by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Feb 8, 2019 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Over the last 3 years, Brighton Energy Co-op (BEC) have installed 270 kw of solar PV across three locations at the University of Brighton which is now generating approx. 256500 kwh of green electricity every year for the University. The University is ranked as one of...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Feb 8, 2019 | old projects
Refine Metals use BEC solar to save £000s on their energy bills Community-owned by Brighton Energy Coop 140 local people invested in the solar PV system at Refine Clean Energy powering green recycling Refine Metals are a UK leader in recycling catalytic convertes...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Feb 8, 2019 | old projects
Community Energy at Shoreham Port Community Solar PV at Shoreham Port in West Sussex A Major Centre for Renewable Energy BEC’s solar PV support the Port in becoming a major centre for renewable energy Community-owned Solar PV Our solar systems save the Port thousands...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Feb 6, 2019 | Blog
From The Guardian Launching a new fossil fuel industry was a bad idea, and a coalition of localists and environmentalists appears close to defeating it Less than four months after what was supposed to be a new beginning for fracking in England, when Cuadrilla resumed...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jan 22, 2019 | Blog
This is community energy in action! #SolarForSchools Well it’s been quite a ride over Christmas and New Year! Since we launched our latest series of community-owned solar PV projects we’ve raised £258,000 – and built one: 60kWp of new community-owned solar...