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"Great British Energy plans 15 GW clean energy investment"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Great British Energy plans 15 GW clean energy investment
UK government-owned energy company’s first strategic plan sets GBP 15 billion private finance target and commits to support for more than 1,000 local and community energy generation projects.

Kingston Community Energy (2012) - Creating non-for-profit community (solar PV) energy schemes was undermined by whiplash changes in government support. #community #microgen -

Kingston Community Energy (2012)
Creating non-for-profit community (solar PV) energy schemes was undermined by whiplash changes in government support. #community #microgen

Neighbors with solar panels can now trade energy directly with each other, thanks to a breakthrough cloud-based system from Washington State University.
The platform lets communities share power locally, cutting energy costs by up to 12% in testing. It's a glimpse of how neighborhoods could become mini power grids, keeping solar energy local instead of sending it back to utilities.

Community-based energy trading system for home solar-plus-storage
A research team led by Washington State University has developed a cloud-based system for trading and sharing energy from solar panels and batteries within a neighbourhood. The concept displayed potential energy cost savings of around 12% over a five-day test period.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@burger_jaap/115507554790052374
“the idea of “sharing” energy or providing “free” electricity when it is abundant signals that the transition is a whole-of-community endeavour, not just a collection of individual decision-ma…

As climate change causes stronger storms and melts the permafrost, the Trump regime took away the funding to protect this low-income Alaska Native community against the effects.
https://www.

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded
The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

"How Spain’s community solar revolution is helping families power up and costs go down"
#Spain #SolarPower #Energy

How Spain’s community solar revolution is helping families power up and costs go down | The Optimist Daily
Spain’s community energy movement is transforming rooftops into renewable hubs, lowering bills, and helping families escape fuel poverty.

Job yield from industrial renewable capture systems is low. There's a need for a coherent policy approach using community and public ownership to build the ecological replacement economy.
Wind energy jobs ‘one in a million’ warns STUC | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk…

On Smart Heating For Small Buildings in the UK (2012) - What would be 'smart' heating circa 2012 for our homes, schools, community centres and shops? - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-smart-heating.html

On Smart Heating For Small Buildings in the UK (2012)
What would be smart heating circa 2012 for our homes, schools, community centres and shops?

"Oxford United to Build UK’s First All-Electric Football Stadium"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Football

Oxford United to Build UK’s First All-Electric Football Stadium | Happy Eco News
Oxford United will build the UK’s first all-electric football stadium, a 16,000-seat venue powered entirely by renewable energy. Featuring solar panels, heat pumps, and timber construction, the £150 million project will slash emissions by 80%. Alongside football, it will host events, a hotel, and community facilities—redefining sustainable stadium design.

California is turning drought-stricken farmland into a massive solar opportunity.
The Westlands Water District in the San Joaquin Valley plans to generate 21 gigawatts of solar energy on fallowed agricultural land. It's a win-win: preserving what farmland remains viable while putting dry, empty fields to work producing clean energy.
The project includes battery storage and community benefits too.

21 Gigawatts of Solar for California Land That Can No Longer Be Used for Agriculture - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. There’s a water district in San Joaquin Valley in California where there’s empty land that “can no longer sustain irrigated agriculture.” The Westlands Water District board of directors have decided on a plan for this land. They are going to ... [continued]

I'm really happy to see @… receive the 2025 Rails Luminary Award! 🎉
He’s done so much for the Rails ecosystem and the broader Ruby community.
He's always humble, thoughtful, and full of positive energy.
And I think that he never sleeps. 😅
Feels great to know that people like him are part of our community.
Huge congrats, Marco!…

"Für jede Trafostation eine LEG" [‘A local energy community for every transformer station’]
It is fascinating how local energy communities are encouraged in Switzerland (so not governed by EU law, that also creates that role), and how the (local) utilities are also actively involved in this.
https://www.

"Für jede Trafostation eine LEG"
Winterthur - Stadtwerk Winterthur will mit lokalen Elektrizitätsgemeinschaften vor allem zur Erreichung der städtischen Klima- und Energieziele beitragen. Produktmanager Roland Hongler erklärt, wie das Modell gestaltet ist: Für die Teilnehmenden sollte es attraktiv sein und für das Stadtwerk zugleich wirtschaftlich tragfähig bleiben.

How does a solar company thrive when policy support wavers?
ReVision Energy in New England has the answer: prioritize people over profit. The B Corp became employee-owned, built an electrical apprenticeship program, and focused on community relationships rather than transactional sales.
Now they're seeing a surge in demand as tax credits expire.

US solar installer adapts business model as policy support shifts
ReVision Energy leverages a relationship-driven model and workforce innovation to navigate evolving clean energy policies and sustain long-term growth across the northeastern United States.

This sounds like a really cool sci-fi idea: a language model that is special-purpose, cheap and energy efficient and not connected to the internet so it can be built into household appliances. It might be the positive "residue" of an AI bubble crash.
But will those household appliance companies do it? They'd have to let go of their internet connected fridges and data collection. Maybe it'll be the FOSS and 3d-printing community who does it.

Australia's renewable energy boom is coming—and it could solve a surprising problem.
Over the next decade, we'll build more clean energy infrastructure than the past 30 years combined. But where will thousands of construction workers live in regional towns already facing housing shortages?
A new RE-Alliance report shows worker accommodation can become lasting community assets: refurbished aged-care homes, workforce villages transformed into suburbs.

SwitchedOn podcast: Renewable construction boom can help fix regional housing crisis
RE-Alliance’s national director, Andrew Bray, discusses how the energy transition can deliver important consumer benefits, particularly in housing.

"In Malawi, a rural community shines bright with 100% solar power milestone"
#Malawi #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

In Malawi, a rural community shines bright with 100% solar power milestone
LILONGWE — Four years ago, a U.K.-based charity, SolarAid, set out to provide solar-powered electricity to every home in Kasakula, a village around 90 kilometers, or 56 miles, from Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. The project was aimed at demonstrating the potential for distributing and maintaining renewable energy in rural Africa. Today, SolarAid says it has installed […]

"Thailand develops solar plan for community power supply"
#Thailand #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Thailand develops solar plan for community power supply
Thailand’s Ministry of Energy says it is advancing a community solar plan to add up to 1.5 GW of capacity through small ground-mounted projects selling power to local consumers at THB 2.25 ($0.07)/kWh under long-term contracts.

Want to break into climate work but don't know where to start? Terra.do's Learning for Action fellowship might be your answer.
This 12-week program goes deep on real-world climate solutions—beyond just clean energy. You'll learn the science, explore diverse solutions, and connect with a global community, all while working full-time (6-10 hrs/week).
Financial aid available.

Answering Your LFA Questions
Terra.do's Learning for Action fellowship (LFA) is our flagship 12-week course. Here, we'll answer some common questions about the program.

"Philippines commissions 6.5 MW solar project for social housing"
#Philippines #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Philippines commissions 6.5 MW solar project for social housing
The 6.55 MW project, hailed as the world’s first grid-connected, solar rooftop project within a social housing community, equipped almost 2,000 houses with solar panels.