Local Energy Scotland

Civic, the team of system thinkers in the built environment with studios in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has been named the preferred bidder on the Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) technical advice framework. Civic will partner with Community Energy Scotland, an in

Communities across Scotland seeking to set up renewable energy generation projects can bid for support from an £8 million government fund, which has reopened for applications.

A fund to help community groups across Scotland set up renewable energy generation projects has opened for applications.

The Scottish Government has launched a call for applications to its Community And Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) with up to £5 million available. Administered and managed by Local Energy Scotland, CARES was established by the Scottish Government to encourage local and community ownership of renewa