"Promoting the better use and supply
                  of energy to counter climate change"

Working in partnership is one of NEF's core values in our approach to tackling climate change. The challenge of climate change means changing all aspects of the way we live our lives at home, at work and at play. That means no one organisation, or indeed one approach will provide "the" solution.

At NEF we reflect this by working in partnership wherever we can.

Our Partners in the UK include:

• National Energy Services
• Carbon Trust
• Energy Saving Trust
• Sustainable Energy Academy
• The Ground Source Heat Pump Association
• Business Support Kent - BSK-CiC
• The C-Change Trust
• United Sustainable Energy Agency
• Finance South East
• Community Energy Practitioners Forum
• Ofgem

A few examples below may help to illustrate the range of partnerships we have already formed and hopefully inspire you to get in contact with NEF to propose new ways of working together. We define successful partnerships as those which deliver real savings in carbon dioxide emitted now and in the future, and those that compliment the independent activity of all partners in countering climate change.

Internationally we work with partners across the EU and occasionally further afield, in countries such as Vietnam or Canada. We are actively engaged in EU programmes such as Intelligent Energy Europe and are always looking for partners in high quality proposals. We also work in support of international standards at the EN or ISO level, bringing our practical experience to bear in creating workable solutions for more sustainable energy systems.

National Energy Services

National Energy Services (NES) is the UK's home for independent energy assessors, home inspectors, surveyors and low carbon professionals. It is one of the largest providers of Energy Performance Certificates in both the existing and on-construction sectors and operates an accreditation scheme for Domestic and Commercial Energy Assessors. NES's strengths include industry leading software, developed over more than 20 years, and high quality training courses. NES was the trading subsidiary of the Foundation from 1994 until 2011 and remains headquartered in the National Energy Centre.

Link to:
www.nesltd.co.uk

Carbon Trust

We work in partnership with the Carbon Trust in managing the delivery of the Carbon Trust Standard. We strongly support the Carbon Trust's aim of "helping business and the public sector cut carbon emissions, and supporting the development of low carbon technologies". This meant that when the Carbon Trust were considering in 2004 to start up a new accreditation scheme, we worked with them to migrate the existing Energy Efficiency Accreditation Scheme to become a Carbon Trust owned service that has become the nucleus of the Carbon Trust Standard, providing a single national recognition scheme for those organisations that have delivered real savings in carbon dioxide emissions over a sustained period.

Link to:
www.carbontruststandard.com

The Ground Source Heat Pump Association has been set up to provide a forum for the industry in the UK. Its principal aims are to:

• promote the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and technical competence within the Ground Source Energy Industry to ensure consumer confidence
• represent the Ground Source Heating & Cooling industry, promoting sustainable use of the technology and engaging with government and other bodies to influence relevant policymaking
• share best practice and develop and disseminate industry approved technical standards, training criteria and codes of practice
• provide benefits to members

Contact: Jake Salisbury
Tel: 01908 354545
E-mail: info@gshp.org.uk
Website: www.gshp.org.uk

In addition, the National Energy Foundation continues to support the sustainable biomass industry through its Logpile programme.

We continue to work with other trade associations in the renewable heat sector including the Solar Trade Association.

Sustainable Energy Academy

The National Energy Foundation and The Sustainable Energy Academy agreed to work together in a formal partnership from November 2007, with each charity nominating a number of members to the other's Board of Trustees. Over 6 million older homes in the UK have unnecessarily high fuel bills for their occupants and unacceptably high emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main gas contributing to climate change. The Old Home SuperHome campaign has developed a network of demonstration homes, mainly in urban areas where most properties lack cavity walls. It shows that existing houses can be transformed to save 60% or more energy than a typical home of the same age and built form. Householders are holding energy Open Days when visitors can learn and be inspired to carry out similar eco-renovations. We plan to provide one to two examples of low energy refurbishment in each local authority area. We see this as the start of a partnership that will lead to the two charities working closely on a number of future projects designed to combat climate change through improving energy standards in UK homes.

Contact: Communities Team communities@nef.org.uk
or John Doggart: john.doggart@s-ea.org.uk
Website: www.sustainable-energyacademy.org.uk

The C-Change Trust

The National Energy Foundation works in partnership with the c-change trust, an independent charity based in Bristol, to develop and maintain the Carbon Workout. This is an award-winning personal calculator that helps people identify and limit their contribution towards climate change. By undertaking the Workout, individuals receive information and advice about how they can reduce their CO2 emissions and are able to make pledges to take specific actions and can receive regular reminders to help them check their progress.

However, recognising that there may be some emissions that cannot be avoided, there is also the opportunity to "Balance Your Carbon", and support financially the work of the Foundation and the c-change trust. Any payments made to the c-change trust will be used to re-establish, plant and maintain urban and rural Green Spaces around the UK for public use; to fund Carbon Busters - a nationwide schools programme designed to raise children with a greater connection to their environment - and to support UK-based Renewable Energy projects ranging from wind-power to research into hemp brick production.

For more information please visit the Carbon Workout.

United Sustainable Energy Agency

United Sustainable Energy Agency (USEA) is a not-for-profit company that encourages and enables individuals and organisations to use energy more sustainably. It does this to maintain and improve quality of life for everybody and to protect the environment. The Agency was set up in 1998 by Milton Keynes Council and the National Energy Foundation with initial funding from the European Commission under the name "Milton Keynes Energy Agency". Since then it has joined forces with the Watford & Three Rivers Energy Agency and Thames Valley Energy Centre. USEA is controlled by an independent Board of Directors made up of people who have a passion for making our use of energy more sustainable.

USEA works with partners to promote the more sustainable use of energy through a range of services including advice, project management, and research and marketing services along with a comprehensive information service for householders on grants and discounts for energy measures. USEA has worked closely with the Energy Saving Trust through its ESTAC network and provides a range of services to local authorities in the South and East of England.

For more information please visit the USEA website: www.usea.org.uk

Finance South East

Finance South East "FSE" is a not-for-profit entity and an FSA-authorised Fund Management group which administers institutional & angel equity, mezzanine loan and bespoke commercialisation support schemes. FSE specialises in developing and operating creative fund structures, and is uniquely positioned to help growth businesses achieve their potential through direct investment, together with a range of professional support and advice.

For more information please visit the FSE website: Finance South East