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2025 Events

Community Energy Connect Platform Showcase - 10 July

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All resources from the event are available here:

Event recording

Connect Toolkit

Connect - slides from event

CEE Summer Conference, in collaboration with NGED - 1 July

Presentations from this event are available here:

Bath and North East Somerset Council - Nicola Brain

Energy4All and North Lincolnshire Council - Mike Smyth

Plymouth Energy Community - Paul Elliott

Open space sessions - available soon.

How IFISAs can support community energy projects and offer tax benefits - 8 May

This was the first event in our new 2025 series with Ethex, a conversation led by John Taylor, Head of Capacity Building & Strategic Development at Community Energy England and we were joined by Lisa Ashford, CEO of Ethex. Recording is here.

Energy Redress & Just Transition Fund Q&A webinar

CEE held a live Q&A webinar with Graham Ayling, Senior Project Manager at Energy Saving Trust on their Energy Redress Scheme & Just Transition Fund. Recording and slides here.

Net Zero Terrace Streets (NZTS): A Deeper Dive for Community Organisations - 27 February

View the recording and slides on the Net Zero Terrace Streets website

Net Zero Terrace Streets (NZTS): A Deeper Dive for Local Authorities - 13 February

View the recording and slides on the Net Zero Terrace Streets website

2024 Events

Community Energy Awards - Bristol, 22 November

This event was supported by Lendology, Triodos Bank and ES Catapult.

Case studies based for the winners and finalists are on this page here.

Community Energy Conference - Bristol, 22 November

This event was in partnership with Younity.

Presentations from this event are available here:

Michaela Cryar - Younity

Chris Bettles - If Not Now (Empowering change through strategic campaigning)

Rachel Moffat - Bristol Energy Network (Just Transition)

Connie Muir - Younity (Diversity Succession Planning)

Michaela Cryar - Younity (Energy Market)

Katherine Rooney - South West Net Zero Hub

Net Zero Terrace Streets (NZTS) Update Webinar - Zoom, 24 October

View the recording and slides on the Net Zero Terrace Streets website

Community Energy Conference - Birmingham, 19 September

This event was in partnership with Younity.

Presentations from this event are available here:

Michaela Cryar - Younity

Neil O-Brien - Staffordshire Community Energy

Community Energy Conference - York, 3 July

This event was a Northern Powergrid event, in partnership with CEE and Regen.

Presentations from this event are available here.

Community Energy Conference - Newcastle, 4 July

This event was a Northern Powergrid event, in partnership with CEE and Regen.

Presentations from this event are available here.

Regional Conference - North West, 19 June

This event was in partnership with SP Energy Networks.

Workshop recordings/ presentations from the sessions are available below.

Morning panel discussion - How do community energy organisations grow their ambition?

SP Energy Networks - Getting Connected

SP Energy Networks - Flexibility

Regional Conference - Greater South East and London, 21 March

This event was in collaboration with Community Energy South, and sponsored by UK Power Networks.

Workshop recordings/ presentations are below:

Morning session - How Community Energy organisations can boost their capacity through financing and fundraising

Rhion Jones and Ollie Pendered - How Can Community Energy Businesses and Local Authorities work effectively together to drive Net Zero

2023 Events

Community Energy Awards 2023, Manchester, 17 November

A total of 18 awards were given and a full list of award winners and highly commended is available here.

Autumn Forum 2023, Manchester, 17 November 2023

The Autumn Forum was about the growth of the sector, and included discussions around immediate strategies and actions that community energy organisations can undertake to make the most of the community energy fund. Duncan and Josh also ran a session on maximising community energy’s impact at the general election.

Community Energy Fund Webinar, 31 October 2023

Over 300 people from the sector joined us for our Community Energy Fund webinar, in collaboration with the Net Zero Hubs. Find out more about the application process for Community Energy Fund on our dedicated fund web page here.

Summer Conference 2023, ''Connecting Communities'', London, 19 September 2023

Workshop presentations are below:

Local authority Webinar - how to effectively work with community energy groups, Online, 27 April 2023

This webinar was organised by CAG Consultants and funded by Power to Change.

Spring Series 2023: Heat Decarbonisation: Opportunities, Challenges and Cooperation, Online, 29 March 2023

Speaker Presentations are below:

Spring Series 2023: Onshore Wind: From Idea to Reality, Online, 22 March 2023

Speaker Presentations are below:

Community Energy Awards 2022, London, 20 January 2023

Energy Crisis Talks: Follow up event, London, 20 January 2023