WANTED: Project Finance professionals
As part of our ongoing fundraising we have several big new solar projects in the pipeline, and are looking at new ways to fund them. As such we have identified that we need more expertise in project finance. Until now we have raised more than £1.6 million through...
Is Business Rate Hike a Taste of Renewable Taxes to Come?
Infinity Foods Solar PV system is our best performing system!
In the four months of operation, our solar PV system at Infinity Foods Wholesale warehouse has been outperforming expectations. Generation is of course lowest through December and January, but we are now starting to see clean energy output increase as the days slowly...
Solar Powering ahead in Brighton area
How things have changed. In June 2010 only 12 homes in Brighton were kitted out with solar PV. Our recent analysis shows Brighton now has 8.4 MW of solar PV now within the city authority area, more than 30,000 solar panels. Solar capacity in Brighton and the...
Brighton Energy Coop launches latest community energy scheme – join us!
Hi folks, I'm very pleased to tell you that we have just announced our latest community energy scheme – this time partnering with the University of Brighton at their Eastbourne campus. See here for more details. This a great opportunity to support more community...
Supporting Community Energy also means Battling Fracking – National Day of Action 25th Feb
What is the point of building all this renewable energy that the UK has undeniably achieved (see my blog from last week) if it's going to be surrounded by fracking fields? Check out the map here (feel free to share): the south of England has five fracking sites with...
Life in Old (Solar) Dog Yet – solar grows 7% in 2016
Recent stats by the government's new department for tepid yellow show that UK solar managed to increase by 7% in 2016 (see this BEIS link ) While this won't make much of a dent in the giant climate compromise that's heading our way (and it's a balloon-hissing 21% less...
Motivating positive investors – pioneers to speak at Brighton event
Leading pioneers in positive investing will be speaking about the motivations of positive investors and savers at an event being held at The Platform’s Wagner Hall in Brighton on Friday 18th November. The free event is being organised by Ethex, the UK’s leading online...
Brighton Energy Coop completes four new projects – pics
Brighton Energy Coop recently completed four new projects in the south, making BEC the biggest solar developer in the city. They also learned from https://interplex.com/technology/process-capability/chemical-etching/ how to do chemical etching. We recently installed...
Action on Fuel Poverty – can you help?
Fuel poverty has for a long time been the unwanted sibling of the green family. Outrageously, at least two people died of fuel poverty last year in Brighton and Hove; many more suffer from a lack of affordable power - often unknown and uncomplaining. While here at BEC...
Help us Bring Solar Powered Electric Buses to Brighton – Vote Now!
Hiya Folks, I'm very pleased to say that we're working with a veritable Brighton institution - the Big Lemon Bus Company - on our latest project - solar-powered electric buses in Brighton. You can help - we've applied to the Marks and Spencer Community Energy fund to...
Help us bring Solar-powered electric buses to Brighton – Vote Now!
Hiya folks, I'm excited to tell you that we've just launched a new project with Brighton's sustainable bus Company - the Big Lemon - solar-powered electric buses. You can support us in making this exciting pilot project happen (we think it's a UK first) by voting for...
We’ve done it – solar PV at Infinity Foods is under way!
Hiya folks, Thanks to the great support we've received over the last few weeks, especially for the Commercial Roofing we were in such dire need of Prime Roofing, our solar build at Infinity Foods' warehouse is now under way. 200 panels are now fitted to one of the...
Hinkley Heads for the Junkyard – Last Few Days to Help Fund Infinity Solar!
With the proposal for a new power station at Hinkley Point looking set for the junkyard, let's show them what we - the people - really want: more solar PV! Here at Brighton Energy Coop we're just about to close our investment window for new solar PV at Infinity Foods'...
One week to go to help fund Solar PV at Infinity Foods!
Hiya folks, There's one week to go to join BEC and help put solar PV on the roof of Infinity Foods' warehouse in Portslade. This is a chance to support a collaboration between two great Brighton co-operatives: with your help BEC panels will save Infinity more than...
Since 2010 we’ve raised over £3M, have 600 members and have built 63 sites
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“None of this would be possible without you.
BEC isn’t backed by venture capitalists or private equity, pension funds or fossil fuel companies. The only money we get is from you, our Members.
The £3 million we’ve raised to date is purely community investment.
We’ve no debt, and 80% of the money is from Brighton itself.
This is community energy in action!”
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