GB Energy and Thrive Renewables Announcements
GB Energy and Thrive Renewables Community Energy Announcements The UK Government’s recent announcement of £180m in capital grants for rooftop solar projects on 200 schools and hospitals is a significant step forward (read press release). Meanwhile, Thrive Renewables, has partnered with Better Society Capital, bringing together £40m for community-owned wind and solar projects across the […]
Hugh Goulbourne Represents CO2Sense at Parliament’s Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Hugh Goulbourne Represents CO2Sense at Parliament’s Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Table of Contents On Wednesday 12th March, Hugh Goulbourne, Director and General Counsel at CO2Sense CIC, provided crucial insights during Parliament’s Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ) Committee as part of the Unlocking Community Energy at Scale inquiry. This inquiry addressed the challenges […]
Help Shape Local Energy – share your views
Help Shape Local Energy Share Your Views Strengthening Local Energy Initiatives Local energy projects are essential to creating a low-carbon, sustainable future, but they come with their own set of challenges. From securing funding to navigating complex policies, or getting the right support, we know there is a lot to tackle. That’s why we’ve teamed […]
Power to the People: Unlocking Local Power Potential
Power to the People: Unlocking Local Power Potential CO2Sense Director, Hugh Goulbourne on the panel at the Co-operative Party fringe event, Sunday 9th February 2025 Scaling Up Community Energy The Power to the People: Maximising the Local Power Plan event, hosted by the Co-operative Party on Sunday, 9th February 2025, brought together key voices in […]
Grimsby Energy Collective: Inspiring Cooperative Growth
Grimsby Energy Collective: Inspiring Cooperative Growth CO2Sense Director, Hugh Goulbourne Presenting at Grimsby Community Energy Event On Wednesday 29th January, CO2Sense was proud to sponsor the Grimsby Energy Collective: Inspiring Cooperative Growth event in Cleethorpes, hosted by Grimsby Community Energy. The event brought together energy leaders, cooperatives and community developers from across the North of […]
Looking Ahead to 2025: How Community Energy can Lead the Transition to Net Zero
Looking Ahead to 2025: How Community Energy can Lead the Transition to Net Zero Author: Hugh Goulbourne, Director and General Counsel at CO2Sense CIC Table of Contents Introduction The government’s Clean Power 2030 (CP2030) action plan represents a bold vision for the UK’s transition to net zero, but the road ahead requires more than ambitious targets. […]
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 […]