Case Studies

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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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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The Aboyne and Mid-Deeside Community Shed

Aboyne and District Men’s Shed wanted to install a renewable heating system in the Aboyne and Mid-Deeside Community Shed, a new community building. It received funding and support from CARES to install four air source heat pumps.

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Outer Hebrides Hydrogen Market Study

CARES supported Comhairle nan Eilean Siar to explore the development of a hydrogen economy for the Outer Hebrides, based on the manufacture of ‘green’ hydrogen by electrolysis from renewables.

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ParkPower feasibility study

ParkPower is a programme led by Greenspace Scotland with partner organisations Falkirk Council, North Lanarkshire Council and Falkirk Community Trust. It explores the national potential to use urban greenspaces to support our transition to a decarbonised and decentralised energy system.

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Falkirk Council: Green Grangemouth Flexible Solar Project

Falkirk Council applied for a CARES Innovation grant to fund a feasibility study to explore the potential for a community solar scheme in the Falkirk and Grangemouth Investment Zone.

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