Community Energy News

A network operator in England has made grants of up to £15,000 available to finance at leat five new or expanded community energy projects. communityenergynews.com/10-en-gb/solar…

Policymakers have to support the needed transformation of #communityenergy, which plays a key role in making an inclusive #netzero transition, write reserachers with @TyndallCentre. bit.ly/2XWh41m

The UK government this month closed first round of bidding for its £150 million Community Ownership Fund that may be used to start or save local green businesses. #communityenergy communityenergynews.com/10-en-gb/solar…

A Parliamentary Committee is consulting on how to provide loans for local authorities' #climateemergency and #netzero plans, after a report found the central government wasn’t helping enough. bit.ly/3mgs18o

Following a test this month, Cornwall is seeing steam from the UK's first deep geothermal power project, United Downs, and a local housing project and distillery will use 2.5 MW of the hot water the plant is expected to produce. @geodistillery @Thrive_R bit.ly/2Wiv1pR

Scottish hydro developer @ILIENERGY will soon allow local community groups to invest in Red John PSH, a pumped #energystorage project like those that make Norway so green. #community energy bit.ly/3hBzzhU

Green and energy groups — such as @GreenpeaceUK, @REAssociation and @UKPNnews — have demanded the UK government act on recommendations by the Environmental Audit Committee on removing barriers to community energy in the UK's upcoming #netzero strategy. bit.ly/2Ulko4v

Existential threat to natural gas in Europe - cyprus-mail.com/2021/06/27/exi…

The UK's largest community solar farm under construction by @LowCarbonHub is also part of a BEIS-funded, Oxford-University-enabled smart grid trial, and will make use of on-site battery that could be the sector's future. @LowCarbon_UK @_Project_LEO bit.ly/3hb2xoD

Brighton Energy Co-op (BEC) funded a third #communityenergy rooftop PV system for Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (@GBMCMedia) in March, with installation completed by @genfitltd. @brightonnrgcoop bit.ly/3wALAKx

Warwickshire-based @midcountiescoop and @octopus_energy are enabling Octopus energy bill payers to invest directly in UK-wide #communityenergy projects, part of its Younity joint venture relaunched last month. #climatechange bit.ly/34cGesu

Hackney Council is now on its way to #netzero with its new solar panel scheme led by public energy company Hackney Light and Power, but it hasn’t decided yet exactly how it will get rid of the rest of its emissions. #Hackney. bit.ly/384xK9F @hackneypower @PCANcities

Co-op-run Westmill Wind Farm and Westmill Solar have both been recognised for filing perfect corporate taxes in Oxfordshire @WestmillSolar bit.ly/363eAjw

Cardiff-based energy services provider Sero has invited volunteers to move into three experimental houses topped with #PV in Cardiff, where they will manage their energy demand with an app for cost benefits. bit.ly/3iY9zwD @Sero_Homes @Sero_Group bit.ly/3iY9zwD

Grid operator WPD has launched an #electricvehicle and household device management service for grid fexibility in the East Midlands according to the August annoucement by a technology supplier, @Kaluza_tech bit.ly/3kkcv6X

Cornwall contracts second LUC survey for potential ‘major’ renewable energy build of #wind or #solar targeting a carbon-neutral #Cornwall. bit.ly/2Rnezi7 @LUCtweeting

Welsh Cooperative @egnicoop and @NewportCouncil teamed up with @jojusolar to finish a 78 kW rooftop solar array for the benefit of students at Caerleon Comprehensive school in Wales. bit.ly/3hktfJD

CES Blog – Traversing Turbulent Times – Reflections on Community Energy South’s 2020 Spring Conference – 05.05.2020 communityenergysouth.org/blog/2020/5/7/…

UK renewable energy supplier @GoodEnergy plans to launch a cheap energy tariff for homes using a greener natural-gas-boiler heating alternative, air-source #heatpumps. bit.ly/33hfkRa #ASHP #GSHP #energyefficiency

The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak's #budget pledges £1 billion for greener public buildings and £3 billion for #insulation in the #GreenHomesGrant, but @GreenpeaceUK wanted more bit.ly/39PA1op