On 8th April 2024 DESNZ launched a Call For Evidence on the Barriers to Community Energy under Sunak's government. The deadline was 30th June at 11:59pm but although the general election had been called the Labour Party said that should they win they would still examine the results so the call for evidence continued.
Hackney Council has just approved a third round of their Community Energy Fund which is great news and CEL is looking forward to these projects coming to life. CEL would like to thank Hackney for their continued support of the sector - in less than three years and just under £1 million in funding,
Learn About Community Shares with SELCE - webinar South East London Community Energy is offering a free lunchtime webinar on Wednesday 7th August at 1pm to 2pm. This webinar will be educational for anyone new to investing in community energy cooperatives covering the benefits for individuals and the wider community. Selce are currently raising a
There is just over a week left to invest in SE24's latest - and largest - share offer. They are hoping to raise £420,000 to finance 6 community energy projects - 3 solar and 3 LED - in Southwark and Bexley. The interest rate is 4% and the repayment period is 15 years for
Thank you so much to our speakers and everyone who joined us last week for CEL's 2024 annual conference.We had a great afternoon of questions, discussion and peer-to-peer learning. Please find below our agenda, aims, slideshow presentation and link to our live-tweeted thread. Community Energy London’s (CEL) Annual Conference 2024 was held in
"We've put together a new, practical toolkit that aims to support community energy organisations to develop a more inclusive membership. The kit is the product of a six-month participatory research project involving Repowering London, the Centre for Sustainable Energy and King’s College London (with support from the Connect Fund). Together we tried to answer the question of how
Barnet Council in collaboration with Community Energy London (CEL) is to run a series of four capacity-raising events in July 2024 exploring routes to support the growth of community energy action across the borough. Community Energy London’s Potential Map has identified 574 community buildings in Barnet. Matching these sites with the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) London
Community Energy London would like to invite you to attend The Future of Community Energy in London, our annual conference on Thursday 18th July from 1:30pm - 5:30pm in-person at Hackney Town Hall. Location: Assembly Hall, Hackney Town Hall, Mare St, London E8 1EA. Access via Reading Lane entrance. Registration and a light lunch
17 JUNE 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE #EmpowerCommunityEnergy: Community Energy England Launches Community Energy Fortnight 2024 - Urging Government and Local Authorities to Support Community-Led Energy Initiatives and Empower Communities Community Energy England has launched Community Energy Fortnight 2024, a two-week campaign dedicated to promoting community-led energy initiatives and empowering communities to take charge of their
Please see this new briefing document from the Department of Education on installing solar panels on schools. Thank you to Duncan Law at Community Energy England! For a PDF version and shareable version please click here: https://communityenergyengland.org/files/document/935/1716999232_Appendix1_DfEbriefingonputtingsolaronschoolsDS.pdf Appendix 1: Briefing from Department for Education on putting solar on schools Installation of solar panels at