Our Case Studies

Community gardens and food growing projects are supported by the Vattenfall Unlock Our Future Fund.

The Unlock Our Future Fund supported retrofit projects to improve the energy efficiency and lower heat demand in a wide range of community facilities.

The Boddam Hub was awarded £9,460 from the Unlock Our Future Fund to insulate the building (walls and roof, and install solar panels with a storage battery and an electric heater.

Beannachar Camphill Community was awarded £14,709 from the Unlock Our Future Fund to repair and refurbish greenhouse and polytunnel space for organic food growing and horticulture training.

The Logie Coldstone Trust committee was awarded £15,000 from the Vattenfall Unlock Our Future Fund to support the installation of solar panels and a battery system.

Unlock Our Future Fund grant helps renovation project to improve energy storage for new carbon saving heating system.

In 2021 the University of Aberdeen received a small grant of £1,872 from the Unlock Our Future Fund to improve the efficiency of micro power generation.

The Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund supported a feasibility study into retrofitting three ‘archetype’ domestic houses in the village of Daviot, Aberdeenshire, as a precursor to the development of a…

The Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund supported a design review of a proposed new Girlguiding centre, which showed an amended design could produce 95% energy savings at no additional capital cost.

Research has been undertaken in partnership with the University of Aberdeen to better understand the range of impacts of projects funded via the Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund.

The Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund has supported a coastal community in Aberdeenshire to transform the energy efficiency of their village hall.

Funds from the Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund has supports local improvement group to purchase a solar-powered electric utility vehicle to help maintain their villages colourful floral displays.