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The Retrofit Project 2014/15 has now been completed. The Small Grant Scheme 2015/16 is underway.

We are also seeking volunteers and new members for the energy and retrofit teams.

As you are aware from the previous post the Ballynagran Small Grant Scheme is open once again.

We are aware that a number of households are interested in installing a Solar PV (Photo Voltaic)

– Up to €3,000 available, closing date for applications is August 21st 2015.

Notification for this latest Small Grant Scheme has just been published on the Wicklow County Council Website and in the Wicklow

A Map of the Ballynagran Basin Area is at the bottom of this post.

There is also a download link for this Newsletter at the bottom of this post.

This is just one example of how a community renewable energy cooperative might look like.

There is a dowload link at the bottom of the post.

see also To Catch the Wind

Here are a few photographs of the met mast recently erected at the current preferred location

Before a wind turbine can be formally proposed,the potential wind resource on the prospective site must be

To Catch The Wind explores the idea that the residents of areas in which wind turbines are going to be built should be offered the opportunity to invest in those turbines.

It also examines the various

Our focus in applying for these grants was to fund two projects within the Small Grant Scheme area for the benefit of the community most affected by the Landfill.