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Tackling the Cost of Energy in your Community
Many community organisations have already taken a proactive role in improving the energy efficiency of communal buildings such as village or town halls and perhaps installing their own renewable energy technologies too. There are many good examples on the Foundation Scotland website and through Local Energy Scotland with case studies to inform and inspire. But as energy bills soar, creating difficulties for households ...
Energy efficient communities
From April 2022 Business Energy Scotland will be providing free and impartial ‘energy opportunities assessments’ to small and medium-sized enterprises in Scotland, including community groups and charities. You can find out more here. If you're applying to Foundation Scotland for funding towards a new building or renovation of an existing one, or for an energy efficiency improvement, we expect you to use this service or ...
Energy efficient transformation for Newburgh Hall
The hall dates from the late 1800s and is a traditional granite construction with a 1950s concrete extension. The Hall Committee began a consultation in 2017 to understand the refurbishment priorities for users and design a programme of improvements that would secure the building’s future. Enhancements have included an entrance ramp, accessible toilets and a new kitchen. The Hall Committee saw improved energy efficiency as a ...
Increasing energy efficiency
Biggar Museum Trust is an independent charity, which operates the Biggar & Upper Clydesdale Museum in Biggar, South Lanarkshire. The Museum archives, celebrates and promotes local history and culture, and offers gallery and meeting space in addition to showcasing its collections. The Museum is rooted in its community, and supported by over 80 local volunteers to deliver its activities. It received the Queens Award for Volu...
Foundation Scotland wins Scottish Green Energy Award
Foundation Scotland has won the Best Engagement Award for their partnership with Vattenfall’s South Kyle Windfarm at last night’s Scottish Green Energy Awards. Speaking after the awards ceremony, Rachel Searle, Head of Communities and Impact at Foundation Scotland said: “This award is a great testament to a group of volunteers that Foundation Scotland has worked with over the last three years to design and develop the incomin...
Renewable energy powers sustainable communities
EDF Renewables is a joint venture between EDF Energy and EDF Energies Nouvelles. The company is one of the UK's leading renewable energy companies, focused on the development, construction and operation of onshore and offshore wind farms. EDF Renewables approached Foundation Scotland in 2010 for guidance and support with setting up, managing and distributing funds to benefit the local community surrounding their Longpa...
Ventient Energy Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund Panel
The Ventient Energy Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund Panel was established to set priorities for use of the Ventient Energy Glenkerie Wind Farm Community Fund and to advise on the distribution of grant awards to the community groups and charities. The panel is supported by Foundation Scotland, an independent grant-making charity that administers the Glenkerie Wind Farm Community F...
Foundation Scotland nominated for Scottish Green Energy Award
Nominations for The Scottish Green Energy Awards 2022 have landed…and Foundation Scotland is up for the ‘Best Engagement Award: Foundation Scotland for Vattenfall’s South Kyle Windfarm’. Over 150 entries were received, so it is a huge achievement to have been shortlisted. In their submission, Vattenfall said: “Foundation Scotland’s exemplary engagement work for South Kyle Wind Farm has put the community in the driving seat ...
Great Glen Energy Co-operative Fund
The Great Glen Energy Co-operative purchased a stake in the Millennium wind farm in 2008. The wind farm is owned and managed by Millennium Wind Energy Ltd and is located in the hills north of Invergarry. There are currently 26 X 2.5 Mw Nordex turbines on the site. In full operation they produce enough clean green energy to supply around 36,000 average homes.
New community funding launched for the Great Glen
The new fund is in two tiers. Community groups can apply for grants of up to £20,000 for projects related to the environment, education and equality, and individuals and groups can also apply for a smaller grant of up to £2,500. Small grant applicants will benefit from a fast-track decision in just four weeks, while larger grants will be decided at Great Glen Energy Co-op board meetings which are held four times each ye...