Community Energy Scotland Annual Members' Conference 2025

Community Energy Scotland Annual Members' Conference 2025

By Community Energy Scotland

Power in Partnership: How we build a new generation of community energy & resilience across Scotland

Date and time

Location

COSLA Conference Centre

19 Haymarket Yards Edinburgh EH12 5BH United Kingdom

Speakers

Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Registration


Check-in, refreshments & networking in the Caledonian Suite

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Welcome from CES

Zoë Holliday

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Keynote Speaker - SP Energy Networks

Liam Cantwell

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM

Guest Speaker

Lesley Riddoch

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM

Coffee & Tea Break

10:50 AM - 11:15 AM

Interactive & Networking Session

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Panel Discussion


Building the next generation of community energy - Post-FITs, Shared Ownership, Scaling Up, Community Benefit

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch Break & Exhibition Networking

1:15 PM - 2:05 PM

Workshop 1

2:05 PM - 3:00 PM

Workshop 2

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Coffee & Tea Break

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

The Sandy Macaulay Lecture

Eric Dodd

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Panel Discussion


Youth Engagement & Succession Building in Community Energy

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Wrap Up & Conference Close

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Optional Social - Location TBC

Good to know

Highlights

  • 8 hours
  • In person

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 21 days before event

About this event

Science & Tech • Other

Community Energy Scotland warmly invites you to our annual members' conference on Wednesday, 24th September 2025 at COSLA Conference Centre, Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH.


Our theme this year is:


Power in Partnership

How we build a new generation of community energy & resilience across Scotland


The Community Energy Scotland Annual Members’ Conference is Scotland’s only opportunity for community energy organisations to come together and share ideas. Last year, over 100 attendees joined us from CES member organisations and other key sector stakeholders, to hear from community energy leaders, professionals and changemakers on the theme of the Community Energy Ripple Effect: maximising positive impacts.


This year, join us to explore how effective partnerships can strengthen our collective impact, unlock new opportunities, and drive a more resilient and equitable future for community energy across Scotland. Our aim is for attendees to leave the conference informed through our sessions and networking, be inspired by the wealth of community energy and other decarbonisation successes already led by our members, and equipped to realise the shared potential and wide-reaching benefits of collaborative working.


Please limit ticket orders to one individual if you are from any of the following:


  • CES Reciprocal Member (promo code required)
  • Third sector/public sector non-member (promo code required*)
  • Student (promo code required*)
  • Private Sector


and a maximum of 2 tickets per CES Community Member organisation.


****If you are speaking or facilitating please do not sign up here.****


If you have any problems booking please contact jenni.marchant@communityenergy.scot

Please note that ticket sales close on Wednesday 17th September at 22:00, but could sell out earlier.

*contact Community Energy Scotland directly to receive your code where eligible

Frequently asked questions

Getting to the venue

The COSLA conference centre is just a three-minute walk from Haymarket station, on the bus route for the Airport Express (20 minutes from the terminal) and right on the Edinburgh Trams line.

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