Fred.Olsen Renewables has established community benefit funds as part of its ongoing commitment to communities in the vicinity of wind farms. The purpose of these funds is to enable communities to carry out improvements to their local area, including the local environment, local amenities or tourism.
Funds available
Each year the operational wind farms allocate an amount of money to the local community council, which administers its disbursement to the community. The total amount available is based on the size of the wind farm in the area (megawatts installed) and increases each year by an amount that is index linked to inflation. The fund is shared in agreed proportions amongst the community councils involved in the local wind farm project.
Project proposals
Consideration will be given to all types of projects benefiting the local community and permission to proceed will be granted for ideas that successfully fulfil the aims of the scheme. Applications will be dealt with on receipt of the application form (available from your local Community Council) and contact details are available from the individual wind farm project page on this web site. Please ensure that you have the relevant quotations and permissions that are needed for a project to avoid any delay in processing.
Contact details for application
To find out more about how to apply for funds from your local project please go to the specific wind farm project page and click on The Local Community link at the bottom of the page.
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