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🤝💚 Interested in corporate volunteering? Community energy projects need skilled volunteers to help deliver local impact and accelerate the clean energy transition. Find out how your organisation can get involved by becoming a partner through Community Energy Connect.

Corporate Volunteering Has Never Been Easier | Younity

Want to make a real difference while protecting the planet? Partner with the award-winning Younity team to drive positive change in community energy!

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☀️⚡ UK solar capacity has reached 22.8 GW, with more than 2 GW added over the past 12 months alone. June saw 27,391 new solar installations, making it the second strongest month on record, as the UK continues to accelerate the deployment of clean energy with plug in solar set to launch soon!

UK solar capacity hits 22.8 GW as market prepares for plug-in launch - pv magazine Global

The UK added over 2 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to the end of June 2026. With new plug-in solar regulations soon to take effect, a UK wholesaler boss tells pv magazine plug-in solar is a gre...

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The Green Farming REWE supermarket in Berlin Lankwitz is topped by a 2,760-square-metre glass rooftop farm, described by the company as Germany’s largest. Just a few metres above customers filling their shopping carts, rows of lettuce grow in a controlled hydroponic system #ActOnClimate #SmartCities

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🏡⚡ Community energy projects across Scotland are set to receive £10 million over the next five years to install renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in local buildings. The funding will support technologies such as heat pumps, solar panels and battery storage 🔋

Scottish community energy projects get £10m - Energy Live News

Money will be spent over the next five years to install renewable power and energy efficiency measures

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💧⚡ New analysis from @ember-energy.org highlights a huge opportunity hiding in plain sight. By co-locating wind and solar with existing hydropower sites, Europe could add up to 25 GW of new renewable capacity without requiring major new grid connections 💡

Power on tap꞉ EU hydro giants can add 25 GW renewables without new grids | Ember

Adding new renewable generators to existing hydro installations allows countries to bypass grid limits and reduce network expansion.

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Community energy doing what it does best, delivering lasting local impact. 💨✊ The community-owned wind farm in Furness has now returned more than £750,000 to local causes, demonstrating how renewable energy projects can generate benefits that go far beyond clean electricity.

Largest community-owned wind farm in the country gives £750,000 to local community

Baywind Community Co-operative erected the first community-owned turbines in the UK at Harlock Hill, near Ulverston, in 1997.

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🌊💨 France is investing nearly €260 million to strengthen the infrastructure needed for floating offshore wind, with five ports selected for upgrades under the France 2030 programme. The investment highlights the growing momentum behind floating wind and its role in expanding renewable generation.

France Selects Five Ports for EUR 260 Million Floating Wind Infrastructure Boost

The French government has selected five ports to receive nearly EUR 260 million in funding under the France 2030 investment programme to upgrade infrastructure supporting the country's floating offsho...

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