In 2016 Bristol Energy Network was involved with the Bristol Community Energy Fund, and supported the following projects with a variety of community organisations. Ambition Lawrence Weston case study Ashley Community Housing case study Awaz Utaoh case study Bristol Playbus case study CHEESE Project case study Demand Energy Equality case study Hillcrest Primary School case … Continued
Bristol Energy Network has been working with other partners to put together the first ever chapter on Fuel Poverty for the Joint Strategic Needs Assessement, see document below. A Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) looks at the current and future health and care needs of local populations to inform and guide the planning and commissioning … Continued
Celebrating 5 years of the Bristol Community Strategy for Energy 40 people turned up during Community Energy Fortnight on a sweltering World-Cup qualifying match day in July, phew! Iris Partridge, our host at Easton Community Centre, started with an overview of the Bristol Community Strategy for Energy – how it came about 5 years ago, … Continued
This article is on mapping household direct energy consumption in the United Kingdom to provide a new perspective on energy and is based in Bristol.
Check out this article in the Guardian, it is a brief overview of community energy and introduction to Bristol projects which hits the spot nicely! And another in the Financial Times about the Owen Square Community Energy project, but you have to be a subscriber to view it.
Held at the SouthBank Centre in Dean Lane on the 17th April we started with an update about the fantastic work of our co-hosts Bedminster Energy Group, including their MakeYourHomeEco Summer workshops. Next, we carried out an asset mapping activity of Bristol to encourage people to think more widely and look … Continued
This article, written by Jonas Torrens, explores why a variety of energy related activity might be flourishing within Bristol as opposed to elsewhere. A fascinating summary about the history of Community Energy in Bristol and an opportunity to spot the contributions of your peers, but be warned, its not for the faint-hearted!
On 4 October 2017 we met at FaithSpace in Redcliffe to talk about what community energy needs to thrive, including what resources we need and what policies are relevant locally. The discussion was in the context of the 5-year anniversary of the Community Strategy for Energy, which is coming up next year. We wanted to start thinking … Continued
Voscur delivered a training course on ‘Practical steps for building diverse and inclusive groups’ on 21 February 2017. Groups attending the training included Bedminster Energy Group, Bishopston Cotham an Redland Energy Group, Sustrans, Bee the Change, Herbalists without Borders, Protect our NHS, Street Goat, NHS and Greater Bedminster Neighbourhood Partnership. Some key learning points: Educate … Continued
On 25 January we kicked off the year with our event ‘Bristol community energy: Setting the scene for 2017’. The meeting was attended by around 25 members and friends old and new, including Bristol Energy Co-operative, Friends of the Earth Bristol, North Bristol Advice Centre and Groundwork. In the first part of the meeting everyone shared their … Continued