Energy and communities
Community energy expertise at UHI
SEAM Centre - Inverness
Practical training in all aspects of micro-renewables; CPD training; Biomass; Solar PV; Heat pumps; Wind turbines. Full details here.
SAMS - Dunstaffnage
Marine Science; Environmental Technology; Marine renewable energy; Sea ice and technology; Marine biogeochemisty & earth sciences; Marine ecology; Marine microbial and molecular biology; Marine renewable impact assessments; Acoustic footprinting, Macro-algal cultures; Worlds largest collection of of Algae and Protozoa; Europe's largest experimental artificial reef complex. Full details here.
Scottish School of Forestry
Forestry skills; Sustainable forest management; Woodfuel technology; Woodfuel research; Community furnaces and systems.Full details here.
LCC - Lewis
Renewables analysis; Hydrogen energy; Marine energy assessments; Community energy; Energy and Knowledge Exchange; Built environment; Energy use in buildings; Building energy specifications & modelling. Full details here.
ERI - Thurso
Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Environment and Heritage; Nuclear Decommissioning & Environmental Remediation Centre; Biotechnology & Bioresources; Climate Change; Chemical compound testing. Full details here.
Agronomy Institute - Orkney
Crop research; Agronomy; Agriculture. Full details here.
Community projects at UHI
OCTES (Opportunities for Community groups Through Energy Storage) — Lead by Lews Castle College this initiative aimed to increase the viability of renewable energy solutions in rural regions by influencing consumer behaviour.
SECRE (Social Enterprises in Community Renewable Energy) — Lead by Lews Castle College this project is a collaboration between 12 partners across the world including North Karelia University of applied sciences. The aim is to develop a sustainable service that will effectively deliver knowledge transfer in the area of renewable energy to social enterprises in the community.
PELLETime — PELLETime is a european programme to identify and develop tools that support sustainable local pellet supply chains through the use of local renewable energy resources
SMALLEST — an NPP programme to help make renewable energy more accessible to the smallest communities in the most remote areas of Northern Europe
Clim-ATIC - Climate change - Adapting to the impacts by communities in the Northern Periphery Regions
This project supported the rural peripheral communities to adpt to the impact of climate change. Clim-ATIC has delivered twelve adaptation demonstration projects under the themes of: Sustainable transport, Sustainable Energy management, Tourism opportunities and Risk management & Response.
RASLRES - Regional Approaches to Stimulating Local Renewable Energy Solutions
A project aimed at increasing the use and uptake of locally produced energy in rural areas of northern Europe.The project focuses on the use of energy crops such as wood, grass and seaweed. The project is also developing models that will compare the environmental impact of installing renewable energy heating systems compared to current heating systems.
CoastAdapt
A Northern Periphery Program (NPP) project aimed at safeguarding peoples living in North Atlantic coastal communities and helping them adapt to the impacts of climate change.
