by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 19, 2012 | Blog |
Exciting news: forty of our solar panels were installed today at Shoreham Port. These are the first of our community-owned solar array at the Hove Enterprise Centre; 200 more will go on our five roofs there in the next few weeks. Together they will form the largest...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 19, 2012 | Blog |
Brighton Energy Co-op is following a tested business model. It was punctiliously been researched from websites like https://www.salesforce.com/solutions/small-business-solutions/resources/what-is-a-small-business/ and ensured that it was a tried-and-tested method....
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 13, 2012 | Blog |
Hi folks, It’s been a dynamic few weeks here at BEC. I’m very pleased to say that we’ve so far raised more than £120,000, which has helped us begin our installation at Shoreham Port. After two years of work on the project, visiting the roofs at...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 9, 2012 | Blog |
A new wave of ‘unconventional gas’ in the UK (including fracking) is a direct threat to the roll-out of renewable energy in the UK. Often touted as a ‘bridge’ between coal-based electricity generation and renewables, unconventional gas is in...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 30, 2012 | Blog |
Units 1-9 at Hove Enterprise Centre, roughly half of our 87kw array Brighton Energy Coop began the installation of an 87kw solar array earlier this week. Owned by the Brighton and Hove community, the array, which covers five buildings at the Hove Enterprise Centre,...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 27, 2012 | Blog |
Brighton Energy Coop is calling for part community ownership of the forthcoming Rampion offshore wind farm. Along with many other groups, individuals and politicians, BEC believes that community ownership of a turbine or two would help generate widespread...