A practical guide to help would-be community developers turn renewable energy projects into reality, written by Mary Walsh, a projects lawyer with a background in renewable energy development.

Key stages include: Who are we?; support from the top; getting connected; managing the risks; getting funded.

For the full article in the Ecologist, go to http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/climate_change_and_energy/562602/five_steps_to_developing_a_communitybased_energy_project.html