The Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a 90,000 acre not-for-profit wildlife conservancy in Kenya. In 2016 they replaced a diesel powered water pump with a solar PV powered pump that not only enables the conservancy to monitor and manage its water usage for the first time, but local schools and communities also benefit from the use of broadband powered by the solar PV. Read more
In Autumn 2018, Thistles Garden Centre received a grant to install an 11.73kWp roof mounted solar PV array and an 11kWp air source heat pump. The Centre provides a safe and stable environment where adults with learning disabilities are able to grow produce that is then sold to the local community. Read more
In Summer 2018, Melosheb School in Zambia received a grant to install a 1.7kWp roof mounted solar PV array and four lithium ion batteries. The school is located in the outskirts of the capital Lusaka. This has provided electricity for the first time which has allowed for the introduction of IT at the school and also means that staff and pupils can work at the school in a safe environment after dark. Read more
Bowden House is a school in Seaford that supports students with a range of complex social, emotional and mental health difficulties. In 2018 they installed a 82kW roof mounted solar PV across several of its buildings. Read more
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Community energy is the delivery of community led renewable energy, energy efficiency and energy supply projects. These projects can be wholly owned and/or controlled by communities or delivered in partnership with commercial or public sector bodies. Community energy projects have an emphasis on local engagement, local leadership and control and the local community benefiting collectively from the outcomes. Read more
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Carbon offsetting enables people in the UK to compensate for their travel emissions by funding projects in developing countries that reduce emissions. Read more
Working out your precise carbon footprint often takes a lot of time and so for ease we have provided three different offsetting options for you to help offset your personal and household emissions: low, medium and high. Read more
Our Community Energy Fund drew on a credit facility from Big Society Capital, whilst funders and sponsors contributed to it through donations. The fund provided small to medium loans to UK community renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Read more
This section of our website contains a selection of articles, reports and papers that Pure Leapfrog & friends have written. These will be on a wide range of subjects which will directly and indirectly link to community energy. Read more
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Plymouth Energy Community are a local Community Benefit Society that aims to give people in Plymouth the power to change how they buy, use and generate energy. In March 2016 they installed a 4.1MW solar array in Ernesettle that was funded using short term construction finance from Leapfrog Finance. Read more
SE24 - Sustainable Energy for South London aims to encourage and develop locally-owned renewable energy projects. In 2016 they installed their first solar PV installations on two local community buildings using documents from Pure Leapfrog’s LEAP. Read more
Chelworth Solar Array is Wiltshire Wildlife Community Energy’s first solar installation. The array was developed in association with BWCE and is located in Wiltshire on low grade agricultural land. The surplus from the 1MW ground mounted solar PV array will support WWT’s social wellbeing programmes in the area and also a fund to finance fuel poverty reduction projects. Read more
Ovesco Limited were formed by members of the Transition Town Lewes Energy Group to deliver a range of energy-related projects to the people and businesses of the Lewes district. In 2016 Ovesco installed two solar arrays on schools in the Ouse Valley area using documents from Pure Leapfrog’s LEAP. Read more
Repowering London creates cooperatively owned renewable energy projects whose financial revenues stay with the local community. The support provided by Pure Leapfrog has enabled the group to become self-sustaining and independently deliver further projects. Read more
Carbon Co-op’s unique Community Green Deal programme is working with 14 owner occupiers around Greater Manchester to create a network of eco show houses, retrofitted to achieve emission reductions of 80%. Read more
Located in rural Cheshire, Ashton Hayes is a well knit community of about 1000 people that is aiming to become England's first carbon neutral community. The project combines behavioural change, awareness raising and sharing best practice as well as introducing technology that will supply the village with renewable energy and an income stream. Read more
On this page you can find resources and articles that Pure Leapfrog and partners have produced over the years, but are no longer up to date. Read more
We rely on volunteers to support us on one-off projects or to lend expertise for a longer periods of time. Occasionally we will have specific projects that we would like help from volunteers with. Read more