by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 3, 2024 | Blog
On Thursday, Parliament returns for the second reading of the GB Energy Bill. It’s an opportunity to find out more about the government’s plans for renewables. For Brighton Energy (and Community Energy in general), one thing stands out: while solar...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jul 23, 2024 | Blog
There has been much talk lately of how local authorities and community groups could work together to tackle the collective challenge of Net Zero. But how is this actually going to work? Germany and Denmark are often cited here as examples of best practice, as...
by Atlanta Cook | Jul 12, 2024 | Blog
It’s about time we updated you on our dedication to supporting local schools through our innovative BEC Solar Education Programme. By partnering with local schools, we assist staff in educating children about solar energy, carbon and sustainability. We also support...
by Atlanta Cook | Jul 10, 2024 | old projects ed
Cardinal Newman Now Produces Local Renewable Energy Christmas came early for Cardinal Newman Catholic School in 2023, with 696 free Brighton Energy solar PV panels on 10 of the school’s roofs. Our 348 kWp system, installed by newly certified B Corp Genfit, will...
by Atlanta Cook | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
Empowering Communities with Local Renewable Energy Clean energy means our energy system is evolving. Let’s face it: the old thinking of the large, polluting plants no longer works, and it has not worked for a long time. Over the last fifteen years energy...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog
Understanding long-term electricity costs is vital for budgeting and strategic decision-making. The landscape of business electricity costs is shaped by multiple factors, including energy policies, market dynamics, technological advancements, and the push towards...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 6, 2024 | Blog
In the past 14 yeras, Brighton Energy Coop (BEC) has emerged as a prominent player in the UK’s renewable energy sector. Our technical competency, marked by meticulous project execution and a robust community-driven model, positions us as a leading example of how...
by Atlanta Cook | Apr 19, 2024 | Blog
Spring Unfurls Lighter Days As Our Community Blossoms In this issue… Community Energy Arrives at Newhaven Port First Community Energy South Regional Forum BEC Pipeline Hots Up Revenue Increased Through REGOs Scheme BEC Out In The Community We Launched A Free ‘Energy...
by Atlanta Cook | Feb 12, 2024 | Blog
BEC’s Bond kicks off community solar at Newhaven All 570 panels of our latest Newhaven Port 300kW system are go! The Witness Test was officially signed off on Monday (6th Feb). The port is our second major infrastructure partner in Sussex. BEC Co-founder,...
by Atlanta Cook | Feb 10, 2024 | Blog
That’s 8 Community Energy Systems! Oct 2023 saw BEC install a further 120kW of community owned #solar on four buildings at our long time partners Shoreham Port. Shiny new solar panels can now be seen on their HQ Nautilus House, Maritime House Warehouse,...
by Atlanta Cook | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog, ERDF
LAST OF EU SOLAR FUNDING HELPS SUSSEX BUSINESSES DURING ENERGY CRISIS Community Solar Accelerator was a grant scheme run by Brighton Energy Co-op between 2021-2023. It was funded by the EU’s European Regional Development Fund. The grant provided match-funding to...
by Atlanta Cook | Nov 4, 2023 | Blog
Summer Buzzed With Our Solar Projects, BBQ & Film Screening In this issue… BEC raises £700k in 1 month Our new solar projects kick off with Cardinal Newman Catholic School We wrap up our EU-funded Solar Grant scheme; 33 businesses received funds We host ‘The...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Naiad Plastics are an injection moulding company with over 45 years’ experience in the production of injection moulded parts and assembled products. The company is based in Littlehampton. Plastic injection and moulding are done using heavy machinery which is an energy...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Fine Cut are an industrial printing, marking and cutting company based in Lancing. They produce anything from labels, plaques, signs to graphic overlays and bespoke trophies, and have been running since 1982. The production of these is an energy intensive process, and...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Selsey Press are professional printers who specialise in digital printing and litho printing. They were founded in 1963 and are based in Selsey, West Sussex. As an environmentally conscious business, Selsey Press encourage their customers to choose environmentally...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Sussex Refrigeration Wholesale Ltd are Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Wholesalers based in Shoreham By Sea. They deal with all the major brands within the industry and they have over 30 years’ experience within the trade. The company successfully applied for a...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Morgan Contract Furniture is a family-founded British business, dedicated to the design and manufacturing of high-end, contemporary furniture for contract clients around the world. They have two large pitched and flat roof areas that are suitable for solar PV. After a...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Ashtead Engineering Ltd are precision engineers who offer both CNC and conventional machining services, toolmaking and injection moulding to a wide range of industries including Aerospace, Defence, Marine and Automotive. Ashtead Engineering Ltd received a £25k grant...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Wey Estates Limited operate Send Business Centre and the Tannery Studios which are filming and postproduction studios based in Woking. The company operates 24/7 and provide energy to several businesses in the marina that are open during the weekend. Business Director...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
