by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 31, 2014 | Blog |
Balcombe hit the headlines again this week: not because of the Sauron-like threat of evil Cuadrilla, but because plucky locals in the village have started their own community energy scheme: REPOWERBalcombe. Indeed, REPOWERBalcombe is one of 15 energy coops launched...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 26, 2014 | Blog |
Shed 10 at Shoreham Port, where we installed nearly 1000 solar panels in December. We’re currently fundraising for a similar sized system close by Hi Folks, I’m sure you don’t need reminding but the end of the tax year is almost upon us, so...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 19, 2014 | Blog |
Above: the largest community-owned solar farm in the UK: Westmill Solar Coop near Oxford, where 5000 local people own £16 million of solar PV. Many places across the country are seeing solar farm developments. Interestingly, the Department of Energy and Climate Change...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 13, 2014 | Blog |
Hi folks, If you’re interested to find out more about community energy, and the challenges that more renewables pose to our grid infrastructure, come along to the inaugural talk in the POWER TO THE PEOPLE series in Brighton, organised by our friends at Community...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 2, 2014 | Blog |
We’ve done well. Really well. The 40-odd energy coops that exist across the country have so far raised £18m quid for spanking new renewable installations. In 2013 131 new energy coops were registered, so we’re looking forward to seeing things grow hugely...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Feb 26, 2014 | Blog |
Hi folks, Brighton Energy Coop has now raised the rather incredible total of £400,000, leaving just £50,000 before we can install our second huge solar project at Shoreham Port. You can help us achieve our latest target: by becoming a member of Brighton Energy Coop...