Charging Ahead: A bright future for UK Community Energy?
Charging Ahead: A bright future for UK Community Energy? Author: Hugh Goulbourne, Director and General Counsel at CO2Sense CIC Recently, I joined an expert panel to discuss the future of community energy in the UK kindly hosted by Ethex. The discussion highlighted the opportunity for community scale energy to boost public engagement and confidence in the […]
Bath and West Community Energy
Crewkerne Solar Array CO2Sense partnered with Ethex to secure investment through a match-funding arrangement, supporting the financing of a 5MW solar array in Crewkerne in Somerset by Bath and West Community Energy (BWCE) and local community enterprise South Somerset Community Energy. Despite recent years of below-average sunshine, the project has already made a significant impact, […]
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 […]
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 […]