FermionX offers a wide range of contract electronics manufacturing services from PCB assembly and sub-assemblies to fully integrated box build, test and shipping fulfilment. The company was keen to install solar panels at their premises in Worthing. FermionX...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Octagon Precision Ltd offer precision waterjet cutting services and they are based in Southbourne, Hampshire. “The anodising facility is a heavy user of energy and a significant concern when our contract expires. As the site owner we intent to secure energy security...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 29, 2023 | ERDF
Munneries Ltd are wholesale suppliers and distributors of fresh produce and dairy with their premises based in East Wittering. The business applied to the Community Solar Accelerator grant scheme to install over 70 solar PV panels on their warehouse and loading bay...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 28, 2023 | ERDF
Camelot Chilled Foods Ltd offer a wide range of chilled foods and they are a trusted partner for the wholesale distribution of chilled and ambient food products. Since 1997, the company has been trading chilled products covering London and beyond the Coast to capital...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 28, 2023 | ERDF
BMS Cars Limited is a repair garage with a used car sales and MOT area in Sidlesham near Chichester. They received a £23,500 grant from the Community Solar Accelerator scheme to implement their 67.5kW Solar PV project. Their south-facing sloping roof is ideal for the...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 28, 2023 | ERDF
Paine Manwaring Ltd offer heating, plumbing and electrical services in the South East. They were looking to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint by installing solar PV at their premises in Worthing. The Community Solar Accelerator scheme was able to support...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 28, 2023 | ERDF
Southern Piling is a specialist in the delivery of piled foundations for housebuilders, developers, contractors and private individuals, across southern England, London and the Home Counties. They successfully applied for the Community Solar Accelerator grant and...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 28, 2023 | ERDF
London and Brighton Plating are specialist electroplaters and metal finishers offering the treatment and coating of metal components using electroplating & anodising processes. Their services are used by Engineering Companies servicing Aerospace, Medical,...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 29, 2023 | ERDF
Marlow Ropes have been manufacturing ropes from their UK factory in Hailsham for over 200 years. They received a £25,000 grant from the Community Solar Accelerator to install 178 kW of solar PV on their south-facing pitched roof which is ideal for maximising the...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 29, 2023 | ERDF
Rhopoint Instruments Ltd manufacture test equipment primarily focussed towards appearance quality measurement. They are keen to further enhance the energy performance of their building and business with the addition of solar PV on their wave-shaped roof. They...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 28, 2023 | ERDF
The Sussex Sign Company are a signage company based in Portslade. They have designed and installed some of the county’s most iconic signs and they a varied and extensive portfolio of eco-friendly architectural signs to storefront-LED illuminated letters. The company...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 27, 2023 | ERDF
The Hylands Group are a petrol forecourt with a convenience store based in Great Bookham. They are open 27/7, 365 days a year. Their convenience store uses a lot of energy for refrigeration, heating and compressors. The flat canopy of the forecourt and the tiled roof...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 25, 2023 | ERDF
The Harbour Lights business is a café, restaurant and holiday letting rooms with beautiful views across the harbour in Littlehampton. Their pitched East/West-facing roof presented the perfect opportunity to make use of solar PV which is especially beneficial for them...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog
Wow – we’ve done it! Yesterday we hit our £700,000 bond offer target for new solar installs, and consequently our Bond Offer is now closed. Many thanks to the more than 100 people who bought bonds. Interestingly, around half were existing BEC members with...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jul 1, 2023 | Blog
Brighton Energy Launches 6.5%, 5 Year Solar Bond – Invest Now! Hi there, I’m very pleased to tell you that we’ve just launched our first solar bond offering 6.5% interest per annum, with a five year term. Over the course of the last twelve years...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 30, 2023 | ERDF
Panthera Group received a £24,500 grant from the Community Solar Accelerator scheme to install a 50kW solar PV system on their roof. Panthera Group provide construction site set-ups for vital site infrastructure services across London and the Home Counties. These...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 27, 2023 | ERDF
Our Community Solar Accelerator programme contributed a £25,000 grant to T&G Engineering Co Ltd’s 175kW solar PV installation. T&G Engineering Co Ltd, founded in 1975 is one of Europe’s foremost high precision subcontract machining companies with customers in...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 21, 2023 | ERDF
One Digital received a grant of £22,600 through our ERDF-funded Community Solar Accelerator Programme. They are a commercial printing company located in Brighton and have been operating since 1996. One Digital care about sustainability and are already applying the...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 18, 2023 | ERDF
Firetoys is a supplier of high-quality UK made circus equipment and Juggling props in the UK and EU and established in London in 1999. They moved to Brighton in 2003 to expand their manufacturing facility and distribution centre, and they are now based in their own...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 12, 2023 | ERDF
Fireco received a Community Solar Accelerator grant of £19,600 for a 39.7kW solar array and 2 x 22kW electric vehicle charging points. Fireco develops, manufactures and sells their own unique fire safety products and systems. They operate from their 18,000 sq ft...
