Energy4All facilitates the creation and development of community energy in the United Kingdom, based on the experience gained in the creation of the UK's first wind co-op,

Baywind Energy Co-operative Baywind Energy Co-operative was the first co-operative to own wind turbines in the United Kingdom. Baywind was modelled on the similar wind turbine cooperatives and other renewable energy co-operatives that are common in Scandinavia, and was fou ...

. It has gone on to raise ove
£40m
on behalf of the co-operatives and community benefit societies through community share offerings. Energy4All is
private limited company established in 2002
that has helped creat
24
community energy projects, including

Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative Ltd is a Community wind energy, community-owned Industrial and Provident Society that owns 100% of the Westmill Wind Farm which is an onshore wind farm near the village of Watchfield in the Vale of White Horse, En ...

and

Boyndie Boyndie is a village in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. History Boyndie was once home to RAF Banff Strike Wing, which played a pivotal role in protecting the area during World War II. Under the command of group captain the Hon. Max Aitken, six multi ...

Wind Farm Co-operative, who, along with Baywind, own Energy4All. One of the co-operatives it has created, Energy Prospects Co-operative, specialises in taking early stage co-operatives through the development and

planning application Planning permission or developmental approval refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions. It is usually given in the form of a building perm ...

stages to the point where a community share offer, managed by Energy4All, can be launched to fund the project. Energy4All won an

Ashden Award Ashden is a London-based charity that works in the field of sustainable energy and development. Its work includes the annual Ashden Awards, advocacy and research in the field of sustainable energy, and mentoring and practical support for award w ...

in 2012. Energy4All was elected to Board of REScoop the European Federation of renewable energy cooperatives in 2017 and is a participant in the MECISE project to develop a European cooperative energy investment fund.

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energy4all.co.uk
Community electricity generation in the United Kingdom Co-operatives in England Energy cooperatives Wind power companies of England

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