ORGANISATIONS are being given the opportunity to find out how they can help the North-East to produce green renewable energy.

They are being offered a one-day course in Newcastle on Wednesday, March 17, delivered by Community Renewable Energy (CoRE), a body that works with people to set up community-owned renewable energy systems ranging from wind turbines to hydroelectric systems.

The course, the third of its kind to be held, is designed to help people understand the wide range of renewable energy systems that can be developed and how to identify what is most suitable for a particular area.

They will then learn about the process of developing a renewable energy system, ranging from wood-fired district heating systems to anaerobic digesters producing electricity and heat from waste food or slurry, and how their organisation can help that happen.

Keith Richardson, chairman of CoRE, who is running the course, said the course was already more than half full.

He said: “Renewable energy has a huge economic potential for the region. We have one of the largest areas of forest, good wind and a long and proud tradition in energy engineering we can build on.

“The course is designed for staff in organisations that work with communities and others who are developing renewable energy systems, like planners, or those in regeneration or because they have opportunities to develop renewable energy themselves, like housing providers.”

To join the course, contact Val Tobiass on val@core.coop or go to corecoop.net