by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 22, 2019 | Blog
Humans consume 221 tonnes of coal, 1,066 barrels of oil, and 93,000 metric cubes of natural gas every second. The greenhouse gases released through burning these fossil fuels have a disastrous effect on our planet. Scientists warn that we face catastrophic and...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog
Last week Brighton Energy Coop hit a major target – we’ve raised just over £400,000 for our new solar builds. A big welcome to all our new members – nearly 100 people – and also thanks to those members who have increased your existing investments. We...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Apr 8, 2019 | Blog
Recently completed BEC Community Solar at Ore Valley College near Hastings, 250kWp
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog, new project
There’s been a lot of talk about the end of the solar subsidy known as Feed in Tariffs (FITs). For eight years FITs were the basis on which nearly 1 million UK buildings installed solar panels. In March 2019 FITs were summarily scrapped. This, many posited,...
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...
