Why community energy is crucial for the growth of the UK's clean energy industry

Madeleine Cuff
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Following subsidy cuts and local opposition to development, the UK renewables industry is facing an uncertain future. But one sector is going from strength to strength - community projects

At BusinessGreen we keep a keen eye on the developments in the clean energy industry. And over the past year there has been one trend which has been inescapable - the rise of community energy. It seems...

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