• The advancement of the education of the public in energy conservation and efficiency.
• The conservation of the environment through the promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• The conduct of research relating to the utilisation of energy conservation practices and technologies and making available the useful results of such research to the public.

Areas of expertise:

• Fuel poverty (education/ advice/ policy/ research)
• RES and RUE advice to consumers, community groups, schools, municipalities and businesses.
• Retrofitting of RES and RUE measures in residential buildings (over 20,000 homes improved by 2010)
• Education and Skills (focus on ages 14 to 19 years and meeting the emerging needs of business)
• Sustainable communities (training, planning, community engagement, technical support, RES, Revolving Funds)
• Sustainable Transport advice, education and awareness raising.

Community Energy Plus is experienced at working as the UK partner on a range of EU funded projects including:

• IEE: Schools for Intelligent Energy Use (SIEU), www.sieu.info
• IEE: The Aspire Project www.aspire-project.eu
• IEE: Kyoto in the Home (KITH) - www.kyotoinhome.info
• ERDF: Nautisme Espace Atlantique 2 (NEA2) - http://www.nea2.eu/en/600/00/
• ESF: Environmental Skills Network (ESN) - http://www.environmentalskills.org.uk/
• ESF: Training Opportunities Accrediting Sustainable tourism (TOAST2) - www.cstn.org.uk
• ERDF: Envision. http://www.convergencecornwall.com/convergence-investments/ envision-phase-3.php

Target audience: Covers a wide range of organisations including government departments, the Energy Saving Trust, Municipalities, Health Sector organisations, including the Health Authority and Primary Care Trusts, local businesses, the renewable energy sector, community groups, voluntary organisations and individual households in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.