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.

Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund
This case study looks at arrangements for a community benefit fund benefiting Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire. The fund is administered by Foundation Scotland.

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Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund
Sandwell community workshop solar PV system
CLEAR wanted to install renewable or solar energy production at its premises in Buckhaven to encourage greater use of the facilities at reduced cost. It applied to CARES for funding to help cover the costs of installing the system.

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Sandwell community workshop solar PV system
Burnfoot cluster
This case study looks at arrangements for a community benefit fund benefiting the community council areas of Alva, Dollar, Menstrie and Tillicoultry, Coalsnaughton & Devonside in Clackmannanshire – and Muckhart from 2021. The fund is administered by Foundation Scotland.

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Burnfoot cluster
Glenurquhart Centre
A feasibility study, carried out in July 2019, aimed to determine the best energy system for Glenurquhart Centre. The study recommended that the building’s storage heaters and hot water immersion heaters be replaced with a new air source heat pump system, and that a heat recovery system could also be installed.

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Glenurquhart Centre
Solar Connected Communities: West Kilbride Community Association
The Feed-in Tariff scheme closed to new applicants in March 2019. Ofgem offered community organisations a 12-month extension through a simple pre-registration process. Local Energy Scotland supported WKCA to apply for pre-registration.

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Solar Connected Communities: West Kilbride Community Association
Foula Electricity Trust wind turbine upgrade
Foula Electricity Trust (FET), a volunteer-led charity, operates one of seven off-grid electricity systems in Scotland. FET applied for CARES funding to replace three wind turbine heads. This financial support has enabled FET to have three operational wind turbines producing energy for the island grid.

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Foula Electricity Trust wind turbine upgrade
Fifers for the Community
Fifers for the Community, a Methil-based charity, applied for CARES funding to commission an options appraisal of the local energy system at Methil Docks Business Park.

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Fifers for the Community
St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
Heating this nineteenth century Gothic-style cathedral is challenging because of its size and current heating infrastructure. St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral applied to CARES for funding towards a feasibility study looking at possible renewable heating solutions.

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St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh

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