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Greencraig Community Wind Turbine

Background Bespoke Community Development Company (Bespoke CIC), a member-owned community interest company, was formed in 2011 to enhance green travel,...

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Memorandum of Understanding for community shared ownership of Sallachy Wind Farm

WKN GmbH is a German wind energy company and has been a project developer in Europe for almost 30 years. It is developing a wind farm of approximately...

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Loch Ness Hub

Project name: Loch Ness Hub Technology: 5.2 kWp Solar photovoltaic (PV) system and a 7kW air source heat pump Location: Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire...

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Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund

The Unlock our Future Fund is a community benefit fund linked to the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre, which is owned and operated by Aberdeen...

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Sandwell community workshop solar PV system

CLEAR (Community-led Environmental Action for Regeneration) Buckhaven and Methil is a registered Scottish charity based in Fife. Its aims are to impro...

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Burnfoot cluster

The Hillfoots are a string of villages at the foot of the Ochil Hills in Clackmannanshire. They comprise Menstrie, Alva, Tillicoultry and Coalsnaughto...

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Glenurquhart Centre

During 2017 and 2018, a steering group of local community representatives and stakeholders from Drumnadrochit developed a local energy plan. This was ...

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Solar Connected Communities: West Kilbride Community Association

West Kilbride Community Association (WKCA) is a charitable organisation, regulated by the Office of the Scottish Charity Register (OSCR). Its main aim...

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Foula Electricity Trust wind turbine upgrade

The isle of Foula is not connected to the Shetland distribution grid. It has generated its own power since the creation of the Foula Electricity Trust...

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St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral is a prominent building in the West End of Edinburgh. Built in the nineteenth century in the Gothic style, it is now a...

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The Aboyne and Mid-Deeside Community Shed

Aboyne and District Men’s Shed, a registered charity, was formed in June 2016 to further the aims of the Men’s Sheds Association. However, it soon...

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