Community Energy Birmingham and The Big Solar Co-op now have their share offer live with a target interest at 4%. This share offer aims to continue to develop the pipeline of future projects and help to achieve their ambitious target of 1000kW of rooftop solar … 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 →
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 →
In exciting news, solar panels owned by Community Energy Birmingham have enabled us to produce three times as much clean energy this summer 2015 as we did last year. From 40 panels we have moved to 110 panels generating, and some of the most recent … Continue reading →
Moseley Exchange which occupies a former post office building in South Birmingham is now benefitting by solar electricity installed at the end of May when CEB installed 30 solar panels on the roof. The building is owned by Moseley Community Development Trust and it is … Continue reading →
