Community Energy

Solar

Solar industry acts to encourage community investment

Developers urged to offer investment opportunities to local people in updated best practice guide

clock 04 February 2015 •

Policy

Government unveils £10m fund to boost community renewables

DECC confirms new measures to support community-owned wind and solar power schemes, but scraps plans to increase support for 5MW-10MW schemes

clock 13 November 2014 •

Energy

Has the time come for community renewable energy projects to enter the mainstream?

As the government prepares to unveil new measures to boost power for local groups, BusinessGreen explores how the community energy sector is already growing

clock 10 November 2014 •
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