North York Moors National Park Authority - UK

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The North York Moors is the first National Park to set up a Community Renewable Energy Project.  The project was launched in June 2004 and now supports local communities in Appleton-le-Moors, Spaunton, Castleton, Danby, Commondale, Westerdale, Bransdale and Botton.

The project is supported by the National Park and Yorkshire Forward (the Regional Development Agency).  The project aims to assist local communities to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions and reliance on fossil fuels in order to help create more sustainable communities.  The project has helped support a range of initiatives and activities including training of local energy champions, reducing the energy requirements of individual homes and organising public events about renewable energy technologies  The project has recently secured capital funding which will enable significant renewable energy projects to be undertaken.

This project is now completed.  Click here to download the final report.