An existing Community Interest Company looking to save funds through developing a solar project on the roof of their leased building or on adjacent fields and switching from diesel transport to electric.
Pathways is supporting them with a feasibility study for solar and vehicle options plus understanding the ideal business model for raising investment.
Surrey County Council
Cranleigh Parish Council
A Parish Council having already secured funding to study solar and heat options for their large village.
Pathways is supporting them through the process to help ensure the emerging project is a strong investment opportunity and carbon reducing initiative.
Surrey County Council
Zero Carbon Guildford
An existing charity keen to initiate rooftop solar projects to support the wealth of other carbon saving initiatives.
Starting their feasibility journey into rooftop solar
Keen to further existing energy champion work to address local fuel poverty.
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Surrey County Council
Surrey Faith Links
This multi-faith network is keen to work with Pathways so the Surrey Muslim Association gain up to date information on community energy opportunity.
We are sharing examples of faith-based projects across the UK, highlighting opportunities most suited to the buildings occupied.
Surrey County Council
Maid Energy
An established Community Benefit Society operating in Windsor, Maidenhead and North Surrey.
This group has a strong portfolio of seven community solar sites and a leisure centre ground source heat pump.
MaidEnergy is a keen supporter of other groups – lending experience and opportunities to collaborate to new local ventures.
Surrey County Council
Wey Valley Solar
A community owned energy co-operative set up by people from Guildford and Godalming.
The group provides solar on 10 schools and one church with a generation capacity of 600kW.
Wey Valley Solar are being incredibly supportive in Surrey by advising and supporting other communities to replicate the work.
Surrey County Council
Springbok Sustainable Wood Heat Co-operative
This co-op operates an affordable wood chip fuelled district heating system on a residential estate in Surrey
The area does not have access to the gas grid and found biomass system to be much favourable than the aging oil boilers
Managed by Energy4All Green Co-operative Energy this group has provided countless advice and inspiration to many emerging community energy groups.
Essex County Council
Tollesbury Climate Partnership
Supported them to become an incorporated company, develop a business plan and secure funding.
Secured £30k from Maldon District Council to deliver decarbonisation projects with local schools.
Funds to be spent on community engagement, creating a share offer for community investment, developing the supply chain development and preparing for project delivery.
Working with the group on rooftop a solar feasibility study.
Essex County Council
Saffron Walden Community Energy
Supported them to become an incorporated company, develop project ideas, create a business plan and secure funding.
Initial projects include work on local fuel poverty and partnering with the Town Council.
Secured £20k from Essex Climate Action Challenge Fund
Enabled the group to work with a nearby Parish to investigate whole-village heat decarbonisation using findings from the celebrated CommuniHeat project.
Essex County Council
Sustainable Danbury
Supported them to become an incorporated company, develop project ideas, create a business plan and secure funding.
Secured £5k from Essex Climate Action Challenge Fund to employ their first staff member to help them engage their community and develop locally led projects.
Group is involved in several local energy projects ranging from large scale solar and energy saving advice.
Essex County Council
Community Energy Colchester
Advised this group on becoming incorporated and developing a business plan
Supported them to network with other emerging groups and participate in an energy saving advice network, training volunteers and reaching hundreds of homes.
Supporting a micro-hydro feasibility study and development of their project pipeline.
Hampshire County Council
Energy Alton
Community Interest Company that has been delivering home energy services to Alton area for 10 years.
Now interested in developing community renewable projects and CES supported a successful RCEF bid to explore the feasibility of a renewable heat and electricity project at a local housing co-op.
Providing support to expand its home energy service to widen its outreach and provide additional support to households struggling with fuel debt.
Hampshire County Council
Test Source Community Energy
Community Benefit Society that CES are supporting through the development of its first project to develop a 330kW rooftop solar scheme on a local farm.
Assisting the group to develop a pipeline of renewable energy opportunities in the area and providing business plan support.
Working with the group to develop and resource a home energy champions service for the area.
Hampshire County Council
Energise South Downs
Supporting the group to become a registered Community Benefit Society that spans a wide number of communities across the South Downs from Chichester to Winchester.
Providing business planning and capacity building support including integrating with the local authorities and South Downs National Park.
Helping to develop a large pipeline of project opportunities including ground mounted and rooftop solar PV schemes and renewable heat projects in off gas, rural communities.
Hampshire County Council
Loddon Community Energy
Supported the group to become a registered Community Benefit Society and advised on governance and structuring.
Helping develop a business plan that includes a number of project opportunity in the north Basingstoke area
Assisting with the development of a home energy champion service and linking with Test Source Community Energy to share resources and skills
Hampshire County Council
West Solent Solar Co-op
Existing group that has a 2MW solar farm in Lymington in the New Forest – one of the first community energy projects in Hampshire.
It would like to explore other renewable energy projects in wider area and we are working to build a coalition of environment groups in the New Forest that could take these projects forward.
Supporting the group to develop a home energy advice service and are looking at funding opportunities to resource this.
