We promise an active and productive day at the 2024 Community Energy Members’ Conference with a wide variety of session formats to keep you inspired and building knowledge.
Our theme this year is The Community Energy Ripple Effect: Maximising Positive Impact
Join us at the University of Strathclyde Technology & Innovation Centre on 12th September!
Agenda
- 09.00 – 09.45 Registration and Welcome
- 09.45 – 10.00 SP Energy Networks Liam Cantwell, Community Energy Manager, SP Distribution
- 10.00 – 10.30 Interactive Session: The Ripple Effects – What’s been achieved so far?
- 10.30 – 11.00 Break
- 11.00 – 11.15 Strathclyde Institute for Sustainable Communities – Prof. Matt Hannon
- 11.15 – 12.00 Panel Discussion – Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement
- 12.00 – 12.15 The Sandy Macaulay Lecture – Nicholas Gubbins, co-founder of CES
- 12.15 – 13.45 Lunch and networking
- 13.00 – 13.45 Optional speed-networking session
- 13.45 – 15.00 Workshops (see information below – select when booking ticket)
- 15.00 – 15.30 Break
- 15.30 – 16.15 Panel Q&A – Solar PV
- 16.15 – 16.30 Interactive Session: How can community energy reach further? Have your say.
- 16.30 – 17.00 Wrap up and conference close
- 17.00 – 18.00 Optional Social – The Piper Whisky Bar
Workshops
- Active travel: N76 project, DPT Development Trust, Nith Valley Leaf Trust
- Energy Efficiency: Carbon Neutral Islands Raasay
- Community Benefit from Commercial Wind Farms: Stratherrick & Foyers Community Trust and Community Energy Scotland
- How to Evaluate and Communicate your Impact: CoDeL
Message from SP Energy Networks, our headline sponsor
SP Energy Networks is dedicated to empowering communities across the UK through sustainable and resilient energy solutions. As the distribution network operator for Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire, and North Shropshire, and the transmission owner for Central and Southern Scotland, we keep electricity flowing to over 6 million customers across 3.5 million homes and businesses through our network of over 110,000km of power cables and 30,000 substations, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
In sponsoring this year’s Community Energy Scotland Annual Conference, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our Community Energy Strategy. Developed with the invaluable support of Community Energy Scotland representing the other Community Energy Representative bodies across the UK, this strategy underscores our commitment to helping local communities harness the full potential of community energy. Earlier this year, we established a dedicated Community Energy Team to focus exclusively on supporting community energy projects. Our goal is to provide the necessary support and resources to enable communities to develop and manage their own energy projects, contributing to a greener and more sustainable future.
We also recently sponsored this year’s ‘State of the Sector Report’ in collaboration with the Community Energy Representative bodies across the UK which gave invaluable insight into the specific impact and trends within the community energy sector.
By working closely with our stakeholders, we aim to create a collaborative environment where innovative energy solutions can thrive, ultimately benefiting all our communities which we work within.
Please note there is a limited of 2 tickets for each organisation attending the conference.
