New Projects 2019-21
Free Solar For Schools and more!
GMBC’s Brighton City Airport campus goes solar March 2021
Aircraft Maintenance & Motor Engineering Campus gets 60kW - 31 March 2021 Did you know Brighton City Airport hosts Greater Brighton MET College’s aviation maintenance and motorsport engineering education centre? Well, we’ve just installed a free 60kW solar...
Feed in Tariffs Scrapped – but BEC Gets Exemptions at THIRTY New Solar Sites
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, meant UK...
NEW PROJECT: Grand Parade Building, University of Brighton
4 Projects and counting for BEC and University of Brighton Grand Parade is the fourth of our ongoing partnership with the University of Brighton. Grand Parade will be a 60kWp solar system, and join community-owned systems on the University’s Varley Halls of Residence,...
NEW PROJECT: Sussex Coast College, Hastings
This is the first community energy investment offer in Hastings. Sussex Coast College is a new college where students have access to the latest equipment and digital technology, a sports pitch, diner and coffee shop. In partnership with Energise Sussex Coast, BEC’s...
NEW PROJECT: Lady Bee Business Centre, Shoreham Port
Bees need Solar power! Our seven-year partnership with Shoreham Port will soon see two additional installations: the Lady Bee Business Centre, and Maritme House with 90 and 30 kWp solar systems respectively. We’ve worked with Shoreham Port for many years now, and...
NEW PROJECT: Coldean Primary School, Coldean
Another Brighton & Hove school to get FREE SolarPV - funded by community energy in action! Coldean Primary School is home to 370 four to eleven year olds, and another pioneer of Brighton and Hove City Council’s solar schools program. Our new 60kWp solar system...
NEW PROJECT: Carden Primary School, Hollingbury
Another FREE Solar For Schools project gets rolling Tucked in a high corner of Brighton’s Hollingbury, Carden Primary School’s south-facing roofs are a great home for BEC’s proposed 240kWp solar system. Our locally-owned green energy system will build on the school’s...
Are you a teacher or a parent with children in school in Brighton and Hove? | Urgent action required. Tell your schools to act now!
Brighton Energy Coop is a Brighton and Hove City Council – approved contractor to roll out free solar on our city’s schools.Schools can now host solar panels at no cost, and save significant amounts on their electriciy bills each year. A similar...
NEW PROJECT: Woodingdean Primary School, Woodingdean
Solar for Schools is underway! High up on the Sussex Downs, Woodingdean Primary School is the first of our partnerships with Brighton and Hove City Council. Woodingdean will be a 60kWp system, and as well as providing educational resources to the children, our solar...