Community energy

All of the community groups below are happy to be contacted by you to offer advice and help when needed. The list is broken down alphabetically by technology, so you can choose the contact that will have similar project experiences to your own.

Technology	Peer contact	Community group
Air Source Heat Pump	Garry Charnock	Ashton Hayes Community Energy CIC Ashton Hayes installed an air source heat pump on their low carbon pavilion building, generating heat for use by the community café and other community facilities.
Biomass	Jon Findlay	Trafford Hall A biomass district heating system heats the accommodation in the grounds of Trafford Hall.
Hydro	Peter Aston	Dane Valley Community Energy Project to establish a community-owned hydro scheme based at Havannah Village Weir, near Congleton.
Solar PV	Garry Charnock	Ashton Hayes Community Energy CIC Things are moving fast in Ashton Hayes with the installation of community-owned PV arrays on public buildings, including the pavilion and primary school.
	Dave Cowley	LiveWire Community Energy Community Benefit Society focusing on solar PV systems fitted to community buildings, such as libraries, neighbourhood hubs, leisure and sports clubs.
	Richard Pearce	Lymm Community Energy Raised finance through a community share offer to fund the installation of solar PV systems on local primary schools.
	Jon Findlay	Trafford Hall A solar PV system sits on the roof of the carbon neutral stable block.
Solar Thermal	Jon Findlay	Trafford Hall Solar thermal system on the roof of the carbon neutral stable block, heating water in the tank all year round.