community energy

The five-year agreement is said to be the first of its kind and will include a total capacity of 50MW

Fuel poverty is said to be directly affecting more than half of Scottish millennials

A £40 million investment partnership has been launched to help communities take ownership of clean energy sources across the UK. The collaboration between independent trust Power to Change and investment group Big Society Capital aims to move up to eight existing solar farms into the hands of local communities over the next year. The scheme […]

Mongoose Energy has secured financing for what it claims is the UK’s biggest community energy project. The 14.7MW solar and battery farm in Stratford-Upon-Avon in Warwickshire is expected to generate enough electricity to power around 4,500 UK homes. It has been designed, built and will be maintained by Anesco and is expected to deliver £4.8 […]

Community energy projects are powering hundreds of thousands of homes across the UK. The first Community Energy State of the Sector report reveals a total of 222 community organisations are now operating solar, hydro and wind power schemes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They have a collective generation capacity of 121MW – equivalent to […]

Northern Powergrid has awarded £50,000 for new community energy schemes. A total of 10 local groups will use a share of the funding which will support projects in the inception stages. They include providing energy advice to help reduce fuel poverty as well as projects that will raise awareness of sustainable living and encourage design […]

M&S Energy has launched a £300,000 fund to support community projects and technologies across the UK. It is inviting sports clubs, libraries, village halls and schools to apply for part of the funding for energy projects that support local communities. Following the initial application and shortlisting process, the winners will be decided by public vote, […]

A clean energy investment firm has provided a £1.7 million loan to help a community group in Shropshire acquire its own solar project. Thrive Renewables, which works with more than 6,300 investors, is supporting a Mongoose Energy initiative to allow residents in the county to invest directly in a local renewable energy facility in the village of Sheriffhales. Over the next few months, […]

The largest community-owned rooftop solar array in the UK is now generating electricity. The 636KW project has been installed on the rooftops of Prodrive’s headquarters in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The 2,446-panel array is expected to provide 39% of the site’s power needs. It is one of 13 rooftop solar projects completed by social enterprise Low Carbon […]

Community energy start-ups have fallen by more than 80% this year. That’s due to changes in the government’s energy policies, which include the elimination of subsidies for onshore wind and the reduction of support for solar among others, according to industry body Co-operatives UK. It added only 10 new community energy organisations have been registered […]