Information Sources for Community Energy in the UK

Bristol Energy Cooperative http://www.bristolenergy.coop/reports.html
Centre for Sustainable Energy       https://www.cse.org.uk/
Community Energy England
https://communityenergyengland.org/
Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) is now part of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
Energy Saving Trust
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/
European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/energy-union-and-climate_en
Institute for Sustainable Futures (Birmingham):
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/business/institutes/isf
International Energy Agency          https://www.iea.org/
Local Energy Scotland           https://www.localenergy.scot/
National Grid      https://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/publications
Ofgem        e.g. https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/news-blog/our-blog/exploring-local-energy-regulators-perspective
Regen (formerly RegenSW)                    https://www.regensw.co.uk/
Scottish Government   e.g. www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/12/5661
SP Energy Networks e.g.
https://www.spenergynetworks.co.uk/pages/innovation.aspx
Solar Trade Association       
https://www.solar-trade.org.uk/resource-centre/
UCL Energy Institute    https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/energy/
UK Energy Research Centre http://www.ukerc.ac.uk/publications.html
UK Government  e.g.   
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/renewable-and-low-carbon-energy
Universities: research papers may found by searching university websites
Example: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/research/publications/
Welsh Government  e.g.
https://gov.wales/topics/environmentcountryside/energy/renewable/?lang=en
Western Power Distribution
https://www.westernpower.co.uk/Innovation.aspx

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