The visit was kicked off with a presentation showcasing some of ALIenergy’s award-winning projects. One of the schemes featured was the innovative ENBIO Project which was launched with the intention to develop the use of locally-owned renewable energy in order to produce algal products for use as superfoods.
ALIenergy also operates a team of five Affordable Warmth Advisors who work across the whole of Argyll and Bute. These advisors are available for home visits to offer assistance to anyone who is struggling to pay their energy bills.
Lynda Mitchell, ALIenergy manager said: ‘Fuel poverty is a huge problem in rural Scotland. It affects more than 40 per cent of households in Argyll and Bute, where we face multiple challenges including poorly insulated housing, bad weather, low income and elderly households, and lack of mains gas across the majority of the area leading to more expensive heating systems.'
The group also discussed the various challenges of funding and operating these activities in rural and island communities.
From left: Lynda Mitchell, ALIenergy manager; Paul Wheelhouse MSP; Carole Shellcock, ALIenergy business development officer; Jenny McLeish, ALIenergy affordable warmth advisor; and Ian Macfarlane, ALIenergy chair. NO_c29ALIenergy01
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