What an evening! We’re beyond thrilled to have picked up not just one but TWO awards at the Community Energy Awards hosted by Community Energy England on Friday night. We were delighted to win: 🏆 Campaigning Organisation of the Year…
From supporting the installation of solar panels on a community building to helping prisoners gain qualifications as bike mechanics – this is part of what community benefit means for us. These important projects are among successful awardees of our Megawatt…
As a band entertains a crowd of residents of Deerhurst Care Home with cheerful seafaring tunes, they are not the only source of positive energy at the building. Above them, workers from the Joju Solar team fix the final solar…
We are running a series of workshops called Future Energy Landscapes encouraging communities to come together to share how they feel about the place they live and imagine what kind of renewable energy projects they would like to see in…
An important feature of the Community Energy sector is our emphasis on ‘local’. We design and manage renewable energy projects to meet the needs of residents living in the immediate area – something that big commercial developers can’t do. But…
Community energy will be powering life-saving services across the West of England thanks to a partnership between Bristol Energy Cooperative and Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) to build a new 240 kilowatt peak rooftop array. The installation is forecast…
In partnership with Patagonia Bristol, the outdoor clothing and equipment brand, today we’re sharing a short new film created by videographer Nic Kane. It also features clips by videographer Lizzie Goldsack. The film celebrates the work of BEC, showcasing our…
Barton Heat project to empower tower block residents Rosa O’Neill, digital content manager at Barton Heat, announces news of new community work funded via our Feeder Road battery storage project We are pleased to announce the launch of Barton Heat,…
Boost for BEC’s innovation plans in South Gloucestershire Our mission to help build a clean, green, home-grown and resilient energy system received a huge boost recently with news of two successful grant bids. Will Houghton, our Senior Project Developer, shares…
South West Local Solar Scheme Supported by funding from the West of England Combined Authority Scope Design, supply and installation of ~240 kWp rooftop solar PV at Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, Almondsbury, BS32 4AG in April 2024. …