by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 19, 2015 | Blog |
Hi there, Hope you’re all well – and that you can help. Here at BEC we value your contribution and are keen to understand how you’d like to see the organisation move forward. To do this on April 9th we’re kicking off a bunch of working groups...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog |
For nearly nine months a stalker has plagued Community Energy. While many new community groups are either planning fundraising or actually installing new renewables, the Financial Conduct Authority has been shadowing the sector, threatening two radical shake ups: one...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Feb 6, 2015 | Blog |
Hi everyone, Hope you’re all well in this bitter chill. Here at Brighton Energy Coop we’ve encouraging news: while the weather seems pretty grim, our solar generation is picking up as we head away from January. Indeed, we’ve just had the sunniest 3...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jan 22, 2015 | Blog |
Last week Brighton Energy Coop hosted a delegation from Chile, visiting Brighton to look at innovative sustainability models that might be taken home to South America. Led by the British Embassy in Santiago, delegates included the representatives from the Chilean...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog |
Community energy is set for an impressive year. With more than 180 projects registered in 2013, many of these are now coming to fruition. Most of these are solar, so a key component for these schemes is obviously how much they should pay for their renewables kit. So:...