"Promoting the better use and supply
                  of energy to counter climate change"

Community energy projects can be split into three different categories:

1. Medium size systems powering a group of houses/buildings;
2. Medium size systems for a main building, such as a leisure centre, where the surplus of energy whether it is heat or electricity is exported to the surrounding buildings, and;
3. Small size systems where a group of households forming a community work together to commission and purchase individual systems hence reducing cost by bulk purchasing and simultaneous installations.

The following pages showcase examples of Community Energy Projects and provide practical information on what needs to be considered for each specific technology. Before looking at those examples, we would advice you to look at the before you start page, which outlines what needs to be considered prior starting a project. Once you have an idea on the technology that might fit your project, you can find more information on the following technologies:

• Photovoltaics - solar electricity
• Solar Water Heating - hot water
• Ground/Water Source Heat Pump - space/water heating