by Atlanta Cook | Jun 7, 2023 | Blog
HIP HIP HOORAY! BEC’s core objective is to take local action on #climatechange. Part of that involves building new solar systems. But it also involves making our solar systems work as efficiently as possible. The metric that BEC uses for working out how much...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 29, 2023 | ERDF
We are delighted to support Heritage Parts Centre with a £25,000 grant through the Community Solar Accelerator Grant Programme. Heritage Parts Centre is a specialist VW and Porsche car parts supplier operating from their premises in Shoreham-by-Sea. They stock and...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 25, 2023 | ERDF
Eskimo Ice are an ice manufacturing business based in Crawley. They have been manufacturing and distributing packaged ice across the UK and Northern Europe since 1978. They operate in a 16,000 sq.ft commercial property and with very high energy consumption as the...
by Atlanta Cook | May 23, 2023 | Blog
We want to hear from you! Please complete this super short survey. This is your energy co-operative so we want to hear your voices. We can’t do any of this great community renewable energy work without you. As part of Community Energy Fortnight 2023 we’re...
by Atlanta Cook | May 9, 2023 | Blog
Brighton Energy Co-op fully funded Solar at Brighton MET College Bills be Gone: Solar Provides Light Relief on Energy Prices Energy prices are still at historic highs – and with no end in sight businesses are increasingly hunting out alternative ways of getting...
by Atlanta Cook | Apr 19, 2023 | EV Sites
Community Energy Innovation! BEC Installs Solar-connected EV Charger Network So can EV charge points make a meaningful contribution to community energy projects? Potentially. Our research project has now finished and the final report can be downloaded here....
by Atlanta Cook | Mar 22, 2023 | Blog
What’s On The Horizon For Brighton Energy This Spring? In this issue… A Bumper Pipeline of Solar Projects 10 Local Businesses Receive One of Our EU-funded Solar Grants BEC Bond Offer Update BEC’s Consultancy Launched Pioneering New Local Energy Community We’ve...
by Atlanta Cook | Jan 18, 2023 | Blog
Let us know it you’re interested! So – fresh for 2023 – we’re moving on to our next major project. This will be 750kwp of new solar, or around 2000 solar panels, at a local port. To fund this exciting new Brighton Energy Co-op project, we are...
by Atlanta Cook | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog
Happy New Year to you all! Our largest ever solar system was signed off and switched on today. 1410 panels are set to produce a whooping 578kWp and save 400 tonnes of CO2 pollution each year. Thank you to everyone who has invested so far and worked through the...
