Powering Forward Community Energy
The network will share learning and support collaboration between communities acting on energy, as well as between the organisations that support them across the UK. We will also bring free insights, resources and connections to existing community energy groups, as well as to communities looking to become involved in local energy projects for the first time. It will create mentoring and peer learning opportunities too.
Energy Learning Network: a UK-wide programme powering forward community energy projects, helping more groups to launch or grow their schemes
Message us here to sign up: eln@communityenergy.scot
Remaining July webinar:
Community benefit funds: opportunities and challenges (Scotland) – Energy Learning Network – 9 July, 1.30-2.30pm (note new time)
Document Resources
- Social, Economic & Environmental Value delivered by Community Energy – CES evidence paper
- The Case for Community Energy – Energy Learning Network briefing paper
- State of the Sector – 2024 report
The Community Learning Exchange – funding for our community members to enable visits to community projects for mutual learning and ideas sharing – click on the link for more details of this valuable opportunity!
See our Resources page full of helpful information, past webinars and links
Click here for ELN overview slides
Watch out for notices about Scottish and UK webinars, and other events on the ELN landing page and social media
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 range of valuable local services tackling the climate crisis and fuel poverty, from locally owned solar pv, wind and hydro installations, delivering energy bill savings for organisations and individuals, to trusted low carbon retrofit and energy advice services to communities across the UK. The ELN will help grow, replicate and expand this activity currently delivered by 583 organisations with 69,500 members across the UK.The Network is a new initiative funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, led by Ashden Climate Solutions and delivered in partnership with Community Energy England, Community Energy Scotland, Community Energy Wales, Action Renewables and Centre for Sustainable Energy.
The Energy Learning Network (ELN) will fill gaps in support that currently exist for community energy by creating and promoting UK wide accessible resources that will support the establishment, development and delivery of community energy projects. There will be specific opportunities for peer mentoring support for community energy organisations, as well as shared learning opportunities to further skills and grow the sector.
Community Energy Scotland’s role:
- Supporting new and existing community driven energy projects to maximise and scale their impact
- Enhancing our online resources to support the needs of present CE organisations as well as those wishing to enter the sector
- Developing a programme of training and networking events
- Using data insights from the State of the Sector report and other evidence to shape our plans and delivery
- Creating an enabling environment for community energy to flourish by developing our strategic partnerships with other national institutions and organisations
