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Duddingston solar project

Project: Duddingston Solar Project Technology: 30 kW solar PV Location: Duddingston Primary School, Edinburgh CARES funding: Development loan £4,792....

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Tower Power

Tower Power was led by Community Energy Scotland working in partnership with Our Power, Energy Local, TMA, Glasgow City Council and City of Edinburgh ...

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Solar Connected Communities

The Feed-in Tariff (FIT) scheme closed to new applications in March 2019. Ofgem offered community organisations a 12-month extension through a simple ...

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Coigach wind turbine

The wind turbine project was a community council legacy taken on by Coigach Community Development Company (CCDC) when it was established in 2010. The ...

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Inch Farm, Pittenweem

John Whiteford runs Inch Farm in Pittenweem, Fife. He has a 60 kW solar PV array on the potato storage sheds on his farm, providing much of the electr...

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EastHeat

EastHeat (Edinburgh and Surrounding Towns Heat Energy Action through Thermal-Storage) was a project led by Sunamp Ltd in partnership with Castle Rock ...

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Strathpeffer Community Council

Strathpeffer and District is an area of stunning natural beauty 20 miles north of Inverness. The Strathpeffer Community Council area is centred on the...

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Comrie Croft solar PV and battery storage

Project owner: Comrie Croft Ltd Location: Comrie, Perthshire Technology: 50kW solar PV and 45kW battery storage CARES funding: £47,000 from CARES Rur...

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North Uist Wind Turbines

UistWind is a project owned by the North Uist Development Company (Trading) Ltd (NUDC-T), a Community Benefit Society (BenCom). The BenCom was set up ...

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‘Shine On’ – Greener Kirkcaldy’s community building project

Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity and development trust working locally to benefit people and our environment. It would like to see a futur...

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Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub

The Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) is a multi-sector partnership comprising the Scottish Salmon Company (SSC), Pure Energy Centre, Community ...

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