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Where you fit in

The Common Ground Project develops sustainable energy and community projects, and works best as a shared effort. If you are building something in decentralised energy, or you just want to compare notes, this is the page for that. If a project of yours needs system design, BESS design, optimisation of an energy system, business development or project management, this is also where to ask.

Who this is for

NGOs, CSOs and conservation organisations working on the ground. Energy companies and municipalities building decentralised systems where the grid isn't reliable. Sponsors and partners backing the projects and the expeditions. And fellow travellers: anyone curious enough to want in.

What you get

Visibility across Field Notes, Tools and the expeditions as the work happens, not after it's polished. Early access to what's being built. And a direct line into a growing network of people doing the same kind of work, including the organisations already on the Map.

Write a guest blog

Field Notes is open to guest writers. If you have deep, hands-on knowledge of energy systems, mini grids, batteries, tariffs, productive use, policy or community projects, we would like to publish it. The best pieces run 1,500 to 3,000 words, rest on real experience and real numbers, say what went wrong as well as what worked, and stay clear enough for a smart reader outside your field. Please tell us about any commercial interest. You keep the credit: a byline, a short bio and a link to your work. Voices from the places we write about are especially welcome. Send the idea in a few lines through the form below and start your message with “Guest blog”.

Get in touch

Tell me what you're building, or what you think belongs on the Map. I read everything that comes in.