Scene is a partner in the GEOGUARD programme, focused on translating complex geothermal research into practical tools, leading a digital knowledge platform and stakeholder engagement. This enables developers, policymakers and investors to understand risks, improve decision-making, and accelerate deployment of scalable, low carbon geothermal heat across the UK and Europe.
Scene delivered solar feasibility studies for Newcastle and South Tyneside, identifying viable schemes on constrained public sites. Projects generate renewable energy, reduce carbon emissions, and create long-term revenue through local supply models, transforming underutilised assets into investable, low carbon infrastructure supporting regeneration and net zero objectives.
Scene was responsible for the project management, procurement and consenting for a 222.4 kWp rooftop solar PV installation at McLaren Leisure Centre. Following several unavoidable external delays, Scene's pro-active and transparent project management approach mitigated project delay and risk, resulting in the successful delivery of a scaled-down 135.6 kWp PV installation in April 2026.
CASREM is an innovative energy optimisation project combining AI, IoT, and forecasting to improve energy use in agriculture and cold storage. Scene Connect supports data analysis, system deployment, and commercialisation, working with partners including Edinburgh Napier University to deliver a scalable, low-carbon energy management solution.
Scene supported the development of the Home Energy Model (HEM), the successor to SAP, improving accuracy of energy assessments. Scene's work, and the resulting HEM, will enable better retrofit design, funding decisions and performance outcomes, playing a critical role in scaling high-quality, data-driven decarbonisation across the UK housing sector.
Scene undertook a feasibility study in Hartlepool to assess the viability of low carbon energy generation developments on brownfield sites. The study, conducted in partnership with Hartlepool Borough Council, sought to appraise the publicly-owned sites for solar and wind energy development and investigate opportunities for power supply to local businesses alongside grid export to maximise both revenue potential and community benefit.
Delivered under the South East Scotland CRD and in support of project lead, Living Places, this project united six councils to align energy priorities into a coordinated funding and delivery ask. Moving beyond a traditional prospectus, it established a shared project pipeline, addressing cross-boundary challenges and enabling scalable, investable net zero infrastructure through regional collaboration and stronger engagement with financing actors, as well as the Scottish and UK governments.
Scene Connect assessed solar PV canopies across Tees Valley for Tees Valley Combined Authority, identifying viable sites and delivery models. A key output was a replicable toolkit, enabling rapid feasibility assessments for new car parks, supporting scalable deployment of low-carbon infrastructure and integrated EV charging solutions.
A high-resolution research study using advanced building physics modelling to assess heat network feasibility against low carbon alternatives. Delivered for the South West Net Zero Hub, it replaces assumption-led appraisals with granular, dwelling-level analysis, providing investment-ready evidence to support heat network zoning, funding decisions, and scalable decarbonisation pathways.
In 2025, Scene delivered 5 NEYNZH-funded workshops built community energy capacity, covering development, technologies, grid, governance and finance, enabling over 80 participants to progress projects and access funding with increased confidence.
Scene conducted a Phase 1 Great British Energy Community Fund study to assess the viability of solar energy generation developments across Letchworth Garden City. The study was conducted in partnership with Letchworth GC Heritage Foundation, who sought to understand the feasibility of installing low carbon energy developments on Foundation-owned land assets and provide benefit for local residents and businesses.
A comprehensive feasibility study was conducted by Scene to investigate low carbon heating and electricity generation opportunities in Shepreth Parish, South Cambridgeshire. The study, funded by the Great British Energy Community Fund, saw a detailed technical and financial appraisal of solar PV, wind, and communal heat networks and presented a set of options best suited to benefit the community of Shepreth.
Between 2025/26 Scene undertook a multi-technology appraisal for community-owned energy systems across Ashwell, North Herts. Conserving agricultural land, accomodating cultural designations and operating within a constrained grid, a 60-kWp rooftop PV system and a community-led decarbonisation programme were recommended for community action.
Scene Connect Ltd delivered a Phase 2 feasibility study for Selkirk Regeneration, assessing a Local Energy Club in Selkirk. The study confirmed the technical and commercial viability of locally generated solar PV, virtually matched to local demand, providing a clear pathway to pilot delivery and community benefit.
Fife Community Climate Action Network (FCCAN), a Community Interest Company, commissioned Scene to produce a technical study into the development of a solar array across different regions in Fife, Scotland. The project saw a comprehensive review of the grid constraints facing solar development in each of the proposed sites, before identifying suitable locations for progression. Technical modelling and associated works necessary to progress the development to pre-planning application stage were also produced.
Scene designed and delivered solar PV schemes for the Dhammakaya Meditation Centre in London and Newcastle, securing planning permission on listed buildings. The projects combine rooftop and carport systems, generating clean energy, reducing costs and emissions, while carefully managing heritage constraints to enable sustainable, long-term community asset operation.
Scene Connect delivered a feasibility study for a ground-mounted solar PV project at St Cuthbert Wanderers FC, supplying power via private wire to a local Scottish Water Wastewater Treatment Works. The project creates long-term community income while overcoming grid constraints and supporting local decarbonisation.
Scene Connect supported the SAIL Solar project, delivering a feasibility study for a community-owned rooftop PV scheme at Opera North. The project demonstrates how the arts sector can decarbonise, reduce costs, and generate long-term community benefit through innovative, locally owned renewable energy solutions.
Scene undertook a Phase 1 CEF study to assess the viabilty of community-owned solar at supermarkets across Merseyside. Rooftop PV developments at 9 locations were technically and financially viable. Financied via community share raises and contingent on securing supermarket support, community-owned installations could provide sizable energy bill savings, community revenue generation and local carbon emission reductions.
Scene undertook a Phase 1 GBCEF study to idenfity opportunities for rooftop PV development at four community-orientated sites across Luton, Bedfordshire. Whilst all four sites were viable, the two largest sits were recommended for development, based upon energy bill reduction, community revenue generation, carbon reduction, and social impact.
