The UK government’s Green Investment Bank (GIB) has revealed plans to support onshore wind power projects that have been affected by the Co-operative Bank’s withdrawal from...
The Social Economy Alliance (SEA) is calling on social enterprises and cooperatives to join its campaign and tell British leaders what they can do to help...
Several private investors explain their motivations for investing in Wedmore Community Power Co-operative, a vibrant rural community now directly served by its own green power plant. I...
The Spirit of Lanarkshire Wind Energy Co-operative has launched its second round of fundraising for a wind farm that is expected to begin generating electricity this...
Consumer group MoneySuperMarket has warned households that they must “act swiftly” as it anticipates energy price increases of £1.4 billion within the next year. The projections...
There’s an old Faroese saying – betri er at vera fyrivarin, enn eftirsnarur (it’s better to be prepared than swift afterwards) – that can be used...
The Green Alliance has called upon the government to get behind community energy after a study found communities were ‘demoralised and obstructed’ by a lack of...
On Brixton’s Loughborough Estate in south London, two community-owned solar energy projects – Brixton Energy Solar 1 and 2 – are providing power to social housing...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight began on Saturday, hoping to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy. Francesca Baker looks at what this means,...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight, an initiative to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy, will take place from August 24-September 8....
Ninety-eight investors collectively pledged £450,000 into a share offer that now means solar panels will be installed on the roofs of over 100 fuel poor houses....
Lancashire county council’s pension fund has invested £12m in the UK’s first community-owned solar development in South Oxfordshire. Westmill, which is also believed to be the...
In January, years of planning finally came to fruition as Good Energy launched the UK’s first local tariff for those living near one of its wind farms...
Good Energy is set to dramatically increase the amount of electricity it generates, after confirming a deal to buy a £3m wind farm near Doncaster from RWE...
Co-operatives in Germany are driving forward the country’s renewable energy efforts, according to a report by Energy Transition. The study, called German Energy Transition: Arguments for...