We are crowdfunding to raise money for solar panels for the wonderful Dracaena Centre in the heart of Falmouth. They will then buy electricity from us at a discount and use the money they save directly on services for those … Continue reading
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We welcome members old and new to our next meeting on Monday 12th June at 7.00pm at Espressini in Falmouth, where we will be presenting the exciting results of our feasibility study into community owned solar generation in the Fal … Continue reading
Thank you to Cafe Sci, the British Science Association and Falmouth Poly for hosting us recently for our Energy Democracy presentation and subsequent excellent discussion. The presentation slides with notes are available below. Energy democracy presentation … Continue reading
We welcome Cornwall Council’s plans for a new energy future for Cornwall. The vision, which is closely aligned with ours, identifies ambitious targets for reducing fuel poverty, increasing renewables and local ownership. The full announcement can be read here … Continue reading
Kensa Heat Pumps and Mojo Maritime have both been nominated for Regen SW’s Green Energy Awards shortlist. Using innovative system architecture and the first micro district ground source heat network project of its kind in Cornwall, Kensa Heat Pumps replaced … Continue reading
Dates have been announced for meetings with Cornwall Council leaders to discuss how your money is spent and many other issues. Go and have your say! Full details here. … Continue reading
Good news that Falmouth-based wave energy developer Seatricity has once again deployed the Oceanus 2 device at WaveHub off Hayle for further testing. The full report of the successful deployment, which involved a number of local marine companies, can be … Continue reading
Click here for full FEP and TREE Press release – covering notes by Charmian Larke of FEP included below, See FEP (Fal Energy Partnership) and TREE (Truro Eco Energy) websites for more information on each organisation: Dear Spotlight (and many other press … Continue reading
As the Government withdraw FIT and invest heavily in nuclear, Cornwall Solar Panels’ MD, Tony, was interviewed to appear on the Sunday Politics show, to fight the corner for solar. Watch the video, find out how they got on TV, … Continue reading
The Treasury has stated that community energy projects will be excluded from the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)/Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) from 30 November 2015. They have further stated that community energy schemes will be excluded from Social Investment Tax … Continue reading