ESC secures funds to phase out East Sussex village’s fossil fuel boilers
Jan 03 2022 20:47

A community energy group in East Sussex has secured a £40,000 grant from the government's Rural Community Energy Fund to lead the village out of "volatile costs and dirty air associated with oil and LPG boilers."

Brighton Energy Co-op offers SMEs solar, EV grants
Jan 03 2022 20:20

The Brighton Energy Co-operative has announced the launch of an EU-funded Community Solar Accelerator project that offers grants to promote community solar in small and medium enterprises up to 30 June 2023.

Policy support needed to expand community energy: Report
Sep 27 2021 18:55

Policymakers have to support the needed transformation of community energy, which plays a key role in making an inclusive and socially just net-zero transition.

Electricity North West offers up to £15,000 for community energy projects
Sep 27 2021 18:31

A network operator in England has made £15,000 available for at least five organisations to finance new or expanded community energy projects mostly located in its licence area.

Latest funding for decarbonising heat and buildings not enough: CEE

Community Energy England has called out the inadequate £3.9 billion funding that was recently allot  ... 

Cornwall's United Downs geothermal to supply community heat, four more on way

Thrive Renewables, a fund that provides community-accessible investments in local energy projects,&n  ... 

Scotland’s community groups can invest in £550m pumped storage hydro project

The Scottish government has cleared proposals from Intelligent Land Investments (ILI) Group, a green  ... 

Green, investor and trade groups urge government to remove community energy barr...

National and community-based groups have demanded the UK government act on recommendations by the En  ... 

Octopus, Midcounties Co-op take community energy mainsteam in Younity JV

Warwickshire-based Midcounties Co-operative and Octopus Energy, a London-based provider of green ene  ... 

Oxfordshire wind and solar co-op Westmill recognised for paying exact tax

Co-op-run Westmill Wind Farm and Westmill Solar have both secured a Fair Tax Mark, which recognises   ... 

BEIS funds Sero’s demand management demo at social housing site in Cardiff

Cardiff-based home services provider Sero Homes has invited residents to move into three purpose-bui  ... 

East Midlands grid operator launches ‘first’ in-home battery system for flexibi...

The grid distribution operator for the Midlands, Southwest and Wales Western Power Distribution (WPD  ... 

Good Energy offers 'UK first' renewable energy tariff for heat pump owners

  UK renewable energy supplier Good Energy plans a September launch for its “cheaper” ener  ... 

UK Govt pledges £1 billion for green public buildings amid recovery

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak laid out the ‘plan for jobs’, part of UK’s covid-19 r  ...