Category: Clean Energy
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Case Study: St Peter’s green dream becomes reality
With the recent completion of a major “greening” project at St Peter’s Musselburgh, the congregation’s dream of going green is becoming a reality.
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Energy Footprint Tool: A request for 2025 data
Every year, each Charge is asked to complete the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT).
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Funding: Community Building Fund re-opened for applications
St Ninian’s Aberdeen has recently installed solar PV panels and battery storage, thanks to £39,900 funding from the Scottish Government’s Community Building Fund (CARES).
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Case Study: St Mary’s Hamilton solar project
We are delighted to share that the solar panel and battery installation at St Mary’s for All Church and Community Centre in Hamilton is now complete and fully operational.
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Case Study: Saint Andrew’s St Andrews Pilot Church project
As part of Saint Andrew’s, St Andrews journey towards Net Zero by 2030 we have recently installed two Herschel ‘Halo” radiant heaters at the west end of the Nave.
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Story: The Primus and his EV Car
“If you, the Primus can live with an electric car, what an example that could be for others”. So my journey began.
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Case Study: Reducing reliance on oil at St Serf’s Burntisland
St Serf’s Burntisland has recently completed the first phase of a heating project, which aims to gradually replace the oil boiler that previously heated the church.
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Events: St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane Net Zero Roadshow
The Net Zero Team was pleased to welcome the First Minister John Swinney MSP to join the Net Zero Roadshow for the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
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Case Study: Smart controls for heating and lighting in Rothiemurchus
St John the Baptist in Rothiemurchus is a small church set within a glade of the Rothiemurchus forest, a mile outside Aviemore on the main road up to Cairngorm Mountain.
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Case Study: Air source heat pump at St Drostan’s, Insch
In July 2020 St Drostan’s opened its new, sustainable church extension with hall space, office, meeting room, kitchen and toilets.
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Newsletter: Giving thanks for the past year and looking ahead to 2026
2025 has been a busy but encouraging year for the Net Zero Team.
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Story: New LEDs light up St James’ Cruden Bay
St James’ Church in rural Aberdeenshire sits on a hill and is visible from miles around.
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Case Study: Our most northerly church installs a new heating system
St Colman’s church, Burravoe, Yell has just installed a new electric heating system to replace their oil boiler.
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Events: Glasgow & Galloway Net Zero Roadshow
The Net Zero Team held their next Net Zero Roadshow event for the Glasgow & Galloway Diocese on Saturday 15th November at Holy Trinity & St Barnabas, Paisley.
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Case Study: St Leonard’s Lasswade Development for the Future
The vestry and congregation of St Leonard’s Lasswade are delighted to have been chosen as the Pioneer Project for the Benefact Trust and SEC Net Zero funding for the Diocese of Edinburgh.