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Local Energy Markets — May 26, 2026 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Discover more about local energy markets, where community energy generation supplies locally – our key focus in this session is Energy Local models. We’ll be looking at the various alternatives of trading energy locally, and what needs to be in place to consider these.

Local Energy Markets

Car Club Insurance — July 10, 2024 @ 12:00 am – Part of Community Energy Fortnight. Guest speaker: Antonia, CoMoUK.

Car Club Insurance

Webinar Host: CoMo UK

Sustainable Transport — March 23, 2023 @ 12:00 am – Peer learning session focussing on community car clubs and community minibus services. Presented by Stuart Masson, Huntly Travel Hub and Eoin MacNeil, Voluntary Action Barra & Vatersay.

Sustainable Transport

Webinar Host: Huntly Travel HubVoluntary Action Barra & Vatersay

Financing Community Energy — July 10, 2024 @ 12:00 am – Part of the Community Energy Fortnight series from Community Energy Scotland. Guest speakers: Monika and Jim, Thrive Renewables and Allan and Simon, Radio City Association.

Financing Community Energy

Webinar Host: Radio City AssociationThrive

Local Carbon Auditing — May 24, 2023 @ 12:00 am – Presented by the Carbon Neutral Islands team, which is funded by the Scottish Government, key areas of the communities audit project to date are shared, followed by a Q&A session.

Local Carbon Auditing

Webinar Host: Carbon Neutral Islands team

Local Energy Planning member’s slides presented at ELN CES webinar: Uist Local Energy Plan

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

Low Carbon Heat — February 23, 2023 @ 12:00 am – Low carbon heat and heat pumps knowledge sharing event from CES. Presented by Project Manager, Peter Long who draws on his experience, results and learnings from the CES Heat Smart Orkney, SMILE, ReFLEX and Heat Pumps Plus projects.

Low Carbon Heat

Webinar Host: CES heat techonology specialist

District Heat Networks — July 10, 2024 @ 12:00 am – Webinar on district heating systems and Swaffham prior case study. Part of the Community Energy Fortnight Series by Community Energy Scotland. Guest speaker: Emma, Heating Swaffham Prior

District Heat Networks

Webinar Host: Swaffham Prior

Social, Economic & Environment Value of Community Energy — February 3, 2025 @ 12:00 am –

Social, Economic & Environment Value of Community Energy

Webinar Host: ELN UK

Heat Networks — December 11, 2024 @ 12:00 am –

Heat Networks

Webinar Host: ELN UK

Social Value of Community Energy featuring CES member Balerno Village Trust/Harlaw Hydro — February 3, 2025 @ 12:00 am –

Social Value of Community Energy featuring CES member Balerno Village Trust/Harlaw Hydro

Webinar Host: ELN UK

Community Domestic Retrofitting — January 23, 2025 @ 12:00 am –

Community Domestic Retrofitting

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

Community Carbon Auditing — February 25, 2025 @ 12:00 am –

Community Carbon Auditing

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

Planning community energy activity, and the wider community plans framework — January 21, 2026 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – An online opportunity to explore planning community energy activities and how these fit into the wider community planning landscape. Additional material from Dundee City Council on their Local Area Energy Plan

Planning community energy activity, and the wider community plans framework

Applying for Planning for Community Energy — November 18, 2025 @ 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – We explore the planning system in Scotland with Planning Aid Scotland, and present community case study contributions from Porty Community Energy and Point & Sandwick Trust, followed by a Q&A discussion session.

Applying for Planning for Community Energy

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

Community energy and Muslim communities — October 29, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm – Examples and lessons of community energy and Muslim community organisations collaboration from across the UK. It’s the fifth in a series of webinars for the wider Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to promote and support community action on energy. These webinars showcase community-level action and how to deliver impactful local energy projects. This […]

Community energy and Muslim communities

Webinar Host: ELN Centre for Sustainable Energy

Making your community building more energy efficient — September 9, 2025 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – The basics of what is meant by energy efficiency and what are the options for community organisations, key considerations and where to find support. The third in a series of webinars for the wider Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector to promote and support community action on energy. These webinars showcase community-level action and […]

Making your community building more energy efficient

Webinar Host: ELN UK

Building a business case for community energy generation projects – wind and solar — September 16, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – This two hour webinar will share best practice and learning relating to developing a business case for community wind and solar projects. Topics will include selling exported power and getting the right price, including PPA pricing mechanisms, and options for getting the right debt costs.

Building a business case for community energy generation projects – wind and solar

Webinar Host: ELN UK

How Local Authorities Can Work with Community Groups to Encourage Retrofit — September 10, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Councils have a major role to play in delivering home energy efficiency programmes but have limited resources to do so. There is a real opportunity to work more closely with communities to encourage and support residents to upgrade their homes.

How Local Authorities Can Work with Community Groups to Encourage Retrofit

Webinar Host: ELN UK

Community benefit funds: opportunities and challenges — July 9, 2025 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Discover insights into community development funds and some of the practical ways communities can maximise funds from commercial renewables developers. The event could also be helpful to those involved with community owned energy projects providing community benefit funds.

Community benefit funds: opportunities and challenges

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

Raising finance with investors looking for values-driven community projects — July 8, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – In this Energy Learning Network webinar, find out how your community energy project can be matched with like-minded investors. Di Gerry, Triodos Senior Corporate Finance Manager, introduces what Triodos Bank stands for and the work it does and then delves into community organisations raising their own finance through crowdfunding opportunities.

Raising finance with investors looking for values-driven community projects

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

Attract investors and funders to your £150k+ community energy project — July 8, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am – In this Energy Learning Network webinar, Ethex describe how community organisations can be connected with investors interested in grass roots projects like community energy. Find out how to access investment for larger projects.

Attract investors and funders to your £150k+ community energy project

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

Webinar: Long term finance and new energy generation viability — July 3, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Join us during Community Energy Fortnight to hear from our speakers at Democratic Finance Scotland (DTAS) and our own Mark Hull to find out how your community can finance a viable energy generation project.

Webinar: Long term finance and new energy generation viability

Webinar Host: ELN Community Energy Scotland

All webinars (23)

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Carbon Auditing (2)

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Community Energy Value (2)

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Finance and Business (6)

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Local Energy Trading (1)

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Plans and Planning (3)

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