by Atlanta Cook | Dec 7, 2022 | Blog
Warm Your Cockles With Our Solar News In this issue… Over 120 people have invested in BEC’s latest share offer – our biggest solar project yet. We gave 8 EU-funded solar grants to local businesses, worth a total of £165,000. BEC won an exciting new...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog
Great news – work is progressing nicely at our latest solar build at Rathfinny Wine Estate. Many thanks to all of you who have already invested into our latest project. More than 120 people are supporting the creation of new solar at Rathfinny; it’s always...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Oct 28, 2022 | ERDF
Our Community Solar Accelerator programme contributed a £25,000 grant to Solent Wholesale Carpet Co Ltd.’s 100.33kW solar PV installation. Solent Wholesale Carpet Co Ltd are a family run independent flooring distributor supplying flooring retailers and contractors in...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 25, 2022 | Blog, old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Brighton Energy Co-op members funded and built a 250kW system of 909 x 275W panels for East Sussex College’s Ore Valley campus in March 2019. It generated 234 MWh in 2021 – the equivalent to boiling a kettle a million times! The financial savings for the...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 18, 2022 | Blog
Rathfinny Wine Estate in Alfriston, East Sussex is partnering with Brighton Energy Co-op (BEC) to provide 1500 community-owned solar panels on the roofs of the winery. The project will save 400 tons of carbon each year – and support Rathfinny’s...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Oct 11, 2022 | Blog
Brighton Energy Coop’s latest fundraiser has just hit the £300k mark – and counting! Over 70 people have bought shares in BEC in the last six weeks or so, helping us build more community-owned renewable energy in the south. This amazing effort is thanks to...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Oct 5, 2022 | ERDF
Bird & Blend Tea Co. is an independent Brighton-based tea company with their warehouse in Goring-by-sea where they installed a 63kW solar PV array. They received a £18,684 grant through our Community Solar Accelerator programme. The project was led by Bird and...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Oct 5, 2022 | ERDF
Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd are a digital thermometer and datalogger manufacturing company based in East Worthing. Their mission is to go green and even net zero between 2025 and 2030. The Community Solar Accelerator grant programme was able to provide a...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 15, 2022 | ERDF
Willard Conservation completed a 36kW solar PV installation for which they received £13,000 through our Community Solar Accelerator grant programme. Based in Chichester, Willard Conservation engineer and manufacture specialist equipment which they supply to art...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Sep 8, 2022 | Blog
Wow. In the nine days since we launched our latest share offer we’ve raised £150,000 towards our new solar build at Rathfinny Wine Estate. A big welcome to the many of you who have recently joined BEC – we literally can’t do it without you....
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Aug 30, 2022 | Blog
Brighton Energy Coop have just launched our latest share offer – to fund 578kWp of new community-owned solar PV at Rathfinny Wine Estate in Sussex. We’ve teamed up with Rathfinny – the latest of our more than 40 solar landlords – to host nearly...
by Atlanta Cook | Jul 10, 2022 | Blog
Some Positive Solar News For You! Hope you are enjoying the summer. It’s always a positive time for BEC as our solar generation hits the year’s high point – read on to find out about our best ever solar generation day. Also included is our visits to our...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jul 5, 2022 | ERDF
The Woodhorn Group are a green waste composting site who produce compost to PAS100 specification including the manufacture of soil improvers and growing mediums. The Woodhorn Group are in the process of switching diesel powered composting equipment to electric ones...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jul 5, 2022 | ERDF
Weald Electronics is the first business to complete a 63kW solar PV installation which we were able to support through our Community Solar Accelerator grant programme with a grant contribution of £25,000. Weald Electronics were looking for ways to reduce their carbon...
by Atlanta Cook | Jun 14, 2022 | Blog, old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Saving Local Schools Money Through Solar As part of our 2019 Solar For Schools project 13 local Sussex schools received free community-funded solar PV energy systems. Rudyard Kipling Primary School partnered with Brighton Energy Co-op (BEC) to put a 60kW...
by Atlanta Cook | Jun 7, 2022 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
BEC Pioneers School-first Approach to Energy Learning Like many organisations, Hertford Junior School is feeling the impacts of increasing energy prices. That’s why the school has recently signed up to Brighton Energy Co-op’s Solar Education Programme...
by Atlanta Cook | May 7, 2022 | Blog
BEC Helps Head Teachers & School Business Managers Head Teachers & School Business Managers are Under Increasing Pressure to Save £s & CO2 Brighton Energy were honoured to be invited to be a ‘city expert’ at Our City, Our World – Leadership for...
by Atlanta Cook | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog
Welcome to our positive Solar News Our latest blog covers the fantastic generation at our sites now the sun’s finally here, our exciting Opportunities for Solar Installers, our latest ‘Walky Talky’ social event, the conclusion of our EV Charger...
by Noeleen Keane | Mar 31, 2022 | EV Sites
We’re delighted that Beechwood Hall in Cooksbridge, East Sussex is the latest site to join the BEC EV charge point network. The hall already has an impressive sustainability ethos, as its powered by a wind turbine, heated by a ground source heat pump and uses...
by Noeleen Keane | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog
We’ve been shortlisted for Regen’s Green Energy Awards. The awards are a leading national celebration of pioneering innovation and sustainable development for the UK’s energy system. We’re shortlisted in the Community Energy section, which recognises...
