Join Sheffield Community Energy who are hosting the launch event of Places of Worship Energy Resource (Sheffield POWER), bringing together faith groups to discuss how they can better use their buildings to preserve and generate energy. "By bringing together people from across Sheffield’s diverse faith communities, we aim to: Lower...

Join Natural England and partners from the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission for an update on a powerful new suite of green infrastructure tools designed to help planners, local authorities and policymakers deliver quality green infrastructure where it’s needed most. Whether you are a planner, ecologist, public health professional,...

The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority, in partnership with the North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub, and Net Zero North East England is hosting a regional solar supply chain event bringing together businesses, community organisations, public sector partners, educators and third sector organisations to explore the opportunities created by...

Launch of the new toolkit, helping communities explore renewable energy opportunities and how they could benefit local people. The toolkit has been created to make it simple for local authorities and community energy groups – or anyone interested in developing renewable energy plans or gauging local interest – to replicate...

Understanding and navigating the planning system can be a challenge for many community energy projects. This webinar will help you to understand the planning policy landscape, explore recent policy updates, and provide practical advice for navigating the planning process and getting your project through it. The session will cover: How...

The Midlands Net Zero Hub has been working with local authority partners and consultants at Klere to support the development of innovative, area‑based carbon insetting solutions across the region. The project has built on the success of Shropshire Council’s demonstrator, which uses pyrolysis to convert green waste into biochar and...

Natural England, the Environment Agency and the Forestry Commission are hosting two upcoming webinars to support the use of new green infrastructure evidence and mapping tools. This event will constitute a practical deep dive covering the latest improvements to the Green Infrastructure Mapping Tool, a walkthrough of Indices of Multiple...

Going Green Together is a free programme led by VONNE, supporting voluntary, community and social enterprise organisations across the North East to take practical, achievable steps towards environmental sustainability. Going Green Together participants who are part of a theatre or arts organisation and looking to take environmental action are invited...

Discover how your whole community can benefit from a district heating scheme at this free online event featuring case studies from successful local projects.

Powering Our Communities will bring communities, practitioners, policymakers, funders and energy organisations together for a practical and inspiring day focused opportunities in and the practicalities of community energy. You will hear short, honest stories from communities working on energy projects. Find out what they set out to achieve, what they...

Learn from SY Ecofit retrofit specialists about how to make your home cooler in summer, warmer in winter, more energy-efficient and save money on your bills. You can expect Advice on what improvements you can do yourself to bring down costs. There are many changes you can make yourself with...

The North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub is again teaming up with FairHeat for an event aimed at providing the public sector with practical solutions for improving building performance in the public estate. The Preparing Buildings for Heat Networks and Decarbonisation will take place at Durham University on the...

How might we unlock community energy for rural resilience in North Yorkshire?  The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is partnering with infrastructure support charity Community First Yorkshire to spark local solutions across rural North Yorkshire. Connect with a wide range of people and organisations working with energy and rural...

Informal launch of Clean Energy Leeds community benefit society set up to support more community energy projects across the city such as solar and wind projects that are community owned

How might we unlock community energy for rural resilience in North Yorkshire?  The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is partnering with infrastructure support charity Community First Yorkshire to spark local solutions across rural North Yorkshire. Connect with a wide range of people and organisations working with energy and rural...

Energy Neighbours is a community-led capacity building project, with a focus on energy working across Kirklees funded by the National Lottery Climate Action Fund. The Energy Neighbours Annual Conference will be an open event celebrating achievements, recognising progress, and sharing learning from the project and similar initiatives. The conference will...

The government is committed to community shared ownership playing a big part in the vast growth in renewable energy this decade, with a target of 8GW of local and community energy by 2030 under the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, and 1,000 community energy projects under GB Energy’s Local Power...

Online training is aimed at those working in advice and support agencies. Training will cover: How to recognise that someone is in fuel poverty. Health and social impacts of living in a cold home. Advice on using heating and hot water controls. Dealing with electricity and gas suppliers. Making the...

Part of a series of events helping connect organisations and community groups with an interest in local sustainability and energy initiatives in Northumberland

Investors in the Environment (iiE) is a national, not-for-profit environmental accreditation scheme that helps organisations reduce their environmental impact, save costs, and gain recognition for sustainability achievements. This year's annual conference takes place in Newcastle, and will examine best practice in in-house business sustainability initiatives.