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 →
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 →
Since Community Energy Birmingham installed solar PV in 2012, Ackers Adventure has halved its use of grid electricity at its ABC administration block,. The reduction is similar to the output from the solar array, meaning that virtually 100% of the electricity generated from the solar panels … Continue reading →
Community Energy Birmingham has recently raised £35,000 from short-term loans to install 18kW of solar PV panels at the Moseley Exchange in the centre of Moseley Village. We are currently finalising the lease that will allow us to rent the roof space at the Exchange … Continue reading →
CEB is ready to install 70 solar PV panels on the roof of the Moseley Exchange, which is well-known to many people as the home of Moseley Community Development Trust. The CDT provides valuable support for many local community activities and groups, as well as leading … Continue reading →
by John Newson The placement was from Balsall Heath Is Our Planet, where I normally work as development officer to Community Energy Birmingham – a renewable energy co-op, also in Birmingham. The funding of my time was from the EU Climate KIC (knowledge innovation community). Community Energy … Continue reading →