by Atlanta Cook | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog
Relationship Nurtured Between BHCC and Energy Sparks Gains Traction The solid relationship we have nurtured between Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) and national energy education charity Energy Sparks has far reaching benefits. It has opened up this incredibe...
by Atlanta Cook | Jan 5, 2022 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Coldean Primary School Goes Solar with Brighton Energy Co-op Coldean Primary School in Brighton & Hove is home to 370 four to eleven year olds, and another pioneer of Brighton and Hove City Council’s solar schools program. Our 60kWp solar system, built in July...
by Atlanta Cook | Jan 5, 2022 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
First Brighton & Hove Authority School To Get BEC Solar High up on the Sussex Downs, Woodingdean Primary School was the first of our partnerships with Brighton and Hove City Council in April 2019. Woodingdean is a 60kWp system, and as well as providing...
by Atlanta Cook | Jan 5, 2022 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Balfour Infants & Junior School received a 120kW Solar System in May 2020 The 10th local Brighton & Hove school to partner with us to put a free Solar PV energy system on their roof was Balfour Infants & junior School. This local 5 Ways school now has a...
by Noeleen Keane | Dec 24, 2021 | EV Sites
The Brighton Energy Co-op EV Charger network continues to grow with the latest at Rathfinny Wine Estate. Nestled in the beautiful East Sussex countryside, Rathfinny produces high quality sparkling wines. Installation of the charge point means visitors to the vineyard,...
by Noeleen Keane | Dec 24, 2021 | EV Sites
BEC is continuing the roll out of its electric car charge points, the latest at Amberley Museum, West Sussex. Amberley may be a museum of the technical wonders of the past but it’s green credentials are firmly in the future. The museum buildings already host 45kWp of...
by Atlanta Cook | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog
Welcome to our Winter Newsletter In our latest update we cover our grant for small businesses going solar, our ever growing charge point network, a first from our solar education programme, the latest moves in government on supporting community energy, and the...
by Noeleen Keane | Nov 28, 2021 | EV Sites
The latest site to join the BEC EV charge point network is Park Gate flats in Hove. The flats already have 100kWp of BEC community owned solar PV on the roof and now the solar can be used to charge residents’ electric cars. Research tells us that access to...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 27, 2021 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
BEC’s Free Solar For Schools Programme Keeps Growing Across Brighton & Hove Tucked in a high corner of Hove, Blatchington Mill School’s south-facing roofs are a great home for BEC’s 200kWp solar system. Our locally-owned green energy system builds on...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 27, 2021 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Hove Park School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form centre spread over two sites in Hove. With several great south-facing roofs, we installed two solar systems here in early 2020, which now green the schools energy supply and provide an excellent educational...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog
WE HAVE SOME GREAT ‘ZERO CARBON’ NEWS TO SHARE ON THE EVE OF COP26 STARTING Brighton Energy Co-op is pleased to announce that we have secured funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to offer grants of up to £25,000 off the cost of solar...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Oct 7, 2021 | Blog
A recent fire at the UK-France IFA Interconnector knocked out 1000MW of electricity coming into the UK With media attention focused on soaring domestic energy bills, for business consumers prices are even higher – with more to come. The full impact of recent...
by Noeleen Keane | Sep 24, 2021 | EV Sites
BEC is continuing its roll out of EV charge points, with the most recent at Maritime House Business Centre at Shoreham Port. Charging your electric car whilst you’re busy doing something else really is the most convenient way to charge. The building offers managed...
by Noeleen Keane | Sep 24, 2021 | EV Sites, schools colleges etc
Brighton Energy Co-op has installed another EV charge point, this time at Carden Primary School. Any charging during daylight hours comes straight from the BEC owned solar PV on site. This helps the school ensure maximum usage of their on-site solar, generating...
by Atlanta Cook | Sep 23, 2021 | Blog
High Electricity Prices are Good News for Renewables With electricity prices hitting headlines, you could be forgiven a sense of crisis. But apart from the obscene spectacle of government subsidising CO2 production in the year of the COP26 conference in Glasgow,...
by Atlanta Cook | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog
Brighton Energy’s Souped Up Summer No lazy Summer days here at BEC – we’ll be making solar while the sun shines! You may recall that a while back we secured quite a few exemptions to the end of the Feed in Tariff Scheme: well, at the end of March we...
