Community Solar Accelerator
The Community Solar Accelerator was a grant scheme run by Brighton Energy Co-op and the EU Regional Development Fund between 2021 & 2023 to provide match-funding to businesses wishing to go solar. In total BEC facilitated 33 grants to SME businesses in the Coast to Capital area – amounting to £714.400. The total solar electricity generated by these newly installed systems will be 2,414,000 kWh per year. That’s an enormous carbon saving of 848 tonnes! See each of their case studies below.
If you know a local business that uses lots of electricity and has a large roof they can still come to Brighton Energy Co-op for a fully funded community-owned solar system. Contact our new project developer matt@brightonenergy.org.uk
33 Sussex Businesses Receive EU funded Solar Grant from BEC
LAST OF EU SOLAR FUNDING HELPS SUSSEX BUSINESSES DURING ENERGY CRISISCommunity Solar Accelerator was a grant scheme run by Brighton...
Naiad Plastics 58kW Solar PV plus 2 EV Chargers
Naiad Plastics are an injection moulding company with over 45 years’ experience in the production of injection moulded parts and...
Fine Cut
Fine Cut are an industrial printing, marking and cutting company based in Lancing. They produce anything from labels, plaques, signs...
Selsey Press
Selsey Press are professional printers who specialise in digital printing and litho printing. They were founded in 1963 and are based...
Sussex Refrigeration Wholesale Ltd
Sussex Refrigeration Wholesale Ltd are Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Wholesalers based in Shoreham By Sea. They deal with all...
Morgan Contract Furniture
Morgan Contract Furniture is a family-founded British business, dedicated to the design and manufacturing of high-end, contemporary...
Ashtead Engineering Ltd
Ashtead Engineering Ltd are precision engineers who offer both CNC and conventional machining services, toolmaking and injection...
Wey Estates Limited
Wey Estates Limited operate Send Business Centre and the Tannery Studios which are filming and postproduction studios based in...
FermionX Ltd
FermionX offers a wide range of contract electronics manufacturing services from PCB assembly and sub-assemblies to fully integrated...
Octagon Precision Ltd
Octagon Precision Ltd offer precision waterjet cutting services and they are based in Southbourne, Hampshire. “The anodising facility...
Munneries
Munneries Ltd are wholesale suppliers and distributors of fresh produce and dairy with their premises based in East Wittering. The...
Camelot Chilled Foods
Camelot Chilled Foods Ltd offer a wide range of chilled foods and they are a trusted partner for the wholesale distribution of...
BMS Cars Limited
BMS Cars Limited is a repair garage with a used car sales and MOT area in Sidlesham near Chichester. They received a £23,500 grant...
Paine Manwaring Ltd
Paine Manwaring Ltd offer heating, plumbing and electrical services in the South East. They were looking to reduce their energy costs...
Southern Piling Ltd
Southern Piling is a specialist in the delivery of piled foundations for housebuilders, developers, contractors and private...
London and Brighton Plating
London and Brighton Plating are specialist electroplaters and metal finishers offering the treatment and coating of metal components...
Marlow Ropes install 178kW Solar PV
Marlow Ropes have been manufacturing ropes from their UK factory in Hailsham for over 200 years. They received a £25,000 grant from...
69kW Solar PV for Rhopoint Instruments Ltd
Rhopoint Instruments Ltd manufacture test equipment primarily focussed towards appearance quality measurement. They are keen to...
The Sussex Sign Company receives CSA Grant
The Sussex Sign Company are a signage company based in Portslade. They have designed and installed some of the county’s most iconic...
39kW Solar PV for The Hylands Group
The Hylands Group are a petrol forecourt with a convenience store based in Great Bookham. They are open 27/7, 365 days a year. Their...
£17,900 Grant for The Harbour Lights
The Harbour Lights business is a café, restaurant and holiday letting rooms with beautiful views across the harbour in Littlehampton....
Panthera Group receive £24,500 grant
Panthera Group received a £24,500 grant from the Community Solar Accelerator scheme to install a 50kW solar PV system on their roof....
175kW Solar PV for T&G Engineering Co Ltd
Our Community Solar Accelerator programme contributed a £25,000 grant to T&G Engineering Co Ltd’s 175kW solar PV installation....
£22,600 for Solar PV at One Digital
One Digital received a grant of £22,600 through our ERDF-funded Community Solar Accelerator Programme. They are a commercial printing...
CSA Grant for Firetoys
Firetoys is a supplier of high-quality UK made circus equipment and Juggling props in the UK and EU and established in London in...
40kW Solar PV and 2 EV Chargers for Fireco
Fireco received a Community Solar Accelerator grant of £19,600 for a 39.7kW solar array and 2 x 22kW electric vehicle charging...
173kW Solar PV for Heritage Parts Centre
We are delighted to support Heritage Parts Centre with a £25,000 grant through the Community Solar Accelerator Grant Programme....
£25k for Eskimo Ice Ltd
Eskimo Ice are an ice manufacturing business based in Crawley. They have been manufacturing and distributing packaged ice across the...
£25k for Solent Wholesale Carpet Co Ltd
Our Community Solar Accelerator programme contributed a £25,000 grant to Solent Wholesale Carpet Co Ltd.’s 100.33kW solar PV...
Bird & Blend Tea Co receive £18k Grant
Bird & Blend Tea Co. is an independent Brighton-based tea company with their warehouse in Goring-by-sea where they installed a...
75kW Solar PV for Electronic Temperature Instruments
Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd are a digital thermometer and datalogger manufacturing company based in East Worthing. Their...
£13,000 Grant for Willard Conservation
Willard Conservation completed a 36kW solar PV installation for which they received £13,000 through our Community Solar Accelerator...
The Woodhorn Group’s 64kW Solar Array
The Woodhorn Group are a green waste composting site who produce compost to PAS100 specification including the manufacture of soil...
A £25,000 Grant for Weald Electronics
Weald Electronics is the first business to complete a 63kW solar PV installation which we were able to support through our Community...
