by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 24, 2019 | Blog
Interesting from Environmental Finance: The combined total of all green and sustainability-linked loans issued to date has reached about $111.5 billion, according to figures compiled by Environmental Finance. The analysis reveals a market that exploded into action...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog
On 4th May the British Geological Survey (BGS) received more than 100 reports of an earthquake near Gatwick Airport. Measuring 2.5 on the Richter Scale, the tremor is the latest of 34 earthquakes in the area in the last 12 months. Oil company Horse Hill Developments...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
Dear All, The call to action is in response to GTRailways (Southern, Thameslink, Gatwick Express) who have are now consulting on their £15m Community Benefit Fund which they have had to set-up to compensate for all the delays and disputes etc over the four years! The...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
We recently received this in our inbox and thought it worth passing on… Dear Supporter Our campaign for the Local Electricity Bill continues to gain support in Parliament and across the country. If made law the Bill will give a huge boost to community-scale...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 12, 2019 | Blog
Great news! BEC recently polished off phase 1 of our solar schools programme: solar panels on five new educational buildings – including: – Woodingdean and Coldean Primary Schools (60kWp each) – Ore Valley College (250kWp) – and 240 panels the...
by Ella Hendrix | 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...
UK Fracking Makes No Money and Never Will – Here’s Why
The UK government is intent on removing planning permis...
Feed in Tariffs to end in 2019 – what’s next?
April 2019 update - BEC secures exemptions to the end o...