In 2016, Bristol Energy Cooperative (BEC) funded and built a 4.2MWp solar farm in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol. BEC has a particularly close relationship with Ambition Lawrence Weston (ALW), a resident-driven organisation striving to make Lawrence Weston an even better place to live and work. BEC and ALW worked together to gain planning […]
Triodos Bank UK raised £4.35m for charity Empower Community Foundation through two separate bond offers on its crowdfunding platform. Empower was created to accelerate the transition to sustainable low carbon local economies by seeking to ensure the financial benefits of renewable energy go back into local communities. Its two 5MW solar parks generate enough electricity […]
The Bottle Yard Film Studios’ premium facility TBY2 opened in 2022, and is powered by a 1MWp solar array made up of over 2,000 panels. Funded by a community share offer run by Bristol Energy Cooperative (BEC), the array is believed to be the largest community solar rooftop scheme in the UK. Bristol City Council, […]
Between 2021-23, Brighton Energy Cooperative ran the Community Solar Accelerator, supported by the EU Regional Development Fund. The grant scheme provided match-funding to businesses installing solar panels. All of the project’s case studies can be found on the programme’s archive site and the collection provides examples of a range of types of businesses and solar […]
In this case study, Solar for Schools worked in partnership with Leeds City Council on a £25 million project involving 12 schools, as part of Public Sector Decarbonisation.
The project, which was managed by EA Technology, took place across Western Power Distribution’s (WPD’s) licence areas. OpenLV installed software platforms in 80 LV substations across the Midlands, the South West and South Wales. Ten of these platforms were dedicated for the use of community organisations. Seven community organisations were recruited to participate in the project […]
