Case Studies

Below are a selection of resources and case studies to give you useful information on CARES. Hover over an image for more information.

Furnace Village Hall
Furnace Amenity Association plays an important role within the community of Furnace, a village on the shores of Loch Fyne. The Association turned the ageing village hall into a vibrant, modernised hub for the local comminity, with the help of almost £40,000 grant funding from the An Suidhe Wind Farm Community Fund.

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Furnace Village Hall
Burntisland Community Energy Masterplan
Fife Council wanted to understand how Burntisland could reduce its carbon footprint by 80%. Through working with the local community, the Burntisland Community Energy Masterplan was produced. This will be used to inform the planning process and help determine development in Burntisland.

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Burntisland Community Energy Masterplan
Fetlar Green Energy Project
Fetlar Community Wind Turbine Project - Community Energy

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Fetlar Green Energy Project
Stewart Energy
The farm business received support from CARES in order to carry out the pre-planning work necessary to achieve planning for the Marshill Turbine. During this process, Lesmahagow Development Trust (LDT) were identified as the most suitable recipient of the community benefit payment provided through the revenue generated by the turbine.

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Stewart Energy
Wester Derry
The project was developed by A&D Ramsay (a rural business which manages a small farm and holiday lets) as a way of diversifying the business’s income stream. The business applied for a CARES Loan in January 2013 in order to access funds to pay for an amendment to the planning application for a new turbine, as well as a grid connection payment.

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Wester Derry
Garmony Hydro
In 2010 Mull and Iona Community Trust (MICT) secured grant funding from the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) for a feasibility study to investigate generating power from a hydro – electric scheme.

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Garmony Hydro
Callander Community Hydro Ltd
Callander Community Hydro Ltd has been developed by Callander Community Development Trust and aims to generate around 1.3GW hours of energy per year for local homes and businesses.

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Callander Community Hydro Ltd
Friends of the Earth Community Power Stories
Report containing 14 case studies of community energy projects across Scotland.

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Friends of the Earth Community Power Stories

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