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East of England Co-op store goes green with new solar panel installation

The store’s new solar panels are expected to generate 122,000kWh of electricity a year

Edinburgh solar co-op re-opens its community benefit scheme

The co-op allocates part of the profits from its rooftop solar installations to projects that benefit…

US electric co-ops look to diversify with more solar, geothermal and nuclear

Plans to develop six small modular reactors in Utah are controversial but there are also a…

Energy4All welcomes success of three Scotwind energy bids for its partners

The Falck Renewables, BlueFloat Energy, Ørsted consortium is working with the co-op to offer residents and…

Life after subsidies: Partnership options for community energy

Community Energy England held a day of online sessions to share knowledge and lessons for financing…

Meet … Mike Smyth, chair of Energy4All

Community energy 'helps to engage local people, retain wealth and compensates people with a share of…

Can co-ops help Germany tackle the challenges of Energiewende?

Dr Andreas Wieg, of the German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation, assesses the state of the national…

‘Building something beautiful’: The state of community energy in Europe

We speak to Dirk Vansintjan of REScoop about how a co-operative way of working can drive…

Community energy sector seeks a stake in Scottish offshore wind

The Falck Renewables, Ørsted and BlueFloat Energy consortium has applied to build floating windfarms and will…

Kaua’i Island Electric Cooperative’s journey to 100% renewable power

In addition to the environmental benefit, the increase in green energy has helped the co-op achieve…

New solar co-op project launches in Scotland

Dundee Renewable Energy Society hopes the project will generate £10,000 a year to support community projects

NIMBYism, co-operatives and Germany’s Energy Transition

The number of energy co-operatives in Germany has grown from eight to over 800 in a…