Working Together to Accelerate Community Energy

22/10/2024 10:00 - 13:00
West of England Combined Authority (WECA)

70 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6AL

Wessex Community Energy Network are joining forces with Bristol Energy Network and the SW Net Zero Hub to host this event.

Our new Government has a strong agenda for supporting green energy and local projects and this meeting will explore how we can work together to share experience and resources and ensure that everyone within our networkss able to take full advantage of the new opportunities. There will be an open floor session where community energy groups can share a brief summary of their group’s activities and highlight topics/ issues they would like to raise.

This will be followed by a selection of workshops to share learning on key topics, concluding with a free buffet lunch and networking.

09:30 Registration & Refreshments

10:00 Welcome & Introductions

10:10 Open Floor

10:50 Refreshment Break

11:15 Sharing Learning Workshops - session 1

12:00 Sharing Learning Workshops - session 2

12:45 Feedback and Actions to take forward

13:00 Lunch & Networking

Workshops:

  • Syndicate services and shared resources to manage community energy schemes
  • Harnessing the wind – new opportunities for community wind energy
  • Engaging your community in energy saving and retrofit
  • Top tips for applying to the Community Energy Fund
  • Smart Energy
  • Grid connections - unlocking the local energy network

To find out more and book a place, click here