BEC’s Solar Projects

Commercial Rooftops

Our expanding portfolio of commercial partners includes Shoreham & Newhaven Ports, Rathfinny & Bolney Wine Estates, Refine Metals near Horsham and The Big Lemon bus company in Brighton.

Companies benefit from buying our cheaper business electricity, whilst improving their EPC rating and carbon footprint. We cover the installation and maintenance costs of the system.

Maidstone United Football Club, Infinity Foods Wholesale, BCMY, Medisort and RT Page all save thousands of £s every year thanks to our solar. See the map above for all our solar sites.

Infinity Foods uses BEC Solar to Run Cleaner and Cheaper

Infinity Foods is the largest distrubutor of whole foods in Europe, with an annual turnover of more than £25m. Their warehouse consumes large amounts of electriciy; using BEC's community-funded solar panels means substantial reductions and carbon savings each year,...

Community Energy SolarPV powers Maidstone FC’s ground, helping the Stones go green

Maidstone United work with Brighton Energy Coop to house solar panels on the roof of buildings at the club. The panels produce electricity to cover about two thirds of the club’s needs, including floodlighting. Club co-owner Oliver Ash said: “This agreement will...

Solar PV at The Big Lemon Bus Depot – Solar energy powering the UK’s first solar electric buses!

Solar energy powering the UK's first solar electric buses. BEC’s solar PV support the Port in becoming a major centre for renewable energy Our solar systems save the Port thousands of pounds each year on electricity bills he bright yellow Big Lemon...

Solar For Schools

BEC works with Brighton & Hove City Council, Worthing & Adur Council, the University of Brighton and various Academies to bring solar power to many of their educational buildings. We’ve put free solar on Portslade Aldridge Community Academy, Blatchington Mill Secondary School, Hove Park Lower & Upper, all four GBMC campuses, Ore Valley College, and numerous local primary schools. See all our educational buildings projects here.

Hertford Juniors takes Action on Energy Use

BEC Pioneers School-first Approach to Energy Learning Like many organisations, Hertford Junior School is feeling the impacts of increasing energy prices. That's why the school has recently signed up to Brighton Energy Co-op's Solar Education Programme (SEP), an...

Coldean Primary Gets Free 60kW Solar System

Coldean Primary School Goes Solar with Brighton Energy Co-op Coldean Primary School in Brighton & Hove is home to 370 four to eleven year olds, and another pioneer of Brighton and Hove City Council’s solar schools program. Our 60kWp solar system, built in July...

Woodingdean Primary School Gets Free Solar

First Brighton & Hove Authority School To Get BEC Solar High up on the Sussex Downs, Woodingdean Primary School was the first of our partnerships with Brighton and Hove City Council in April 2019. Woodingdean is a 60kWp system, and as well as providing...

Residential and in the Community

We’ve put solar PV on both St George’s Church in Brighton, City Coast Church in Portslade and on Park Gate in Hove, a block of residential flats. We have a large solar array on Splashpoint Leisure Centre in Worthing, and have helped the Brighton Earthship develop solar energy on their roof as well as supporting other low-carbon schemes via our Community Fund. You can see a selection of our off-grid systems here.