The Bristol City Leap Community Energy Fund is a beacon of opportunity for local community groups driving down carbon emissions in our city.

Your ideas, our investment

This fund is designed to nurture a diverse range of projects rooted in our vibrant local communities. Whether you’re passionate about generating renewable energy, connecting to heat networks, making energy efficient building improvements, or championing low-carbon transportation solutions – the fund could help get your project off the ground.

We anticipate that some of these will be exciting new developments linking in with the Bristol Heat Network and they’ll all help delivery Bristol’s One City Climate Strategy.

Between funding rounds

We are currently between funding rounds and are not accepting Expressions of Interest at this time. Please check the Bristol City Leap Community Energy Fund webpage and follow Bristol City Leap’s social media channels to learn when the next funding window opens.

The fund is a partnership between the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) and Bristol City Leap, collaborating with Bristol Energy Network, Bristol and Bath Regional Capital, and Praxis Research. Together, we’re committed to catalysing a range of low-carbon projects over the next five years.

Our ambition is not only to see Bristol communities benefit from this funding to help develop low carbon projects in their many different shapes and forms, but also that emerging new projects and models will make opportunities and benefits more visible, paving the way for more initiatives.