Case Studies

Harlaw Hydro

Lynn Molleson and Martin Petty discuss the Harlaw Hydro project; the share offer, the successes to date and the lessons learnt.

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Arrochar Community Hydro

The Arrochar Community Hydro Scheme is based in Arrochar, on Luss Estates’ land in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The scheme was funded through a community share offer, which was open to local residents and the wider renewable energy community and raised the build cost of £660K in just two weeks. Funding from Local Energy Scotland was awarded in the pre-planning stages.

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Comrie Croft

Comrie Croft Ltd is an award-winning community and employee owned ‘community of eco-enterprises’ on the outskirts of Comrie, Perthshire. A 50kW PV installation provides energy to the buildings and electric vehicle charging points. Three 15kW battery storage units have been installed to store any excess electricity generated by the solar PV.

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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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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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Friends Of The Earth Video Case Studies

Community Power Scotland: From Remote Island Grids to Urban Solar Co-operatives

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