Organised by INFORSE-Europe and the UK Energy21 network, The Community Energy Transition

More than 40 people participated at CAT to explore how communities are making the transition to sustainable energy. The two-day seminar offered information and inspiration to anyone considering community energy projects.
Topics: funding, advice, support, networking, visits to real-life projects, case studies and best practice from across the EU.
Technologies: wood-fuel, combined heat and power, hydro, wind and solar power, community transport and reducing dependence on fossil fuels. Strategies: ZeroCarbonBritain, INFORSE vision 2050 with 100 % renewables in the EU, 100 % Renewable Energy Island.

Proceedings at the Energy 21 website: www.energy21.org.uk, or CAT Energy 21 Seminar.
Pictures from seminar, tour and lecturers as well as handouts as pdf files of most presentations:

Group work:
Tour at CAT: wind mills, 200kW CHP station, PV roof, children demo sites, new conference room under construction:
Lecturers:
Paul Allen, CAT (Handouts 478 kB ) and (Handouts 423 kB ) - Why communities should develop their own energy projects? - Zero Carbon Britain - Climate & Energy Security Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE-Europe, Denmark - Best local practices from around Europe (Handouts 365 kB ) - EU policies: How can we use it and make it better? (Handouts179 kB ) - Vision 2050 - 100 % Renewables by 2050		Marc Jedliczka, Hespul & CLER, France - Successes in a difficult environment: French renewable energy is coming, how and why? (Handouts ) Peter Harper CAT - The Road to 2012: What we need to do next, and at what scale? - CAT & Eco-dyfi (Handouts 635 kB )
Prof. Dave Elliot, Open University - The role of community-scale technology projects. (Handouts 827 kB ) Pete West, SWEA - Community Ownership and Community Interest Companies - biomass and district heating in new build housing. (Handouts 1.3 MB )		Andy Bull; SWEA - Community scale biogas. (Handouts 232 kB ) Duncan Kerridge, Bro Ddyfi - The Story of the Bro Ddyfi Community Wind Energy (Handouts 205 kB )
	Louise Rutterford, CSE (Handouts ) Help and advice for community renewable projects: Community Action for Energy: CAfE !		History of Energy 21 - - Where Next? Cooperation possibilities among Energy 21, Transition Towns, CAT and INFORSE.
		Tanya Hawkes and Chris Whitehouse, CAT (Handouts153 kB ) Finding the Support for Community renewables Make it happen ! Group work introduction
Transition Energy Planning in Penwith, by Charmian Larke, TP, UK (Handouts 118 kB ) Island Electricity Generation: by Isle of Eigg, Jaise Kuriakose, CAT, UK (Handouts 373 kB )		Films: - Samsø Renewable Energy Island, Film made by Open University, UK - AIH Ecovillage in Denmark Film made by Slovak journalist students, Aarhus, Denmark

More on Eergy 21 network: www.energy21.org.uk, and CAT as a visitor demonstration center here.

The event is registered as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Campaign.
INFORSE-Europe is Associate member of the Campaign.
See more at the Campaign's web site.