Pre GB Energy Community Fund Support

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    "description": "The Hub is one of five Net Zero Hubs operational in England. It is hosted by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WEMCA). The Hub works to engage with a wide range of public sector organisations to bring forward business cases that attract investment in energy infrastructure in the pursuit of net zero.  \r\nAs well as providing support to regional energy projects, we deliver large-scale programmes such as domestic retrofit, and support to public sector decarbonisation schemes. We also support community energy projects and share best practice and innovation across the region.  \r\nCurrent Objectives of the Hub: \r\n\u2022\tTo attract commercial investment and help Local Authorities and other local public sector bodies to develop investment models which accelerate progress to net zero. \r\n\u2022\tTo increase the number, quality, and scale of local net zero projects being delivered across the region in line with national targets and strategies, including supporting the early-stage development and delivery of projects. \r\n\u2022\tTo collaborate with DESNZ to develop and support net zero elements of wider programmes and initiatives delivered across England \r\n\u2022\tTo support a national knowledge transfer programme to improve information sharing, training, and evaluation. \r\n\u2022\tTo raise local awareness of opportunities for and benefits of local net zero investment.   \r\nThese objectives are currently being reviewed in light of the Governments Clean Power Plan and will be subject to a new MOU between DESNZ/Great British Energy and SWNZH/WEMCA in June 2025. \r\nOne of the Hub\u0027s key programmes is the Great British Energy Community Fund (GBECF), previously the Community Energy Fund (CEF), designed to build a project pipeline of Community Energy projects in the SWNZH region. The SWNZH administer CEF and GBECF, which provides grants to voluntary sector organisations, Community Benefit Societies, Community Interest Companies (CICs), and other non-profits. These grants support recipients to assess the feasibility of installing energy generation and storage measures for the benefit of their community.\r\nOur research into the emerging Community Energy Sector and further conversations with the mature Community Energy organisations in the South West, Identifies that capacity to apply for the Community Energy Funds can be hindered by a lack of:\r\n\u2022\ttechnical knowledge\r\n\u2022\tsuitable governance structures and organisational maturity\r\n\u2022\tprocurement and contract management expertise \r\nSuccessful CEF/GBECF applicants in the SWNZH region are not geographically evenly spread, with a third being within the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority area.\r\nhttps://weca-atamis--prospend.vf.force.com/apex/CS_ContractPage?filters=\u0026page=1\u0026Preview=Yes\u0026searchStr=\u0026SearchType=Projects\u0026sortStr=Alphabetical\u0026uid=a1MWS000001JdjR2AS\u0026sfdcIFrameOrigin=https://weca-atamis.lightning.force.com",
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