Scottish Government

The Forum for Renewable Energy Development in Scotland (FREDS) established a sub-group to work on the Scottish Government's Renewables Action Plan and develop a routemap to maximise the benefits for communities from Scotland's tremendous wealth of natural renewable resources.

The following information on the FREDS Community Renewables Implementation Group is available:

• Membership details and the group's remit
• Papers from the group's first meeting, held 26 November 2009
  Agenda
  Meeting Note and Chair's Summary
  Note from the Chair
• Papers from the group's second meeting, held 16 March 2010
  Agenda
  Definition and Purpose
  Presentation from Maitland Mackie, Mackie's of Scotland - Rural business
  Presentation from Mark Jennison, Energy 4 All - Cooperative model
  Presentation from George Briggs, Social Investment Scotland - Non profit community groups
  Financing Community Renewables Schemes - Recommendation (chair's paper, draft)
• Recommendations to Ministers from the group, 17 June 2010
  Financing Community Renewables Schemes - Recommendation (final version)
  Annex A
• Papers from the group's third meeting, held 23 September 2010
  Meeting Note
  Presentation from Neil Harrison, Scottish Agricultural Colleges - Community & Landowner Renewables Loan Fund
• Loan Study
  Addressing the Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference in Edinburgh on 28 September 2010, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs announced the publication of the Loan Study. He had previously announced the commissioning of the loan study at the Royal Highland Show, 25 June 2010.
  The full remit of the feasibility study into loans for early stage funding for community energy projects was published 23 September 2010.
• Papers from the group's fourth meeting, held 12 January 2011
  Agenda
  Meeting Note
  Presentation from Giles Ruck, Scottish Community Foundation and additional paper
  Paper from Scottish Renewables
• Papers from the group's fifth meeting, held 4 May 2011
  Agenda
  Presentation from Steven Watson, Community Energy Scotland Ltd
  Presentation from Dominic Farrugia, Carbon Free Development