Isle of Eigg community

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community landowner renewable energy community resident-owned community rural community

The Isle of Eigg community is a resident-owned, environmentally focused community on the Scottish island of Eigg known for its pioneering renewable energy system and community land ownership.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust 2
Galmisdale area of Eigg 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf community landowner ⓘ
renewable energy community ⓘ
resident-owned community ⓘ
rural community ⓘ
aimsTo increase energy self-sufficiency ⓘ
protect local environment ⓘ
reduce carbon emissions ⓘ
support local livelihoods ⓘ
associatedWith Scottish land reform ⓘ
community energy movement in Scotland ⓘ
off-grid renewable energy projects ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
energySystemType hybrid renewable system ⓘ
islanded grid ⓘ
focusesOn community development ⓘ
environmental sustainability ⓘ
renewable energy ⓘ
sustainable land management ⓘ
formedPartOf Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAchievement international recognition for renewable energy innovation ⓘ
one of the first community buyouts in the Scottish islands ⓘ
hasFeature collective decision-making structures ⓘ
community-managed infrastructure ⓘ
locally controlled land use planning ⓘ
hasMember residents of the Isle of Eigg ⓘ
hasPolicy commercial electricity usage caps ⓘ
domestic electricity usage caps ⓘ
knownFor community-led governance ⓘ
integrated renewable energy system ⓘ
off-grid electricity system ⓘ
pioneering community land buyout ⓘ
landOwnershipModel community ownership ⓘ
locatedIn Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isle of Eigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
owns Isle of Eigg NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationApproximate around 100 residents ⓘ
previousEnergySource diesel generators ⓘ
supportsActivity crofting ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ
nature conservation ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
usesEnergySource battery storage ⓘ
hydro power ⓘ
solar power ⓘ
wind power ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cleadale → partOf → Isle of Eigg community ⓘ
Eigg Electric → ownedBy → Isle of Eigg community ⓘ
Eigg Electric → ownedBy → Isle of Eigg community ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust
Massacre Cave → accessibleFrom → Isle of Eigg community ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galmisdale area of Eigg
Galmisdale → governingBody → Isle of Eigg community ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust