Community Energy Scotland Annual Conference 2025

Watch our conference reel from the day’s events in September! Full report out soon.


FULLY BOOKED!

Contact communications@communityenergy.scot for the ticket waiting list

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! #CESConference2025 #PowerinPartnership

The day’s programme:

  • 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 Coffee & tea break
  • 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
  • 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 Coffee & tea break
  • 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 Community Energy Scotland member organisation attending the conference.

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

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