It has been a great first year for our Solar array at Ackers Ski Centre. The panels which we own on the roof have generated 16,400 kilowatt hours of electricity in 2016. The centre uses a lot of electricity for heating and for running its … Continue reading →
On 18th September, CEB held a tour of Ackers Adventure and picnic as part of the national Community Energy Fortnight. We had 12 people attend, including members, directors and friends and friends and family of attendees who did not necessarily have a strong interest in … Continue reading →
Community Energy Birmingham’s AGM was held on 13 July 2016. It was with great pleasure that the board could report to members on the events of 2015, including the successful share offer and the installation of two arrays of solar PV at the Moseley Exchange … Continue reading →
Thank you to the 43 shareholders who have invested in our 2015 share offer. Due to your investment we have successfully installed solar arrays at Moseley Exchange and further installations at the Ackers Adventure. The Share offer was a great success and we are very … Continue reading →
The new extension to the Ski Centre at Ackers Adventure, Sparkbrook now has a 19 kilowatt solar roof – our largest yet. Installed on 26 February 2016 they were preregistered at the FIT rate of 12 months before, so avoiding the cut to FIT rates … Continue reading →
CEB has installed another 10 kilowatts of solar panels on the main roof of the Moseley Exchange building, joining the 8.5 kw on the sloping roof to the rear. We were able to do it before Christmas, so beating the government’s big cut to the … Continue reading →
The long awaited solar array on Moseley Exchange has a date for installation of 6th December 2015. Nearly 10Kw will join the 8.5 Kw already installed in May. This is a Sunday, because a crane will be used to lift the panels and ballast onto … Continue reading →
Solar pv has been installed on the roof of Ackers Adventure, in November 2015, alongside the array that has bene working since 2012. The 2015 array adds 10 kilowatts, making almost 20 Kw on this roof, which should satisfy the needs of the building on … Continue reading →
Share Offer Closed We are pleased to announce that the Share Offer 2015 has closed with more than 30 investors being allocated their shares by November. This gives us enough to proceed with the solar pv roofs on community buildings at both Ackers Adventure and … Continue reading →
Firstly, thank you to all of those who have already placed their faith in Community Energy Birmingham and invested over £50,000 so far. The board have decided to use this money to place orders for two of the three projects listed in the Share Offer … Continue reading →