£9 million raised by Bristol Energy Cooperative
Bristol Energy Cooperative have announced that they’re signed agreements that add £3.95 million of funding for their community energy projects.
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Bristol Community Energy Fund announces first grants
In March 2016, the Bristol Community Energy Fund panel came together for the first time to review applications and allocate funding. Congratulations to the 12 groups below which were successful in receiving grants. You can also use the project map on the Bristol Community Energy Fund website.
Bristol Community Energy Fund – round 1 grants
Nominate your green champion for an award
We’re inviting you to nominate your green champion for an award in the 5th Annual Green Volunteer Awards 2016
Bristol Community Energy Fund – £10,000 grant programme open
Applications to both the small and large programmes can be submitted until 4 March 2016.
It doesn’t stop here!
On 3 February we held our first event of the year. Around 40 people attended to discuss plans for the year ahead, it was clear all agreed that whilst Green Capital year has finished, it doesn’t stop here! Discussions included topics such as community outreach, ongoing energy projects in the city, working with volunteers and the Bristol Community Energy Fund.
You can read the notes from the event via the following links:
Whoop! And whoop again! We’ve reached £1 Million in our #OwnIt Fund-raise.
Bristol Energy Cooperative’s £5 million planned community energy projects come closer to reality this week solar after raising over £1,000,000 in its crowdfunding campaign and bond offer so far, and is using these funds to install solar panels on Easton Community Centre and Brentry and Henbury Children’s Centres.
Bristol Community Energy Fund
Bristol has a new fund to support community energy projects.
The grant programme supports activities with one of the following aims:
· To support local people to reduce their energy use (e.g. their use of electricity or gas)
· To support local people in moving toward cleaner renewable sources of energy
· To support local people to take measures that ensure they can afford to meet their energy needs
Making the most of low carbon technologies
10.12.2015
Last week I passed my PhD defence, the most dreaded of events for any PhD student. Thankfully mine wasn’t a grueling 4-hour duel between examiner and examinee but an interesting discursive conversation around the research topic, approach and outcomes. Their conclusion, that I should add a few sign-posting paragraphs and correct the typos in order to be accepted, was a great relief. Still, its been a while since I gave many of you an update, so I’d like to take this moment to do so and also to express my gratitude to those that have made it possible.
Energy quiz – win a Christmas hamper or Bristol Energy Co-op share
Take the energy quiz by 20 December for a chance to win either a Christmas hamper of local goodies from Fresh Range or a Bristol Energy Co-operative share (investing in local solar projects) – you choose! The value of the prizes is £50. The winner will be the person with the highest score.
The link to the quiz is below:
Bristol Energy Cooperative launches £5 million solar share offer
Bristol Energy Cooperative launches its most ambitious fund raise to date and asks “Will you #OwnIt in 2015?”
· Bristol Energy Cooperativelaunches its #OwnIt campaign to give people more opportunities to invest in sustainable energy.
· Investors urged not to delay investing as the EIS share offer, with projected 5% return, closes at noon on Monday 23rd November.