Halton Lune Hydro The biggest community hydro in England

You can invest anything from £250 to £20,000 (£50,000 from 5th April) in shares in Halton Lune Hydro and there are some personal tax advantages in doing so. We’re not able to give you any personal financial advice, so you ...

New blog in the Guardian by Alison Cahn on the trials and trubulations of setting up a Community Energy scheme. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jan/28/community-hydropower-energy-strategy-halton-lune

If community energy schemes are part of the government’s energy masterplan, why are there so many planning obstacles? Alison Cahn shares her frustrations with the current system. Originally published in the Guardian on 14th February 2013 Politicians of all hues love talking ...

Published on the BBC website in February 2012. A renewable energy project near Lancaster has been awarded a government grant of £432,900. The Halton Carbon Positive project involves more environmentally-friendly housing and a new hydro-electric system using water from the ...

Published in the Lancaster Guardian 11/2/2010 THE River Lune could provide Halton with more than a third of its electricity needs under a new scheme. Lancaster Cohousing, in partnership with Local and Effective Sustainable Solutions (LESS) and Halton Community Association ...