Clayton Hall Farm
CO2Sense invest in anaerobic digestion plant and helps to develop business case About this project CO2Sense invested £600,000 in Clayton Hall Farm Biogas to support the development of an anaerobic digestion (AD) facility on the farm. CO2Sense also successfully submitting the initial grid connection enquiry on behalf of the farm, and supported the development of […]
Greenholme Mills, Burley-in-Wharfedale
CO2Sense invests £200,000 in hydro plant About this project CO2Sense invested £200,000 to a hydroelectric plant on the River Wharfe, in West Yorkshire. The plant has a 329KWh Kaplan hydro power turbine, and will generate 1,400 MWh of electricity each year, which is enough to power 310 homes. The scheme is located by Greenholme Mills, […]
GWE Biogas
CO2Sense invest in anaerobic digestion plant and helps to develop business case About this project CO2Sense invested £750,000 in GWE Biogas, the first anaerobic digestion plant in Yorkshire that generates electricity from food waste. The investment by CO2Sense meant that the plant could be completed in one phase. The plant takes in around 50,000 tonnes […]
Origin Energy
Origin Energy is managing the development of a 5MW community wind energy development, to be built in Norton, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The heat generator at Green Frog Power About this project The 2 wind turbines will be a community owned development, with funds generated by the plant being put back into the community. CO2Sense […]
Green Frog Power
CO2Sense invested £200,000 in Green Frog Power to help set up their power plant About this project Green Frog Power based in Hull was commissioned in March 2010. Once fully operational, the plant will save 124,000 tonnes CO2 over 10 years, and is set to generate enough electricity to power 6,480 houses every year. As […]
Settle Hydro
CO2Sense gave £50,000 to Settle Hydro, Yorkshire’s first community-owned hydro-electric power generation project The Archimedes Screw in the Settle Hydro run-of-river scheme About this project The scheme, which began generating power in late 2009, is sited on the River Sett, near Bridge End Mill in Settle. An Archimedes screw has been placed alongside the river […]
Settle Community Group
CO2Sense helps Settle community group win £35,000, and develop low carbon action plan About this project CO2Sense worked with Settle Area Regeneration Team (StART) to help them win £35,167 from the Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF), and create a five year low carbon action plan for the area. The plan will help the town to […]
Empowering Community-Led Renewable Energy in Sheffield
Empowering Community-Led Renewable Energy in Sheffield CO2Sense is proud to seed fund Sheffield Renewables in 2009, a volunteer-led social enterprise. Our seed funding enabled Sheffield Renewables to build the foundations for a community-driven approach to renewable energy, focusing on community ownership and action for a sustainable energy future. CO2Sense’s initial funding allowed Sheffield Renewables to […]