Net Zero & Energy
The power of green finance
Community energy projects in Wales are demonstrating what can be achieved through a combination of flexible, tailored financial support and subsidies. But changes to the government’s feed-in tariff have cast doubt over the viability of future schemes
When a Welsh community wanted to raise £1m for the development of a hydro-electric energy scheme, they turned not to a bank but to a ‘responsible finance’ provider, the Robert Owen Community Banking (ROCB).
Awards celebrate efforts of ‘energy-savvy organisations’
A university and a local authority-owned market are among the winners of national awards that recognise organisations that go the extra mile for energy efficiency.
Bolton Market, which won the ‘innovative saver’ category in last year’s Love Energy Savings Awards, took the ‘super saver’ gong this year for the changes it has made to reduce energy consumption.
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