Join an interactive day full of inspiring speakers, meet other Community Energy Scotland members and engage with our workshops at our Annual Conference 2025!
Our theme this year is Power in Partnership: How we build a new generation of community energy & resilience across Scotland
Join us at the COSLA Conference Centre, Edinburgh on Wednesday 24th September!
Morning
- 09.00 – 09.45 Registration
- 09.45 – 10.00 Welcome from Zoe Holliday, CEO at Community Energy Scotland
- 10.00 – 10.15 Keynote Speaker: Liam Cantwell, Community Energy Manager, SP Energy Networks
- 10.15 – 10.35 Guest Speaker: Lesley Riddoch, Journalist & Broadcaster
- 10:35 – 10.50 Refreshments
- 10.50 – 11:15 Interactive & networking session
- 11:15 – 12:15 Panel Discussion – Building the next generation of community energy
- 12.15 – 13:15 Lunch, exhibition hall and networking
Afternoon
- 13:15 – 14:05 Workshops I (see information below – select when booking ticket)
- 14:05 – 15:00 Workshop II (see information below – select when booking ticket)
- 15:00 – 15:15 Refreshments
- 15:15 – 15:30 The Sandy Macaulay Lecture – Eric Dodd, Renewables & Community Energy Expert
- 15:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion – Youth engagement & succession building in community energy
- 16.30 – 17.00 Wrap up and conference close
- 17.00 – 18.00 Optional Social – Venue TBC
Workshops (choose two when ordering tickets)
1. GB Energy – From Policy to Practice: How will GB Energy translate for Scotland, and how will it impact Community Energy
2. Demystifying Local Energy Markets: Making sense of how local energy markets work, who benefits, and the barriers
3. Energising Urban Spaces: Making Community Buildings viable & sustainable again in the urban/peri-urban space
4. Integrated Approaches to Transport Decarbonisation: Rural Energy Hubs, Active Travel, Community Led Mobility
Note: Please note there is a limited of 2 tickets for each CES member organisation attending the conference. Please enquire at communications@communityenergy.scot for bursaries.
Order tickets and book workshops: Community Energy Scotland Annual Members’ Conference 2025 Tickets, Wed, Sep 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
This event is sponsored by SP Energy Network and Younity
