Battery storage offers a possible solution to the intermittency of renewable energy.  By storing solar, wind or other renewable power until the consumer needs it, batteries could help community energy projects reduce their grid dependence and boost long-term profitability. But batteries continue to have complex economic, environmental and practical considerations, meaning they still aren’t a…

Last week RESCoop.eu, the European Federation of Energy Communities, hosted its annual Forum in Jūrmala, Latvia. Mark Luntley, Energy4All’s Europe Director and also the Chair of REScoop.eu, has reported on the multi-day conference. We are sharing a copy of his post below, packed full of inspiration and grounded in real-life examples from across Europe. You…

Energy4All is impressed by the ambition, scale and intent behind the government’s Local Power Plan, which commits up to £1 billion in funding to the community and local energy sector. Our Chair Mike Smyth and Solar Operations/Project Manager Sam Stevens both attended the launch event for the Plan in London last night and came away…

Much of the conversation around community energy in the UK is focused on what comes next – scaling up, unlocking grid access, and reaching the ambition of 8 GW of community and locally owned power by 2030. As we reach the end of 2025, we want to pause and look back. This year, six renewable…

Energy4All have, for the first time, consolidated all our member co-operatives and their individual renewable energy sites into one community energy map: click here to go to the map. Our old map showed the centre for each of our 35 member co-ops, but this doesn’t capture the full story – for example The Schools’ Energy…

North Lincolnshire Community Energy (NLCE), part of the Energy4All family of co-ops, has been nominated for this year’s Community Energy England awards in the Community Energy Excellence (Large Organisation) category. This is fantastic recognition for a co-op that has grown at pace over the last two years, now with 34 solar installations in North Lincolnshire…

Last week Energy4All were in Brussels for the final ‘ACCE’ conference: ACCE is a European Union LIFE Programme funded project, creating simple and effective financial tools for energy communities. The ACCE project focused on creating and developing Community Energy Financing Schemes, or ‘CEFS’, in different countries with varying levels of existing support. In the Netherlands…

At present only around 20% of UK schools have solar panels, even though the renewable technology appears to be an easy win for its ability to save schools money long-term whilst cutting their environmental impact.   The British public are overwhelmingly in support of solar panels on public buildings, and the financial benefits are clear. Last…

Anthony Woolhouse, founder of West Solent Solar Co-operative, passed away last week on Tuesday 12th August. Energy4All send our best wishes to his family as we reflect on the pioneering work he has contributed to the UK’s community energy sector. Anthony founded West Solent Solar Co-op along with Cathy Cook and Jonathan Blease back in…

Energy4All has been awarded full marks from the Fair Tax Foundation for the second year running. The Fair Tax Foundation is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to promoting transparency and fairness in corporate taxation. Fair Tax Accreditation is granted to businesses that demonstrate a commitment to paying their fair share of taxes in a transparent…