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Here we try to give a flavour of how communities are pulling together to solve the issues of climate change and sustainability. We've included examples that we know about and some links to other reading material that explain and support the idea. If you would like us to add some particular content on the subject of community sustainability please let us know.
Awel Aman Tawe is a community near Swansea in South Wales that has been helping to install solar water panels, wind turbines, pv panels and community heating...more
Located in rural Cheshire, Ashton Hayes is a well knit community of about 1000 people that is aiming to become England's first carbon neutral community...more
Sustainable Hockerton in Nottinghamshire has been using the revenue from the sale of their wind energy for ground-breaking community investment...more
Detailed advice from the Scottish Government on how to consider and realise community energy...more
A news article from Business Green explaining the worlds first community-owned tidal turbine in the Shetlands...more
Quite a comprehensive look at the world-wide take-up of community wind energy from Wikipedia...more
DECC is also supporting the uptake of community energy with some advice and support available on their website...more
Bath & West Community Energy have already installed solar pv panels on several community buildings and are now looking to move into other renewable technologies...more
Baywind Energy Co-operative Ltd is an Industrial & Provident Society and was formed in 1996 on the lines of co-operative models successfully pioneered in Scandinavia. The first two Baywind projects enabled a community in Cumbria to invest in local wind turbines...more
The Kingussie Community Development Company has integrated community renewables into a broad thrust of interacting and improving their environment...more
Talybont on Usk is a community company in the Brecon Beacon Park that installed a new hydro turbine into an disused turbine house on the Talybont Reservoir...more
Low Luckens Organic Resource Centre in the North West of England has been promoting the benefits of sustainable rural living for a number of years and has recently been investigating community renewables...more
Oakenshaw Community Association, near to Durham, is a small community wanting to promote locally owned wind energy...more
The Solar Power Portal is an advice website for all things to do with solar energy in the UK...more
St. Nicolas Fields are based in the centre of York and are a leading light in sustainable inner city living...more
Sheffield Renewables promotes renewable energy across the region with some live hydro projects prominent in its project scope...more
Reepham in East Anglia became one of the first winners of the DECC Low Carbon Communities Challnge for its comprehensive involvement in its community...more