100 tonnes of carbon has been displaced from the electricity supply by all the solar roofs owned by Community Energy Birmingham, since they were installed. We keep readings of how much power is generated and can then use the average carbon content of grid electricity … Continue reading →
CEB’s largest solar array is now up and running on the roof of the Pioneer Group building in Castle Vale, as from 18th March. The successful share issue produced the funds to get it up in time to beat the closure of the Feed in … Continue reading →
We have been successful in raising all the share capital from local people and we have been able to sign a lease with Pioneer Group in Castle Vale for roof space. The picture shows the CEO Simon Wilson in front of their building with Angela … Continue reading →
CEB has some exciting news! We’re looking to grow our existing portfolio of renewable energy generation on community energy buildings in Birmingham, and have just launched a new share offer in November 2018. CEB already operates six solar PV systems in Birmingham on community buildings … Continue reading →
Solar panels do not usually require cleaning, but we noticed that those we have on the Moseley Exchange, beside a busy crossroads, were showing a decline in output and were visibly were getting grubby. Our contractor, Colin Strong, climbed up on the roof on 11th … Continue reading →
The blue skies of March to June 2018 have broken CEB’s record for generating clean solar electricity, producing a total of 20,000 kilowatt hours. This has fed power into the buildings owned by Ackers Adventure and Moseley Exchange reducing their running costs even more, with … Continue reading →
Community Energy Birmingham’s Annual General Meeting for 2018 will take place at Whitesmith Croft Common Room, 25 Silver Street, Kings Heath, B14 7QR on Wednesday 9th May starting at 7pm. The agenda will cover the business of formally reporting on our activities in 2017 and … Continue reading →
Community Energy Birmingham is a renewable energy cooperative that funds, installs and operates renewable energy in community buildings in Birmingham. We are a community benefit society with an open membership and we are run in accordance with cooperative values and principles. We are run by … Continue reading →
With a full year of generation at Ackers Ski Centre, we can see how it is swelling our clean energy output. The chart shows the cumulative contributions of the 6 solar buildings who host our panels. They follow the predictions in our Business Plan. During … Continue reading →
Season’s greetings and congratulations to our partner, Moseley Community Development Trust, for arranging for a new electric connection to be installed on Moseley Village Green. This is now powering the monthly Farmers’ Market. It has made redundant several petrol generators, which were noisy and polluting. … Continue reading →