New government: new era for community energy? Community Energy Scotland welcomes our new Labour government’s commitment to make Britain a clean energy superpower. In particular: Setting up Great British Energy The commitment to set up a publicly-owned clean power company…
There is estimated to be 331MW of community owned renewable generation in the UK. Surplus income from these projects, after covering costs, goes back into the community to provide a wide range of benefits including education, transport services, employment, housing, and action on poverty. Many community groups are starting to ask, what happens when the wind turbine comes to the end of its life? How will we continue to fund our community activity?
The Energy Learning Network: A bold UK-wide collaborative project to enable community groups focused on energy to maximise their scale and impact, whilst supporting those new to the sector. The community energy sector, especially our members, already delivers a wide…
On Saturday, June 8th, Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar Labour Candidate) and Anas Sarwar (Scottish Labour Leader) met several community group representatives from Lewis, Uist, and Barra alongside CES. The meeting began with a round-the-room meeting of the attendees…
Organisations are invited to respond to the UK government's second consultation on the Review of electricity market arrangements.
It was all there and it's all in the report too!
There are new public charging regulations coming this month which should make it easier to charge an EV in public over the next few years. Community groups that own chargers might need to make changes as soon as 24th November. Find…
Exciting news for sustainable transport enthusiasts! Orkney's Car Club has just received two brand-new electric vehicles (EVs). The new additions to the car club are two MG4s, a multiple award-winning electric car with a range of over 200 miles.
Orkney and Shetland have been chosen as two of 31 innovation locations in the UK, to conduct three-month feasibility studies examining how to overcome some of the key non-technical barriers that are holding back efforts to reach net zero targets…
Community Energy Scotland has written a position paper on hydrogen to support the Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions (HI-ACT) centre. This paper forms our opinion about hydrogen in Scotland at the time of writing (October 2022) and you can…
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