as the card is read, after which charging will start.

To stop the charge, disconnect the cable from the car first and then from the charge point. Notification of the start of charging, the cost per kWh and the point being used will be emailed to you at the email address you gave when registering your EVCharge.Online account. Similarly, notification of the amount credited to your account will be emailed to you each time you top-up your wallet with your credit card. EVCharge.Online do not currently (July 2023) offer a mobile phone app, but one is being developed.

EVCharge.Online do not offer telephone support but can be contacted by email at support@evcharge.online. If you have any questions please contact Herbie Newell on 01434 681312 or herbie.newell@ncl.ac.uk