Links & further information

There's loads of places you can get more information about Micropower:

A great place to start is the Friends of the Earth Scotland pages on Micropower. This has loads of information and briefings on the different types of Micropower and its implications.

The Energy Saving Trust provide extensive information on which grants are available, and installers that are acredited to be eligable for these grants.

New Builder magazine is worth checking out for those with a practical turn of mind, and to find more about the cutting edge of these technologies and environmental building.

You can find out more about the so-called Merton Rule, which specifies that all new developments of a certain size need to generate a proportion of their energy needs using Micropower. This rule is being implemented all over Britain.

There's loads of reports and research that sets out how Micropower can have a real impact on Britain's climate changing emissions, from the Department of Trade and Industry, the Sustainable Development Commission and Oxford University.