Brighton Energy Coop
Brighton and Hove
Directors, Damian Tow & Gerard Sauer, making the 1st charge: First community-owned solar connected electric vehicle charger in the South of the UK.
Brighton Energy installs solar on 3rd campus roof: BEC bring local people together who want to increase community-owned renewable energy generated in their city through their ethical investment – BEC currently produce 3% of Brighton & Hove’s electricity. BEC builds relationships with local educational institutions, businesses and residential buildings to determine if they can host our solar PV systems. Hosts benefit from the cheaper solar electric they produce and their reduced emissions. The pictured 120kW solar system was installed on Greater Brighton MET College’s Central Brighton campus in March 2021.
BEC wants all schools to go solar! BEC installed a free 60kW solar energy system on Westdene Primary & Nursery School on 31st March 2021. This is the 13th BEC Solar School in Sussex. Our #FreeSolarForSchool project means the schools don’t pay a penny towards their solar systems. Brighton Energy Co-op raises the funds through their members, who want to invest ethically in community-owned locally produced renewable electricity. Brighton Energy Co-op wants all schools to go solar.
Energy Superhub Oxford
Oxford
Powering a clean energy future: At the heart of Energy Superhub Oxford is the world’s largest hybrid battery, combining the high power capabilities of a 50MW lithium-ion battery – you can see some of the 11,000 battery modules being installed in this image - with the heavy-cycling, non-degrading characteristics of a 2MW vanadium flow battery. Battery storage is essential to decarbonise our electricity grid, creating a smarter, more flexible system powered by clean energy.
Heating that doesn’t cost the Earth: The UK government has set a target to install 600,000 heat pumps a year by 2028, a massive increase on the current rate of 22,000 a year. Councillor Tom Hayes met with Energy Superhub Oxford partner, Kensa Contracting, as they worked to install 60 heat pumps at a social housing scheme in Blackbird Leys, providing residents with smart low-carbon heating solutions that are optimised for cost and comfort.
Driving change on Oxford’s streets: The electric vehicle revolution is coming to Oxford, as Oxford City Council works to electrify 25% of its 330-strong fleet by 2023. With help from Energy Superhub Oxford, over 40 new electric vehicles are already in use, from cars and vans to bin lorries and road sweepers! Next up is the UK’s largest public charging hub, due to open at Redbridge Park & Ride in late 2021, helping more of Oxford’s citizens to drive electric.
Park Ecovillage Trust
Moray
PET's Second Affordable Housing Project
PET's Third Affordable Housing Project
Aerial of Findorn Ecovillage
ReFLEX Orkney
Orkney Islands
Orkney past present and future: Two Orkney residents tour Orkney’s awe-inspiring historical landmarks in a fully-electric car club vehicle implemented by the ReFLEX Orkney project. Orkney generates over 100% of its electricity demand each year from renewables. ReFLEX Orkney is pioneering an integrated, affordable, low-carbon energy system for the future, interlinking local electricity, transport and heat networks into one controllable, overarching system, digitally connecting distributed and variable renewable generation to flexible demand.
Team work makes the dream work: The £28.5 million ReFLEX Orkney project is funded by UKRI through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund. It is truly a local project, bringing together an expert consortium of Orkney-based partners spanning business, academia, local authority to work with the local community to develop the energy system of the future. The project is led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) with cross-sector partners including Aquatera, SMS, Community Energy Scotland, Heriot-Watt University and Orkney Islands Council.
Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-op (BHESCo)
Brighton and Hove
Solar everywhere at Brunswick Primary School: In 2020 BHESCo installed our biggest ever solar PV project at Brunswick Primary School in Hove. The 99kW array will reduce CO2 emissions by 612 tonnes over its lifetime, equivalent emissions to 1.5 million miles driven in a passenger car. In addition , the solar panels will save the school £87,000 on energy bills over a 20 year period, freeing up money to be spent on other things like books and sports and music equipment.
Celebrating community centre: In 2017 new solar panels were installed at the Hollingdean Community Centre in Brighton, the result of years of hard work collaboration. In this photo are the Mayor of Brighton, BHESCo CEO Kayla Ente, chefs from the Real Junk Food Project who provide affordable meals, Trustees from the Hollingdean Residents Association, and EcoSphere renewables who installed the solar panels - all amazing female led organisations! solar power:
