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Award Winning Approach
The Resilient Energy approach is a new, award winning, community based model that is attracting positive national attention. We believe that the best way to realise renewable energy potential is to develop a fair and equitable relationship between the landowner, the developer and the local community.
Making a Positive Difference
We work in partnership with landowners to deliver investable Community Scale projects designed to help meet (rather than exceed) local energy demand, whilst also making a positive difference to the quality of life and resilience of the communities in which they are based.
Our Community Energy Projects
Resilient Energy Great Dunkilns
This was our first project and the UK’s first crowd funded renewable energy project.
Resilient Energy Mounteneys and Cherry Rock
These two turbines in Kingswood, Stroud were consented in summer 2015. Following a successful Share Offer by Resilient Energy Mounteneys Renewables, the projects were installed in March 2017.
Resilient Energy Severndale
Planning permission was granted by the forest of dean district council in August 2015. We hope to launch a share offer for this project in 2016 via a community benefit society.
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Resilient Energy Alvington Court
This project is now a fully-fledged community benefit society and construction of this project was completed in the autumn of 2015. The turbine is now operating in line with expectations and exporting to the grid.
What makes us different
The Resilient Energy model
We work in partnership with landowners to deliver investable Community Scale projects designed to help meet (rather than exceed) local energy demand, whilst also making a positive difference to the quality of life and resilience of the communities in which they are based. Read more
Meanlingful Benefits
Once the energy project is operational 4% of the gross revenues (not profit!) are donated to the host community via a Community Fund. This typically equates to on average £15,000 - £20,000 per year for a single 500kW wind turbine over its 25 year operation. Read more
Crowd Funding
All of our Resilient Energy projects are crowd funded by people like you. When a Resilient Energy share offer is launched, it is open to individuals, businesses, pensions, charities, trusts and most other organisations. Read more
Community Scale
We only take forward projects at a scale that is appropriate for the local community and in locations where the impacts are minimised.
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Working in Partnership
Our approach removes barriers for Landowners and Communities looking to develop a renewable energy projects. It has significant benefits in terms of reducing up front "at risk" costs to a minimum in exchange for an equity stake in the project. Read more
The Benefits
* Low risk, low cost partnership approach.
* Meaningful local economic benefits.
* Community Investors receive 7-9% return on their investment.
* The Community Fund receives 4% of the gross revenues.
* Up to 80% of project returns are kept within the local community.
Endorsements
The innovative partnership approach, as pioneered by The Resilience Centre, was endorsed by think tank ResPublica and the Energy Minister Rt. Hon Greg Barker in a recent Green paper.
The subsequent Government Community Energy Strategy confirms support for considerable growth in the Community Energy Sector and emphasises a specific need for community focussed partnerships.
Testimonials
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Congratulations on your community funding initiative, it is already making a real and positive difference to local people. Thank you!
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The FSB is fully behind this sort of local business, one that aims to create local jobs and wealth within our local community. The national recognition and awards received by the Resilience Centre and its projects should be a source of great pride.
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The award winning community energy model developed by the Resilience Centre is something we should be proud of as being developed and pioneered by a Forest of Dean business.
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We are delighted that The Resilience Centre won our Green Energy Award for Best Community Energy Scheme for their inovative approach to enabling the sucessful development of a community wind turbine at Great Dunkilns.
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Kick start your project!
If you are a land owner, business or community interested in establishing a Resilient Energy partnership with The Resilience Centre, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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