Tag: community energy

Andrew Hunt, Green Energy and Sustainability Manager for Oldham Council, tells elemental about the council’s exciting plans for the area, outlining the details of their Green New Deal and ambitions for their delivery partnership scheme, whilst highlighting the citizen centric philosophy which lies at the heart of each project. What is your department’s main focus? […]

The government has announced funding of £10m for communities in England for support in setting up local energy projects. Both urban and rural communities will have the chance to win a portion of a new £10 million Community Energy Fund, with applications due to open in early autumn. This funding will help to kickstart projects […]

Ripple Energy has announced that Derril Water Solar Park will become Britain’s first shared solar park. This announcement comes as RES, who developed the project, enters an agreement to sell Derril Water Solar Park to a Ripple managed co-operative.  From tomorrow, households across Devon and Britain will be able to buy and own part of […]

Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, launched Solar Together last year and 1,185 residents have signed up to the group buying scheme. A total of 7,962 residents initially registered an interest in the solar scheme, which promises an average 26% discount on the installation costs, with 1,185 now signing up and paying the […]

Camden Council is working with Power Up North London on a project to install solar panels on the roof of Talacre Community Sports Centre. The electricity produced will help to reduce energy bills on the site, operated by Greenwich Leisure Limited, for the next 20 years. Power Up North London’s community share offer is available to […]

In November, elemental is hosting a series of digital events focusing on solar innovation. The rise of energy prices, and energy insecurity means that there has never been more interest in solar power. With payback periods for domestic solar PV expected to drop to just four years*, the advantages for households, as well as buildings […]

Northern Powergrid has been shortlisted for an award recognising its work to support community energy projects across the region. The network operator has been nominated for the Community Energy Champion (Team) award at Community Energy England’s annual ceremony, which takes place at City Hall, London, next month. According to Community Energy England, the sector’s energy […]

The first 100 homes in the Penderi community, Swansea, in a retrofit scheme being delivered by the Pobl Group, Sero and Everwarm, are generating, storing, and using their own solar energy. Penderi is said to have the UK’s first community energy sharing scheme, with renewable energy stored and shared fairly between residents. This innovative billing […]

New research commissioned by law firm Shakespeare Martineau shows that almost two-thirds of the population do not feel they confidently understand what a heat pump is, how it works and how they go about getting one. Nearly 2 in 5 (37%) consumers said that if their boiler needed replacing in the next six months they […]

Centrica is inviting communities and social entrepreneurs – in the North East, Yorkshire, and The Humber – to apply for a grant of up to £100,000 through its Energy for Tomorrow (EfT) social impact fund for initiatives that can deliver affordable, accessible, and sustainable energy solutions. More than 20 projects have benefited from funding of […]

Two large Swansea schools will see their energy bills reduced after having solar panels fitted in recent weeks, as a result of a collaboration between Swansea Council, Egni Co-op and the Welsh Government Energy Service. Together they installed a total of 200kW of rooftop solar on Morriston Comprehensive School and Cefn Hengoed Community School. More […]