Talking to the public at Ecofest
On Sunday the 19th of September three directors of Community Energy Birmingham talked to members of the general public at Ecofest in the Mac. Ecofest is a collection of community groups who talk to those interested in projects that they are working on. Organisations include … Continue reading →
Director / Board Member Opportunity
We are currently recruiting a new voluntary director to join our board. Applications from BAME communities, women, persons with disabilities and those based in North Birmingham are particularly encouraged. We are looking for someone with community engagement and project management skills as well as knowledge … Continue reading →
An exciting new strategy for Community Energy Birmingham
After our AGM last year the elected board of CEB started to meet to determine the future strategy of CEB. Our previous model of putting Solar Panels on community buildings with the main source of income for CEB coming from the Feed In Tariff is … Continue reading →
Solar Van
Congratulations to York Supplies in Kings Heath for stepping into the low carbon future. They have kept open through the pandemic, providing local people with DIY / gardening items and advice. Jon Jaffa explains that the business has invested in a new Ford Transit hybrid … Continue reading →
Best year for solar output
CEB added another solar array in 2020, helping to further the decarbonise the electricity supply in Birmingham. We put 30 kilowatts of panels onto the Castle Vale Stadium, which mostly exported to the local grid, since the pandemic meant the building had to be closed. … Continue reading →
Affordable Homes
The Pioneer Group in Castle Vale, one of CEB’s partners, is looking to ‘build back better’ and has obtained a loan from a major pension fund to build 250 affordable homes. These will be to a high energy standard and should all be completed by … Continue reading →
NEWS – COVID Update
All the 6 community buildings owned by our charity partners have had to close or restrict entry since March, due to the virus restrictions. Keeping people safe has been the priority. However, all of the CEB panels on their roofs have been working hard, in … Continue reading →
Annual General Meeting 2020
The AGM for members of CEB will be held on 24th June. Due to the virus restrictions, we cannot meet in person and will be doing the business online. Members will receive details about how to take part. Agenda to include elections, financial report, impact … Continue reading →
Generating at the Stadium
CEB’s eighth solar installation is now generating on Castle Vale Stadium. 109 panels have been working well from 6th March and are feeding power into the building. Output of up to 29.9 kilowatts peak is being generated. This followed a lease signing with Simon Wilson … Continue reading →
Go Ahead at Stadium
CEB has had applications for all the share capital needed to go ahead with our solar array at Castle Vale Stadium. The Third Share Offer has therefore closed early. Thank you everyone. Our installers EBRL are t going to be on site and putting up … Continue reading →