This guide will assist with developing a hydropower scheme
in England and help you understand the steps needed to deliver a project. The
Community Renewables Toolkit is designed as a reference guide covering all
sizes of project from micro-hydro up to larger multi-MW projects. The scale and
complexity of larger projects will require additional detailed evaluation.
The guide is structured into four parts:
Further Information
The development of a project is laid out in a step by step process. Each section includes breakpoints to help groups understand whether a project is suitable to progress. The process is also designed so that key areas can be revisited with more detail as the project moves forward.
Useful for:
The CARES toolkit has been developed to provide tailored advice depending on the business type and this will be highlighted where necessary.
CfR helps local energy enterprises go from pub chat to company set-up, business planning, feasibility, community engagement, project development, financing, procurement and operations.
Energy spend is a significant drain ...
TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY ENERGY
The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) has extensive experience in training community groups on energy projects and low carbon planning, including community-led renewable energy schemes, ...
A community energy group based in Greater Fishponds, Bristol helping Fishponds, Hillfields and Eastville reduce energy use.
Energise London CIC is a social enterprise helping consumers, businesses and public sector organisations save and make energy and money. We achieve this by empowering them to take control of ...
This guide is for non-technical people who wish to get an electricity connection for new community generation schemes.
It provides an introduction to the grid and an overview of ...
Northern Powergrid are offering local groups the chance to secure funding to kick-start their own community energy project.
The Community Energy Seed Fund is offering grants from £1,000 to ...
The Whitby Esk Energy project – a 50kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric power turbine on the River Esk at Ruswarp, nr Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Run by Esk Energy (Yorkshire) Limited, ...
3 linked workshops about where energy comes from, how it is controlled by the Big 6 and Government and what we can do to build energy-secure and low carbon communities ...
We are running the project of replacing the gas and oil boilers of 4 million UK homes and business with renewable alternatives of biomass wood pellet boilers, that are carbon ...
There is increasing interest in the UK in developing more heat networks at a range of scales, from two or more buildings connected together up to whole towns and districts ...
Bristol City Council has launched its new community energy website http://www.bristolcommunityenergy.co.uk/
Funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Bristol City Council is undertaking an exciting programme ...
This national guide written by Regen SW on behalf of the Electricity Networks Association (ENA) is for people developing community energy projects who want to get a connection to the ...
CSE has produced a 32-page guidance note designed to help community groups identify suitable areas for onshore wind development in their Neighbourhood Plan.
This is in response to a ...
We are a group of volunteers, activists and practitioners involved in Community Energy in the Greater Manchester area.
We meet to network, share information and grew the Community Energy ...
In June 2016, PEC were awarded almost £500,000 from the Big Lottery Fund to use for 4 years to help disabled people in Plymouth stay warm and well. They can ...
A forum where community hydro groups can share knowledge and ask questions of each other.
A community-led hydro power project currently in the planning phase. The project aims to generate sufficient energy to cover the electricity demand of 500 homes.
Investigating a hydro project on the river Teign. Very early stage at present.
The objects of the Society shall be to carry on any business for the benefit of the community by:
a) promoting reductions in carbon emissions and the sustainable use of ...
Local Energy Scotland is a consortium made up of the Energy Saving Trust (EST), Changeworks, The Energy Agency, Scarf and The Wise Group. Local Energy Scotland administers and manages the ...
Ignite are looking for the brightest business ideas that use energy to make a difference in people’s lives. If you have an energy related idea, and are looking for investment ...
As an umbrella Community Energy Society we want to work with others groups and organisations in Teignbridge to help them realise their Energy generation/saving projects. TECs can provide the know-how ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
This project is listed by Community Energy England. For further information please see their website, listed above.
If you own this project and want to edit this data please ...
The Furzedown Low Carbon Zone is a community initiative working to reduce its dependence on fossil fuel energy, while developing local understanding of issues around sustainability and the environment.
Streatham Power is a community-owned social enterprise that exists to enable the local community to lead Streatham’s transition to a resilient and zero carbon energy future.
The organisation evolved ...
This project shares information about collaboration between community energy groups and local authorities. This could include partnership projects between communities and local authorities or examples of local authorities who have ...
Totnes Renewable Energy Society (TRESOC) is a community benefit society formed by a group of local residents. Its aim is to empower the local community to develop and control its ...
Funding for community energy projects
CSE is administering, with Pure Leapfrog, the government-funded £10m Urban Community Energy Fund (UCEF) which was launched in November 2014. The scheme funds community ...
CfR is a specialist advisory company that helps local energy enterprises, local authorities and commercial developers to develop, finance and manage renewable energy generation schemes that are owned by and ...
CfR is helping communities and renewable energy companies work together to develop and deliver shared ownership models for MW-scale solar and wind projects. The CfR team has extensive experience of ...
From feasibility grants and community share offers to commercial investment, CfR can help raise the funds required to make your local energy project happen.
CfR have a track record ...
The future of energy is locally generated, locally owned, low carbon and smart. The development of smart energy technologies provides the potential to change the way households, businesses and communities ...
The Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) publishes a popular series of energy advice leaflets, printed and downloaded in their tens of thousands already. Almost everything to do with domestic energy ...
This guide will assist with installing wind turbines in England and help you understand the steps needed to deliver a project. The Community Renewables Toolkit is designed as a reference ...
This guide will assist with developing a heat pump project in England and highlight the key differences between a renewable heat and renewable electricity project.
This guide will assist with developing a solar PV scheme in England and help you understand the steps needed to deliver a project. The Community Renewables Toolkit is designed as ...
This guide will assist with installing biomass energy project in England and help you understand the steps needed to deliver a project. The Community Renewables Toolkit is designed as a ...
This guide will assist with installing solar thermal systems in England and help you understand the steps needed to deliver a project. The Community Renewables Toolkit is designed as a ...
RegenSW has been working with the Energy Networks Association and the DNO’s to produce this guide on connecting electricity storage to the network.
A step by step guide to connecting to the electrical network for community energy groups.
This guide is for people developing community energy projects who want to get a connection to the electricity network. It provides an introduction to the electricity network and an overview ...
These short films from CSE's PlanLoCaL toolkit aim to support communities and groups who wish to set up community-scale renewable energy projects
Regen's new, updated guide on electricity network innovation.