At the roasting start of July two CEB directors, John Newson and Claire Spencer, led a walk to visit some community buildings that have solar panels. The walk took place during Community Energy Fortnight and the Moseley Festival. We were greeted at the Old Post Office … Continue reading →
Is Moseley becoming a solar village? On Saturday 8th July, CEB Director John Newson will be leading a guided walk visiting solar installations on community buildings around Moseley, on behalf of Community Energy Birmingham and Balsall Heath is Our Planet. These include the arrays installed … Continue reading →
On 14 June 2017, the directors met with members for CEB’s Annual General Meeting. This included the standard formal activities required by law, including presenting the annual report and accounts for 2016 for the members’ approval and elections of directors. We re-elected Beck Collins and … Continue reading →
Community Energy Birmingham’s Annual General Meeting for 2017 will take place at Whitesmith Croft Common Room, 25 Silver Street, Kings Heath, B14 7QR on Wednesday 14th June 2017 at 7pm. The agenda will cover the usual business of formally reporting on our activities in 2016 … Continue reading →
Our Friends Birmingham Friends of the Earth currently have a Community Share Offer to renovate their building, The Warehouse. BFOE have had the building for 40 years; it is our hub of which we campaign on environmental issues. As well as this The Warehouse also … Continue reading →
As the spring days grow in length, we are delighted to report a milestone in the life of CEB. The six solar roofs owned by Community Energy Birmingham have produced more than 100,000 kilowatt hours of output (or 100 megawatt hours) by the end of … Continue reading →
New Year Quiz! Why have the two solar arrays at Moseley Exchange performed differently in 2016? The latest readings show that the main roof performed better during summer but the rear roof better in the winter months – read on to find out why… The … Continue reading →
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 →