More News & Events (November) New Models for Community Energy Stephens Scown, Exeter 12.30 to 18.00. This Regen SW event will help groups to evaluate new business models and funding options, as well as understand how grid connections are a key element of renewable energy developments and the huge impact and opportunities they can present. […]
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10/08/2016
News about ECOE There’s lots to tell you about since our last newsletter We’re really chuffed to have been shortlisted for the Community Energy England annual award for the community renewable energy project award. We’re one of seven community energy groups and we’ll be finding out on 3rd Sept at the awards ceremony. Solar PV […]
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Several of you have been asking about the EIS certificates. Its recommended to wait to apply for EIS tax certificates until all of the investment has been spent. We expect this to be the case by the end of August so we’ll be approaching HMRC for your tax certificates in September. We’ve been sending emails […]
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Upcoming ECOE Events Offgrid Festival Fri 12-14th Sept, Goffins Land, Exeter Sonya Bedford, our Director is speaking on Community Energy Solutions on Sat 10.00 in the college with Gill Wyatt. Read more. You can also hear Sonya’s band at 18.00 on Friday. Not to be missed!! On Sunday ECOE is part of the conference programme. […]
Continue reading... 30/06/2016
What does BREXIT mean for Community Energy? Pure Leapfrog sent out a really good appraisal Bright Green Future – application deadline July 17th A national programme to prepare teenagers to be involved with energy and sustainability in their future career. Devon New Economy Seminar- What would a New Economic System look like and how to […]
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ECOE – Heat Project In May we found out that our application to UCEF was succesful. We have received a grant of almost £20k to explore the feasibility of a community renewable energy generation project in Exeter. We’re making plans and starting to contact potential partners. Its early days yet. Whats ahead is preparing an […]
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After lengthy delays, the installation at the Technology Centre seems at last to be about to start. The pre-installation meeting took place this week and we heard that all of the remaining edits for the lease and PPA have been agreed. Hopefully the scaffold will be going up next week. This is a large roof, […]
Continue reading... 29/06/2016
Thanks to all of our supporters, members and volunteers who came along on June 7th for our interactive AGM. We started the evening with networking and refreshments – thanks Sonya and Stephens Scowns. We were quorate and probably now realise we were only 25 maybe because not all of our members have been receiving ECOE […]
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Tuesday 7th June 18.45 to 20.45 The Meeting Room, Stephens Scown Solicitors ECOE is hoping as many of you as possible will be coming along to this ECOE’s second AGM, the first AGM since 200 investors became members following our very successful share offer in October. Flyer available here. As well as the usual business […]
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Community Energy England recently undertook a survey about community energy. You can find the results here Plymouth Energy Community working with Four Greens Community Trust has just turned on a 4.1MW solar array at Ernsettle. More info Community Energy: Widening participation in the new era of local energy April 27th, 10.00-16.45, London. Organised by the IPPR […]
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