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.

Canna Renewable Energy and Electrification
Diesel generators used to provide power for Canna's 18 residents, but a combination of solar, wind and battery storage has helped this small island switch to green energy. Photo credit: Steve Wade

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Canna Renewable Energy and Electrification
Huntly Hydrogen
Huntly and District Development Trust is exploring the development of a hydrogen supply system to link in with an existing wind turbine at community-owned Greenmyres Farm.

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Huntly Hydrogen
Guildtown Community Hall
Guildtown Community Association used CARES funding to install electricity batteries to work with the existing solar PV and ground source heat pump at Guildtown Community Hall.

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Guildtown Community Hall
BroomPower Community Hydro
BroomPower is a 100kW run-of-river hydro electric scheme in the North West Highlands, funded by CARES at feasibility and pre-planning stages.

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BroomPower Community Hydro
Islay Community Wind Turbine
Islay Energy Trust put a wind turbine on Islay in 2015, to generate energy and community benefit funds for the local area.

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Islay Community Wind Turbine
Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative
Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative owns 1.38MW of solar panels on 24 schools and leisure centres all over Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh Community Solar Co-operative
Garth Wind, North Yell
Watch to find out about the Garth Wind project, a five turbine community wind farm in Yell. This case study video was produced by North Yell Development Council for the CARES Conference in April 2018.

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Garth Wind, North Yell
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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Harlaw Hydro

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