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We will be providing the business with a loan of up to £20 million, with the first stage of funding being used for four solar PV projects in England and Scotland (128MW in total), with one currently in construction.
Through various partnerships, Ethical Power owns solar and battery energy storage projects at different stages of development and construction, including two large solar and BESS projects. The company is the principal engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor on these projects, which enables optimal design, streamlined delivery and the most effective use of the resources from development to operation.

Ethical Power got in touch with us as it was looking for additional capital to fund its share of a healthy pipeline of large-scale ground mount solar and battery storage sites, totalling 178MW.

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We’re providing the business with a loan of up to £20 million to help fund its share of a pipeline of large scale solar and storage projects.

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The new joint venture, Burgar Hill Energy Ltd, will manage the proposed development, with a proposed turbine tip height of up to 200 metres and combined capacity of up to 30MW. The wind farm will also provide an estimated £150k in community benefit each year (based on the proposed capacity of 30MW), which will be used to support local projects and developments.
Proposals for the repowering project are currently in the early stages. Work has begun on planning studies and Burgar Hill Energy will soon launch a public consultation into the plans, with two community events planned to take place in the coming months, which will be advertised locally. More information can be found on the <a href="https://burgarhillenergy.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burgar Hill Energy website here</a>.
Burgar Hill was home to some of the world’s first multi-megawatt wind turbines and acted as a crucial testbed for onshore wind in the 1980s. Both Burgar Hill Renewables, which also represents the local landowner, and Thrive own a turbine on the site. The additional three turbines currently in place are owned by other third parties.

In 2023 we replaced Sigurd’s blades, which had reached the end of their life, working with ReBlade to repurpose them into useful items like bike shelters and EV charging stations. This saw us become one of the first UK companies to decommission wind turbine blades using circular economy principles.

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The companies will shortly be consulting on the repowering of Burgar Hill wind farm. 

Thrive is partnering with Burgar Hill Renewables to give a new lease of life to one of the UK’s pioneering wind farm sites 

The new initiative, Community Energy Catalyst, will support local communities to build their own clean energy infrastructure or secure stakes in larger regional renewable energy schemes. Fair Play Clean Energy, Thrive’s existing joint venture with Top Cashback Sustainability Ltd, will provide £20 million of the investment, with Better Society Capital providing matched funding.
Community Energy Catalyst will make investments ranging between £0.5 million to £30 million in individual projects which are at least 1MW in size and employ proven technologies such as onshore and offshore wind, solar PV and hydro-electric. The joint venture will target late-stage development projects that have already secured planning consent, enabling them to advance through to construction, commissioning and operation while aligning with local objectives.
As well as funding, Thrive brings 30 years of experience financing, building and operating clean energy projects in the UK, and will provide support to community energy groups during key milestones such as procurement and grid connection.
When we created our award-winning community funding bridge in 2017, it was the first of its kind. Eight years later we’ve invested over £21 million into seven community energy projects, including £4 million to build England’s largest onshore wind turbine, which is 100% owned by the community in our home city of Bristol.

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Funding partnership with Better Society Capital will help more communities to own their own projects or take a stake in a larger project in their local area.

We’re partnering with the UK’s leading social impact investor to mobilise £40 million for community-owned energy projects

Start with communities
We put people at the heart of the energy transition, ensuring the benefits of clean energy are kept local. The Ambition Community Energy wind turbine in Bristol – which we provided £4 million of investment into &#8211; is a great example of how local clean energy projects are already benefitting communities every day. As well as providing a new revenue stream to drive regeneration in Lawrence Weston, plans for an Energy Learning Zone will inspire young people and upskill residents to pursue green careers. Making the benefits of climate action directly relatable to our everyday lives also helps unite and inspire action.

Harness the power of together
We won’t tackle the climate emergency if we don’t work together. So we collaborate with individuals, businesses and communities to build the renewable assets that the UK needs, faster. As well as providing community funding bridges, we enter into co-investments and joint ventures with industry peers and help businesses decarbonise through on-site renewables. Today we unite a community of over 6,000 individuals, businesses, social enterprises and institutions all committed to making the switch from fossil fuels to renewables. Together we’ve generated over 2 million MWh of clean electricity and avoided the emission of more than 1 million tonnes of CO2e.
And let’s not forget the facts!
Against the noise, we remain focussed on action – last year acquiring the rights to our biggest project yet. UK fossil fuel generation reached its lowest quarterly share in a century in Q3 2024, while renewable energy hit record growth. Let’s not forget how far we’ve come from when renewables were the pursuits of a humble few in the 90s to becoming mainstream today – generating over 50% of Britain’s electricity last year. In 2024 we also said goodbye to the UK’s last coal fired power station – a huge milestone in the energy transition and poignant reminder that together we are making significant progress. So let’s keep it up, and support each other as we keep our eyes fixed on a cleaner, fairer future.

Funding Ethical Power’s solar pipeline

We’re providing the business with a loan of up to £20 million to help fund its share of a pipeline of large scale solar and storage projects.

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