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Charity
Bristol Energy Cooperative
The project is a community-owned renewable energy installation in South Gloucestershire, close to Bristol. The installation will consist of a 1MW wind turbine, a 2MW ground-mounted solar array and a battery rated at 1MW/3MWh, connected behind a single grid connection via an innovative DC-coupled system to manage export volumes.
This model has been developed to maximise clean energy generation, carbon emission reductions and community benefit, within the highly constrained local grid capacity.
The project is expected to generate 4,447MWh per year, enough clean power to supply around 1,400 households. Over the projects lifetime this is expected to save approximately 5,900 tonnes of CO2 emissions. Power will be exported to the grid under purchase agreements with energy suppliers or other offtakers.
The project will be community-owned and protected by an asset lock. Revenues will be used to provide community benefit funding which will be distributed in the form of grants and practical support in the local area.
Location
United Kingdom
England
Phase and Round
Round 11
Grant award
£242,543