Take part in a Community Energy Fortnight event

To celebrate Community Energy Fortnight, events are taking place across the UK to allow people to find out more about alternative energy projects.

The Community Energy Coalition aims to engage and inspire people about the wide-ranging benefits of community energy from 24 August – 8 September, and to generate support its vision of community energy at scale in the UK by 2020.

Here is a highlight of the events taking place:

Tour of Neilston Community Wind Farm
Neilston, near Glasgow: 10am – 2pm, Saturday August 24th

Tour of Westmill Community Wind Farm
Westmill, Oxfordshire: 11am – 2pm, Saturday August 24th

Cilcain Showcases Community Energy
Cilcain, North East Wales: 11.30am – 4pm, Monday August 26th

Behind the scenes Energy Centre tour           
The Eden Project, Cornwall: 11am – 12.30pm, Monday August 26th

Community Energy Group Network – Finance
Exeter: 11am – 3pm, Tuesday August 27th

Tour of Stockport and Torrs Hydros
Stockport, near Manchester: 11am – 5pm, Saturday August 31st

Opening of Halton Mill
Halton, near Lancaster: 1pm – 4pm, Saturday August 31st

NT community heat workshop
Coleshill: 11am – 4pm, August 31st

Behind the scenes Energy Centre tour           
The Eden Project, Cornwall; 2pm – 3.30pm, Tuesday September 3rd

Energy Saving Workshop
Bridport: 4pm, Tuesday September 3rd

Community Energy Opportunities, Gloucestershire
Highnam, near Gloucester: 7:30pm – 9pm, Thursday September 5th

British Energy Challenge: Manchester
Manchester: 10am – 4pm, Friday September 6th

Rural Community Energy Masterclass
Hockerton, near Southwell: 9:30am – 3:30pm, Friday September 6th

Community Energy Showcase: Ovesco
Lewes, East Sussex: 5.30pm – 7pm, Friday September 6th

Open Energy Saving Homes                       
Whitehill & Borden, Hampshire: 10am – 1pm, Saturday September 7th

Whitby Esk Energy Tour
Ruswarp, near Whitby: 2:45pm – 5pm, Saturday September 7th

Mountain walking tour of Snowdonia Hydros
Hafod y Llan: 11am – 3pm, September 8th

Big Red Bus Tour of Green Homes
Manchester: 10am – 3 pm, Sunday September 8th

• Find out more online: ukcec.org.uk