by Atlanta Cook | Mar 21, 2025 | Blog
Community Energy Springs Into Action In this issue… BEC Solar School Extensions – Expanding solar projects in schools School Feedback on Workshops – Hear from teachers and students Community Energy in Newhaven – Exploring renewable potential BEC’s 15th Birthday...
by Atlanta Cook | Jul 2, 2024 | Blog
Empowering Communities with Local Renewable Energy Clean energy means our energy system is evolving. Let’s face it: the old thinking of the large, polluting plants no longer works, and it has not worked for a long time. Over the last fifteen years energy...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 25, 2022 | Blog, old projects ed, schools colleges etc
Brighton Energy Co-op members funded and built a 250kW system of 909 x 275W panels for East Sussex College’s Ore Valley campus in March 2019. It generated 234 MWh in 2021 – the equivalent to boiling a kettle a million times! The financial savings for the...
by Atlanta Cook | Oct 18, 2022 | Blog
Rathfinny Wine Estate in Alfriston, East Sussex is partnering with Brighton Energy Co-op (BEC) to provide 1500 community-owned solar panels on the roofs of the winery. The project will save 400 tons of carbon each year – and support Rathfinny’s...
by Atlanta Cook | Mar 31, 2022 | Blog
Welcome to our positive Solar News Our latest blog covers the fantastic generation at our sites now the sun’s finally here, our exciting Opportunities for Solar Installers, our latest ‘Walky Talky’ social event, the conclusion of our EV Charger...