The Community Energy Kickstart initiate, a joint venture between Younity, Octopus Energy and Midcountries Co-operative, has awarded its first advance to Bristol Energy Coopertive to support a 1MW rooftop solar project in Hengrove, South Bristol.
Big Solar Co-op has reached a key milestone by attaining its minimum investment target of £600,000 to proceed with its first solar installations.
A new solar community energy group, the Big Solar Co-op, has announced its first three projects, located in the Midlands.
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Developer and operator of life science parks across the UK We Are Pioneer Group (WAPG) has signed a virtual corporate power purchase agreement (VPPA) for four of its campuses.
A new fund targeted at tackling the barriers community energy groups face when getting projects off the ground has been launched by distribution network operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid.
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Energeo is developing a rooftop solar PV suitability database for over 25,000 buildings in the East Hampshire District, as part of a portfolio of community renewable energy intelligence support.
Wight Community Energy has been awarded an additional £58,547 from independent trust Power to Change, to support further community-based renewable energy projects.
Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) is working with Plymouth City Council to develop a community-owned solar farm.
A cross-party group of MPs have called on the government to enact a ‘Right to Local Supply’ as they debated new rules to enable clean community energy.
Solar Power Portal caught up with Tom Hoines, MD of Younity, about the challenges for community energy organisations in finding projects in a "very competitive market" and the need to encourage more involvement in community energy.
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Community energy groups will now be eligible to access Ofgem’s Decarbonisation and Innovation Funds.
The UK’s largest community-owned solar park has confirmed that it's fully funded, thanks in part to a loan from Triodos Bank UK.
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is calling for the introduction of a floor price above zero for the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) to help support community energy.
A joint venture aimed at breaking down barriers preventing community energy projects from coming on-stream has been relaunched by Octopus Energy and the Midcounties Co-operative.
Brighton Energy Coop (BEC) has added 240kWp over three new buildings in Brighton, bringing its portfolio to 3MW.
Triodos Bank has launched an £850,000 renewable energy bond offer on its crowdfunding platform to finance the operational 5MW Ferry Farm solar site.
Across Scotland, 14 local organisations have received funding from SP Energy Networks (SPEN) for solar installations.
Community Energy England (CEE) has launched its Community Energy 2030 Vision, targeting 5,270MW of community power on the energy system.
Six community-run solar farms have advanced £195,000 in community benefit funds, with the money to go towards supporting their local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Community Energy Scheme has given its members a payment break for April, May and June, saving them over £200,000 in energy costs.
Ferry Farm Community Solar has completed a £5.5 million transaction to bring a solar array into full community ownership.
£100,000 has been raised by community-owned solar projects from surplus generation, which will now be given to Corona Crisis Funds.
Community energy projects have been given a six month extension to complete and register feed-in tariff (FiT) projects due to ongoing challenges caused by COVID-19.
Solar Power Portal talked to some of the key players in the solar sector to gauge their reactions following yesterday's Budget.
A new, EU-backed fund has been announced for community energy projects in the west of England.
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Co-op Energy has launched the Community Power tariff that will ensure all the electricity provided is sourced from community renewable energy projects.
The town of Corwen in Denbighshire in north-east Wales is looking to get up to 60 local households that generate their own power from solar panels to sign up to the Corwen Energy Local (CEL) scheme.
Octopus Energy has launched a new joint venture aimed at helping develop community energy projects in the UK.
Solarplicity has struck a deal with energy supplier Toto as it looks to press ahead with its community energy solar deployment scheme.
Emma Bridge, chief executive of Community Energy England, looks at some of the successes and challenges community energy is currently facing in light of the closure to the feed-in tariff and announcement of the Smart Export Guarantee.