This is a follow-up event to our highly regarded 2024 event ‘Expanding Community Energy in South Yorkshire,’ which showcased successful community energy projects across the country.
New Community Energy Projects in Sheffield and the Surrounding Area is aimed at individuals and groups who are now willing and ready to start setting up their own community energy projects in the Sheffield area that can take advantage of new government support for community energy.
As the climate emergency continues to meet with a frustratingly slow response from governments, national and globally, local actors are increasingly taking the future into their own hands by setting up locally controlled renewable energy and carbon-reduction projects. If you are amongst those people who have the skills, the appetite and the enthusiasm to make sure we start addressing this challenge, then this event is for you.
On the day, you will have the chance to:
Meet with others who are interested in similar projects
Find out about the key first steps in setting up your own project
Find out about useful sources of support, locally and nationally
Find out about possible ways your project could be funded
See how others have set up similar projects
‘Sign up’ to either already existing or potential new projects
There will be stalls to visit on the day covering set-ups for:
Schools projects
Places of worship projects
Community building projects
Social housing projects
Private housing projects
Insulation advice projects
Community wind turbine projects
Previously existing projects
There will also be general advice on different ways to raise funds and on working with Sheffield City Council.
Bring your skills, talents, and interests – we look forward to seeing you there!
This event is FREE to attend, however, we welcome donations, which will go towards the hire of the venue. Donations will be administered by South Yorkshire Climate Alliance.
Hosted by Tees Valley Combined Authority, Teesside Airport, St George Way, Darlington, DL2 1LU
