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Let's Talk Community Energy | YounityAt Younity, we've built an award-winning service supporting groups and communities, and we're always keen to hear from and help like-minded people and organisations. If you have any questions about gr...www.younity.coop💧🔋 What if the water infrastructure we already rely on every day could also generate clean electricity? Scottish Water is trialling a new "plug-and-play" hydropower system in Glasgow that harnesses existing water and wastewater flows, helping unlock an often-overlooked source of renewable energy.
Scottish Water trials ‘Plug-and-Play’ hydropower to unlock energy from water infrastructure - Water MagazineA ground-breaking hydropower trial could unlock a largely overlooked source of renewable energy already flowing through the UK’s infrastructure.www.watermagazine.co.uk☀️🌊 Not all solar farms look the same. On a lake in Bavaria, Germany, 2,600 solar panels have been installed vertically on the water, helping maximise generation while complying with rules designed to limit the impact on the lake itself.
Germany stood 2,600 solar panels dead upright on a Bavarian lake, edge-on to the sun, because a law says you can shade 15% of the water and not an inch more, and the rows lean like sails on underwater...Every solar farm you have driven past looks about the same from the road. Rows of dark panels tilted up at the sky, angled south, all of them waiting on noon.www.autonocion.com🔋⚡ Seven innovative energy storage projects have completed government-backed trials exploring how longer-duration storage could help support a renewable-powered energy system. The projects tested a range of technologies designed to reduce curtailment and improve system resilience.
Government storage trials reveal technologies that could back up renewables - Energy Live NewsSeven different projects to get funding to help with curtailment and improving system resiliencewww.energylivenews.com🇭🇷☀️ Croatia's first energy community is now sharing locally generated solar power. The community's 17 members are benefiting from electricity generated by a rooftop solar array installed on a voluntary fire department building, marking an important milestone for community energy in the country 🙌
Croatia’s first energy community begins sharing solar power - pv magazine GlobalA community in northern Croatia has become the first in the country to benefit from new regulations governing energy communities. The 17 members share solar energy from a rooftop array located on a vo...www.pv-magazine.com🚆⚡ Plans are being explored in Yorkshire, where York Community Energy is assessing whether community-owned renewable energy could help power the East Coast Main Line & the wider rail network. Highlighting the growing potential for community energy to play a role in powering local infrastructure 💡
York project explores community-owned power for East Coast Main LineYork Community Energy aims to use clean power generated by the community to fuel parts of Yorkshire’s rail network.www.gazetteherald.co.uk...and yes, we do quite literally mean across Britain! Check out this map to see all of the community energy organisations we support: www.younity.coop/community-en...
Community Energy Projects We Support Across the Country | YounityWe’re proudly providing our award-winning support to over 100 different community energy generators around the country, which means they get the fair energy prices needed to continue their amazing wor...www.younity.coopHow do we support community energy generators across Britain? 🤝 ⚡ Expert project advice and guidance 💰 Affordable loans and grants 💸 A fair price for selling energy to the grid 🙌 Connecting orgs with volunteers Find out how we can support your organisation and projects today!
How We Support Community Energy Groups | YounityBuying Your Renewable Energy We want to purchase as much community energy as we can through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) from community-owned projects all across the UK. We’re incredibly proud to ...www.younity.coop☀️🔌 From 27 August, approved plug-in solar panels will become legal in Great Britain, allowing households to generate their own electricity through a standard mains socket. The change could make solar energy more accessible to renters, apartment dwellers with estimated annual savings of £70–£110.
Government announces exact date plug-in solar panels can be soldHouseholds in Great Britain will be able to connect approved plug-in solar panels through an ordinary mains socket, with government estimates suggesting potential annual savings of £70 to £110www.independent.co.uk🇫🇮🔥 Finland is home to the world's largest commercial sand battery, using 2,000 tonnes of crushed soapstone to store renewable energy as heat. The system can store 100 MWh of thermal energy, enough to meet the summer heating needs of Pornainen's 5,000 residents 🏘
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand batteryA small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.www.cnbc.com🇦🇺☀️⚡ Australia's clean energy transition continues to gather pace, with renewable energy reaching record levels! Coal accounted for almost 80% of Australia's electricity generation in 2000. By 2025, that figure had fallen to around 50% as solar, wind and battery storage thrive 🔋
Australia’s Clean Energy Boom Is Gathering Speed | OilPrice.comAustralia is rapidly accelerating its transition from coal to renewable energy through record investment in wind, solar and battery storage, driven by both government policy and strong market demand.oilprice.com🇨🇳⚡ China plans to increase wind and solar generation by more than 50% by 2030. The country has the target of boosting renewable energy consumption from 1.18 billion tonnes of coal equivalent in 2025 to 1.8 billion tonnes by the end of the decade 📈
Amid Hormuz Crisis, China plans 50% Increase in Green Energy by 2030Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) -www.juancole.com🇨🇳☀️💨 China has announced plans to increase wind and solar generation by more than 50% over the next five years. The move underlines the scale of global investment in renewable energy as countries look to strengthen energy security, meet growing demand and accelerate the transition to cleaner power.
China to boost wind and solar generation by more than 50% in five yearsChina plans to increase wind and solar power generation by 53% over the next five years, under a renewable energy plan released on Thursday that for the first time makes its green power target bindi...www.reuters.com☀️🔬 Researchers in Germany have developed a solar-powered process that converts CO₂ into amino acids. The innovation could help create more sustainable protein supplies for livestock feed and cultivated meat, demonstrating the potential of clean energy to support solutions beyond the power sector.
New CO2-to-methanol technology produces amino acids with solar powerResearchers at TUM have created seven essential amino acids from CO2, hydrogen, and solar-powered methanol.interestingengineering.com🚢☀️ China has delivered the world's first 10,800-vehicle carrier equipped with a solar power system. The vessel combines onboard solar generation with dual-fuel technology, highlighting how renewable energy is beginning to play a role in decarbonising global shipping.
World's first 10,800 car carrier with solar power delivered by ChinaChina has delivered the world's first 10,800-vehicle car carrier equipped with a solar power system, combining photovoltaic technology with LNG dual-fuel propulsion.interestingengineering.com🤖⚡ AI is increasing electricity demand, but could it also help reduce renewable energy curtailment? Flexible energy users like data centres could help make better use of surplus wind and solar power, turning a growing challenge into an opportunity.
Could energy hungry AI help with curtailment? - Energy Live NewsAI's energy demands could be met by renewables but it might help stop wasting clean generation toowww.energylivenews.com🌍⚡ Renewables accounted for 26.2% of the EU's energy consumption in 2025, continuing a steady upward trend from 25.2% in 2024. While progress is being made, further acceleration will be needed to reach the EU's 2030 renewable energy target of 42.5%.
Renewables make up 26% of EU energy useProvisional data for 2025 show that the share of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption in the EU reached 26.2%, up from 25.2% in 2024. The share has been rising since the tim...ec.europa.eu☀️💚 Community energy delivering real local impact. A total of £32,670 has been awarded to charities and community groups across Shropshire through a grant scheme funded by surpluses from the community-owned Twemlows Solar Farm 🤩
Solar farm funds charities in Shropshire with £32,670 grant schemeCharities and community groups across Shropshire have received funding from a £32,670 grant scheme.www.whitchurchherald.co.uk📸 Photo credit goes to Stonegrove Community Trust. Interested in learning more about community energy? 👇
What Is Community Energy and How Does It Work? | YounityPeople across the UK are starting to believe that community energy is the way forward—and it makes total sense. It’s about local people owning, running, and benefiting from renewable energy projects, ...www.younity.coop