Our work

Community energy

We have around 60 projects on the go at any one time, each helping us meet our charitable goals of finding solutions to the threat of climate change and the misery of cold homes. Unless you're viewing this page on a mobile device, our projects below are organised by our work areas (home energy, local energy, research and policy analysis) and by topic. 

Our work areas

Topics

Sustainable Neighbourhood Planning Support
Local energy
Thrive Renewables Community Benefit Programme
Thrive Renewables Community Benefit Programme
Local energy
The smart energy vision includes enhancing the financial value of renewable heat and power generated in the city – particularly from variable sources like wind, solar and tidal.
Bristol Smart Energy City Collaboration
Policy analysis
Supporting community energy groups
Local energy
Bridgend County Borough Council's pioneering geothermal heat plant uses groundwater in former mine shafts and is an example of the innovative local energy systems emerging in the UK.
Understanding ‘whole place’ energy solutions
Research
Wick Farm 9.3 megawatt solar array is made up of nearly 36,000 solar panels. These panels generate electricity for the equivalent of over 2,000 homes.
Energy advice for Burnham and Weston Energy CIC
Home energy
Awel Aman Tawe, grew out of a local regeneration charity which was looking into asset-based community development
Local energy schemes: how can we get more of them in low-income areas?
Local energy
We'll be challenging Bridgend County residents to take charge of their energy future.
The Bridgend County Energy Challenge
Local energy
Solar panels on council housing in Warwickshire
Community energy benefits in deprived communities
Local energy
What conditions are needed to give residents of Penhill in Swindon a sense of agency over their energy use?
Powering Up! - nurturing local leadership on energy
Local energy
Upgrading 230,000 substations to cope with additional load, such as car charging points, will be expensive. So can we do something clever to spread the load?
OpenLV - Making local electricity data openly available
Local energy
Despite the advantages offered by wind power, its place at the centre of landscape development often makes it a contentious issue.
Common Concerns About Wind Power - 2nd edition
Research
Future Energy Landscapes - community consultation method
Local energy
Improving a home's energy efficiency will make it warmer and cheaper to heat
WPD Affordable Warmth Local Action Fund (2016-17)
Local energy
Bright Green Future
Local energy
The new boiler, with giant rosette, being installed at The Arts Factory in the Rhondda Valley, a beneficiary of the last round of WPD Community Chest funding.
Western Power Distribution Community Chest (2010-17)
Local energy
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