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The Guardian view on fracking: the end can’t come soon enough

The Guardian view on fracking: the end can’t come soon enough

by Will Cottrell | 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...
1/4 MILLION Raised for New Community Solar in Brighton!

1/4 MILLION Raised for New Community Solar in Brighton!

by Will Cottrell | 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...
£75,000 Raised in a Week! Join BEC and Help us Build New Solar

£75,000 Raised in a Week! Join BEC and Help us Build New Solar

by Will Cottrell | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog

#communityenergy in action! Yesterday work began installing a 60kWp solar system at the @uniofbrighton #grandparade site – here’s the framing that will hold the #solar panels in place. Find out details of all our solar projects –...
Revealed: New Solar on Three Schools and a University – join BEC to Make it Happen!

Revealed: New Solar on Three Schools and a University – join BEC to Make it Happen!

by Will Cottrell | Dec 10, 2018 | Blog

Carden Primary School – 180kWp of new community-owned solar planned for the new year Hi folks, I’m very pleased to say that we’ve just launched the latest of our new community-funded solar projects. We’ve been beavering away for the last six...
UK Fracking Makes No Money and Never Will – Here’s Why

UK Fracking Makes No Money and Never Will – Here’s Why

by Will Cottrell | Dec 4, 2018 | Blog

The UK government is intent on removing planning permission requirements surrounding fracking. Yet with Energy Minister Claire Perry demanding a “line of sight to commerciality”, evidence from the US shows fracking almost never makes any money. The...
Ditching Feed in Tariffs is Premature: Demand Energy Minister Change Course

Ditching Feed in Tariffs is Premature: Demand Energy Minister Change Course

by Will Cottrell | Nov 25, 2018 | Blog

There’s little time left before the end of the feed in tariffs scheme. And here’s the straight truth: scrapping feed in tariffs in March will bring UK solar to a juddering halt. That’s why I’m asking you to write to your MP. Tell them that...
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