by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 18, 2014 | Blog |
Brighton Energy Coop kicked off our fifth project this week – a 200kw installation at Shed 3a in Shoreham Port, Sussex. We had to get a crane hire to help us lift the heavy stuff. 818 panels currently sit on the dockside of the port, waiting to be hoisted onto...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | Jun 5, 2014 | Blog |
First published on Sustainable Development Blog by BEC director Ross Gilbert Getting an export meter takes time and patience. It makes sense to start this process before installing your system as – crucially – payments are not made until you’ve got your meter in...
by Will Cottrell, Chairman, Brighton Energy Coop | May 2, 2014 | Blog |
There’s something of a debate in solar land as to the benefits of south facing solar installations vs setups that are installed on an east/west orientation. Using a case study of one of our installations at Hove Enterprise Centre in Portslade (above, total size...
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...
