Impact, Care, Connection
Ventient Energy and Renantis (formerly Falck Renewables) started operating as a combined organisation in January this year and they are now Nadara.
Nadara derives from a Scottish Gaelic word, ‘Nàdarra’, meaning ‘natural’. Our name is inspired by the natural energy we harness in the renewable energy plants that we develop, own and operate, in order to power lifetimes to come. Watch this video to find out more about Nadara.
As a new organisation, we build on the strength of our heritage and move forward guided by our values of Impact, Care and Connection. In the context of sustainability, we Care about the needs of our stakeholders, including the communities that host our plants and the planet. We are determined to deliver Impact, by creating value while minimising our negative impact on the environment and leaving society in a better place. And we achieve impact through Connection, by collaborating with our communities and wider stakeholders because we believe that we are stronger together.
Our Call for Projects 2024 “Impact, Care, Connection” is aimed at supporting sustainable projects in the communities around our UK wind farms that are aligned to our core values.
Do you or a group in your community have an idea for an initiative that can demonstrate our values in action? Tell us about it for the chance to receive up to £10,000 to deliver community-led actions that address sustainability issues that matter to your community.
We are looking for innovative projects from a wide range of topics that:
- Are linked to environmental and/or social sustainability.
- Can demonstrate our values of Impact, Care and Connection in action.
- Can deliver tangible benefits to your community.
- Will be up and running in 2025.
Tell us about your idea in the application form here, and send it to us with any supporting information by Friday 1 November 2024. The successful winners will be announced by the end of November 2024.
How to apply
Each local community associated with our renewable energy plants can enter up to two different projects using the form below. The projects can be run by other organisations in your area, please feel free to share the details with anyone you think might be interested. Eligible projects must:
- Be located within the geographical area hosting one of our operational renewable energy plants (or a plant that is going to be operational soon).
- Be up and running in 2025.
- Be supported by the local community.
- Be relevant to environmental and/or social sustainability.
- Demonstrate how they are aligned to our core values: Impact, Care and Connection:
- How does your project achieve positive impact and deliver value?
- How does it build on caring for the environment society or other sustainability matters?
- How is it delivered through connections or how does it help connecting people in your community?
Impact
Your initiative must be aiming to change peoples’ lives, move your community forward, or positively affect local spaces, places or the environment in a sustainable way.
Care
Tell us how you’re responding to a need, it could be protecting something of local value, helping people reach their potential, or improving quality of life.
Connection
We’re looking for ideas and events that bring everyone together with purpose, building strong relationships in and across communities.
- Deliver tangible benefits to the local community.
- Be able to be evaluated to demonstrate they have achieved their objectives.
Successful projects will be selected based on how well they meet the criteria above. Priority will be given to those that clearly show all our values in actions and that demonstrate the highest positive impact to the local community, society and/or the environment. Benefits can be short, medium or long-term, with preference for those projects that can unlock long-lasting impact or long-term gain.
Ideally, projects must be submitted and delivered by a not-for-profit organisation. If this is not possible due to the nature of your community, please contact us.
Up to 80% of the total cost of successful projects (i.e. up to £10,000) will be covered by Nadara. Please outline in your application how you intend to provide the 20% of matched funding.
If you need any more information on how to enter your project, please contact
Please note that the successful applicants will be asked to provide information on a regular basis that will allow us to demonstrate the importance of providing extra support for the local communities:
- An overview of the actions taken.
- Case studies and pictures showing how the funding is helping the local community in practical ways on social or environmental sustainability matters.
- Any results achieved by the project.