We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2026 Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op Community Fund. Organisations can apply for grants to fund the following: Last year we made 14 awards to organisations in Edinburgh, you can find out who and watch our compilation video here. Applications for this year will be…

At the end of April, we completed long-planned work to improve the efficiency of our solar array on the roof of Tumbles at Portobello. We have over 400 panels on Tumbles’ roof, with a generating capacity of 125kw. To give an idea of what this means, common residential solar panel system sizes in the UK…

We are delighted to share a compilation of case study videos from our most recent Community Fund recipients. This video was shared with members at our Annual Meeting in March. Last year, profits from our solar panels across the city helped to funded projects include a musical instruments library, sports clubs, energy saving lighting, youthwork…