by Atlanta Cook | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog, old projects
BEC Solar at Amberley Museum – the equivalent of planting 1500 trees a year! Brighton Energy partners with Amberley Museum in West Sussex to provide museum with bountiful amounts of clean energy. The 200 solar panels (45kW) at Amberley save the equivalent of...
by Atlanta Cook | May 28, 2021 | Blog
BEC | Three Year Strategy April 2021 1. Vision – to see a high level of renewable energy locally owned, generated and used in the Greater Brighton area and wider region. Our Mission – to promote, develop and deliver large community owned renewable energy...
by Atlanta Cook | May 20, 2021 | Blog, new project
Aircraft Maintenance & Motor Engineering Campus gets 60kW – 31 March 2021 Did you know Brighton City Airport hosts Greater Brighton MET College’s aviation maintenance and motorsport engineering education centre? Well, we’ve just installed a free 60kW...
by Atlanta Cook | May 5, 2021 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Westdene Primary School Goes Solar! Westdene Primary & Nursery School is 11th Brighton & Hove school to receive a free solar electricity system from Brighton Energy Co-op Brighton Energy Co-op (BEC) switched on Westdene Primary School & Nursery’s free...
by Atlanta Cook | May 5, 2021 | old projects ed, schools colleges etc
kWp 450W Solar Panels Saved on the college's electricity bill each year (£) Pelham Street GBMC’s Central Brighton campus to save £7000 a year! Greater Brighton Met College’s Central Brighton Campus is set to get a free solar system – which will reduce...
by Atlanta Cook | Apr 22, 2021 | Blog
EARTH DAY celebrates its 51st birthday today. Established in 1970 as a mass ‘teach-in’ for environmental protection, last year 100 million people participated in Earth Day activities – the largest online mass mobilization in history. Yet 2021 sees...
by Noeleen Keane | Apr 19, 2021 | EV Sites
The BEC electric car charge point network continues to grow. We’ve installed 3 twin charge points at the University of Brighton, 2 at the Falmer campus and a further one at Varley Halls of Residence. BEC has solar PV on the roofs of several of the University...
by Noeleen Keane | Apr 19, 2021 | EV Sites
Now you can top up your car whilst you top up your wine rack, as our first solar-linked electric car charge point is now live at Bolney Wine Estate, just off the A23/A272 in West Sussex. Over half of the electricity used annually by the vineyard already comes from the...
by Noeleen Keane | Apr 16, 2021 | old projects res
As part of the on-going partnership with Brighton University, BEC installed Solar PV at Chalvington Close, on the Varley Park student residences on the outskirts of Brighton. Funded by community energy investors, in 2020 these generated over 12MWh of solar power. So...
by Atlanta Cook | Apr 6, 2021 | Blog
Brighton Energy are on fire this month completing solar on three educational buildings and installing the first solar-connected electric vehicle (EV) charger in the South East. With so much fantastic solar news coming through the BEC pipeline we hope you’re enjoying...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 26, 2021 | Blog
Update 4pm 26/3/21 – We’ve had an amazing response to our fundraising – after only three days our share offer is now full. We’re preparing a whole bunch of new community-owned solar projects for 2021 – if you’re interested in joining BEC for our next round of projects...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog
Brighton Energy Coop Launches New Share Offer – Support New Solar in Our Community! We’re very pleased to announce that we’ve just kicked off our latest set of solar builds in Brighton. And of course we don’t do this sort of thing without...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 16, 2021 | old projects
Nestled in the Sussex countryside, Bolney Wine Estate is an award winning English wine producer. Guided by nature, sustainability is a key part of their ethos. Brighton Energy Coop installed a 59kWp PV array on the roofs of the new winery & the main building in...
by Atlanta Cook | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog
Brighton & Hove-Schools pull together to reach Net Zero by 2050 Happy half-term to all Brighton & Hove school teachers and home-schoolers out there. We hope you are getting a well-deserved screen break and some rejuvenating outdoor Nature. You’ll need...
by Atlanta Cook | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog
Best Wishes To All Our Members For A Solar Filled 2021! Now we’re 10 years old and have been creating Community Owned solar energy projects for over a decade, we’re turning our hands to sharing our lovely green electricity with more of you! We’re...
by Atlanta Cook | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog
Against all the odds 2020 has been a great year for BEC! It’s our 10th birthday – yes, it’s been a decade since we sparked off Brighton’s first Community Owned renewable energy project back in 2010 – and to celebrate we completed 6 new solar energy projects, adding a...
