Case Studies

Below are a selection of resources and case studies to give you useful information on CARES. Hover over an image for more information.

Trees for Life
Trees for Life applied for CARES funding to carry out a feasibility study. The study would investigate options for a low carbon energy solution and EV charge points at their Dundreggan Estate.

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Trees for Life
Falkirk Council: Green Grangemouth Flexible Solar Project
Falkirk Council applied for a CARES Innovation grant to fund a feasibility study to explore the potential for a community solar scheme in the Falkirk and Grangemouth Investment Zone.

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Falkirk Council: Green Grangemouth Flexible Solar Project
East Coast Organics
East Coast Organics wanted to make better use of the energy generated by the solar PV array at their business in East Lothian. They installed a storage battery to increase the usage of the renewable energy generated on site. It also provides power to charge up their electric vehicles.

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East Coast Organics
Inch Farm, Pittenweem
John Whiteford wanted to make better use of the energy generated by the solar PV array on the potato sheds on his farm, much of which was being sent back to the grid during the summer months. He installed a storage battery and two car charging ports to increase the usage of the renewable energy generated.

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Inch Farm, Pittenweem
EastHeat
EastHeat was a project led by Sunamp Ltd in partnership with Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association and East Lothian Housing Association. It aimed to develop and implement local solutions to address fuel poverty using innovative storage batteries.

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EastHeat
Comrie Croft PV and battery storage
Comrie Croft Ltd is an award-winning community and employee owned ‘community of eco-enterprises’ on the outskirts of Comrie, Perthshire. A 50kW PV installation provides energy to the buildings and electric vehicle charging points. Three 15kW battery storage units have been installed to store any excess electricity generated by the solar PV.

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Comrie Croft PV and battery storage
Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub
The Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub (OHLEH) is a prime example of the circular economies approach to local energy. The multi-sector partnership project involves producing bio-gas from fish waste and local household and garden waste and using it as a fuel for a combined heat and power plant.

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Outer Hebrides Local Energy Hub
The Algal Solution for Local Energy Economy
This innovative project uses curtailed energy from community wind turbines to turn on lights in photobioreactor tubes, to grow algae.

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The Algal Solution for Local Energy Economy

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