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The UK's community energy investments have a reasonable claim to being the ideal form of place-based impact investing: - money is raised locally (mostly) - money is deployed locally and projects are visible to residents - both social and environmental benefits - expectation of a reasonable financial return - managed by a non-profit and governed democratically The key thing missing is scale - the sector is small and has grown very little over the last few years. The Energy Security and Net Zero Committee of the UK House of Commons recently opened a consultation to identify the policy, market and regulatory reforms that could unlock the sector's potential. (If you are not familiar with community energy projects, the video below gives you a flavour of projects by Bristol Energy Cooperative, currently fundraising on the Triodos Bank crowdfunding platform.) (𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴.) More on the Parliamentary call for evidence at: https://lnkd.in/eNmVHNW4 #impactinvesting #communitydevelopment #placemaking #CommunitySolar #renewableenergy Community Energy England Helen Martin Whitni Thomas Emma Bridge

Community Energy - perhaps the "ideal form of place-based impact investing". I couldn't agree more, and is why I joined Community Energy England. The next phase of UK decarbonisation is all about more onshore renewables, clean heating systems and electrifying vehicles, it is all going to be place based! A community energy enterprise can be the bridge that connects the trust and stability of the public sector, with the investment scale and agility of the private sector.

🎉 We’ve hit our 1 million target! 🎉 A huge THANK YOU to all our investors who have made this milestone possible! Hitting our target of GBP1 million is a significant step towards our sustainable and accessible energy goals. We couldn’t have done it without your trust and belief in our mission! We’re excited to announce that overfunding is now open! This means you can still invest and help us create an even bigger impact. With additional funds, we’ll be able to expand our reach further, empowering more businesses and households with clean energy solutions. 🌍 Let’s keep the momentum going! If you haven’t joined yet, there’s still time to be part of the future of clean energy. 🚀 Find out more about the campaign here: https://lnkd.in/eF2nNQSS #MPowerVentures #CleanEnergy #ImpactInvesting #SolarEnergy #Overfunding #Crowdfunding Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high risk investment and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 mins to learn more. "This post has been approved as a financial promotion by Prosper Capital LLP (“Prosper”) on 24 September 2024".

In the last 3 weeks we’ve raised an incredible £211K from more than 240 investors. It has been a fantastic return to the Crowdcube platform and we’d like to give a huge thank you to everyone who’s supported our crowdfunding journey. This EIS raise supports a pivotal point for Flex Marine, with funds enabling the collection of vital data from our island demonstration project. Data collection on operations, energy capture and efficiencies is integral to proving our technology can work effectively to power coastal communities and businesses. It’s a crucial step towards commercialisation, and we already have a pipeline of early potential customers, who we’ll be presenting evidence of our full demonstration project to. We’d love to welcome even more of our network and community to share in our journey, but there are just two days left to secure your share. Click below to be part of our future for as little as £10.14 https://lnkd.in/ey_2e5gh #tidalenergy #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #sustainability #sustainableinvestment #crowdfunding #EIS #investment #raising #renewables #ESG Don’t invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. This is a high-risk investment.

Hello Partners next Week I am at @New York, See you at Columbia Business School Columbia Business School Executive Education It’s sad that almost finish but we will going to the New Stage New Project is at place Real Estate, Solar+BESS, we have to offer great initiative. #teslaenergo #smartestatelife #privateequity #artofinvesting #realestate #glifestyle #leaderstyle #ontoart #gramotenkoinvest #investbanking #smartinvestment #liveflysail #energy #renewableenergy #innovation #investment #investmentfund #fundraising #assetmanagement #investmentopportunity

It’s taken me 3 years to get here… And the big day is just around the corner. Wind-Fisher is preparing our first round of crowdfunding with Seedrs! I have always loved solving problems. With Wind-Fisher, I aim to solve a big problem:  How to make it easier and cheaper to harvest wind power.  Empowering people around the world so they can generate their own electricity. But I need your help! So we’re sharing the opportunity to invest in Wind Fisher.  With your participation, you’re not only investing in a company fighting to protect the planet. You also share in our mission to give (WIND) POWER TO THE PEOPLE. And you become a part of our future. #ad Want to be a part of the adventure? Check out the details at https://lnkd.in/d-NT3sE2 Seedrs Europe Ltd, trading as Seedrs and Seedrs EU, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

🚀 We were proud to launch the second phase of the Energy Resilience Fund last month. With £15 million invested alongside Social Investment Business and other partners, the fund aims to support enterprises in reducing energy usage, stabilising costs and contributing to long-term Net Zero goals. 💡 Businesses can apply for funding between £25,000 and £250,000, with 40% delivered as grants to meet the need for essential financial and technical support. This funding can be used to install energy-saving measures, renewable energy generation technology or explore other energy-efficient options. 🌱 With rising energy costs becoming a growing challenge for charities and social enterprises, social investment offers an innovative solution—providing resources that help these organisations build resilience and stay focused on delivering impact. Learn more about the evolution of the Energy Resilience Fund: https://lnkd.in/ep7tB6s5

The annual Business Post EIIS special was released yesterday. We are delighted to have Quintas Capital featured, highlighting our Social Infrastructure EIIS Fund. We are now actively fundraising for our EIIS Fund and will be focusing on companies that are: - Social Infrastructure Projects - 50% EIIS Tax Relief - Proven promoters investing their capital alongside ours - Fund used to purchase or develop infrastructure such as a creche, hotel, solar or wind project. If you are an investor or promoter interested in the above, please reach out me or info@quintascapital.ie Article 👇

British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has made a $16m investment in the AfricaGoGreen Fund, which is managed by Cygnum Capital Asset Management. The fund has raised more than $166m so far, invests in companies developing energy efficiency solutions in sectors that are often overlooked by traditional lenders, writes Danielle Rossingh.

Off the back of Social Investment Business's report highlighting the scale of the energy efficiency problem for community buildings, its really pleasing to see the launch of this new programme that seeks to address this systemic issue. This injection of funds into #coops , #CBSs and #commshares offers will support community businesses implement vital low carbon and retrofitting measures