The Agri PV Networking event was a success.What a great day with a real buzz in the room. Farmers, energy experts and academics all supporting the idea of food growing within solar farms. (Agri PV) The two presentations can be […]
Food farming AND solar farming? Exploring what is possible in our local context. Is Agrivoltaics for us?
The number of large-scale solar farms is set to increase around the country over the next 10 years. As each one is planned, there is always a debate about use of land for renewables vs use of land for farming. […]
What people say about going green with the village fund
The SHOCK fund to encourage locals to improve their sustainability is a fantastic idea! If you are in Hockerton apply on the village fund page above.. Good evening Simon, We would like to express our thanks for the wonderful sustainable […]
Measuring sustainability
Measuring Sustainability Measuring sustainability is really important but is fraught with difficulty. Working with my colleague Dr Geeta Lakshmi and fellow investor Joddy Chapman we have created a short video with Dr Anjan Ray which debates some of the issues […]
We are pleased to announce a new round of support
We are pleased to announce in May 2020 a new round of support for sustainable initiatives in Hockerton. Residents and businesses can claim up to £200 towards purchases that helped them become more sustainable. There is a big list of […]
Research and other news March 2019
Geeta Lakshmi (Fellow Director) and I have been working on a research paper using Sustainable Hockerton as an example. We were inspired to look at valuing what we have done incorporating financial, social and environmental aspects rather than the finances […]
£200+ for Hockerton residents and buisness – Deadline 31 March
Dear Hockerton resident, Sustainable Hockerton is pleased to announce a new offer of £200+ to every home and business in the parish for energy saving and other measures promoting sustainability, funded by income from Sustainable Hockerton’s wind turbine and solar […]
Hockerton village Vesta V29 output graph
We monitor the output from the turbine closely to spot how its performing. This graph shows how the natural variation in wind changes the output month by month, year by year.
£500 offer to insulate Hockerton’s homes (2017)
Sustainable Hockerton is launching a new offer to residents to help keep their homes warmer and their heating bills lower. This is to thank the village for hosting our wind turbine, to help develop the sustainability of its buildings and […]
Can local communities become more sustainable in energy? Could Biogas help?
Bio Gas for Hockerton? Sustainable Hockerton ran a successful work shop late last year on community bio gas and its potential in and around Hockerton. It explained how community biogas could contribute to local resilience of energy, organic waste recycling […]
Annual report 2015/16
Today SHOCK Directors reported progress on its sustainability objectives to its AGM.
Environmental: In the last year our wind turbine has produced 315,071 kWh of zero carbon power and our PV arrays produced 50,363 kWh, displacing the emission of 168 tonnes of carbon dioxide from fossil fuelled power stations
Economic: 7% interest was paid on share capital held in June 2016, the Society invested in two new PV arrays, and provided 44 days of paid work for local residents.
Social: £1,972 was set aside for the village’s sustainability projects; the offer of £200 for energy and water saving measures remained open for new applicants from the parish; a subsidy was offered for a local organic food box scheme.
There are now 81 members of the Society. If you are interested in joining, as and when shares are made available for transfer by existing members, please contact us. Please note priority will be given to local residents.
AGM 2016 & community biogas talk
Our AGM for members is at 4pm on 10 September at Hockerton Housing Project.
This will be followed at 5pm by a talk open to all on the potential for community biogas, led by Davide Poggio who is a research fellow working with the ISABEL project – an EU-backed initiative to promote, support and develop community biogas.
He will outline the vision of ISABEL as a platform for connecting local initiatives and promoting sharing and learning in order to co-design innovative solutions for sustainable communities. He will also give an overview of the possible technical solutions which enable the local treatment of biowaste and the production of energy and food.
We will be interested to hear the potential, and how the balance is made so that waste is usefully repurposed, without the undesirable consequence of incentivising its production.
If you are not a member of Sustainable Hockerton but would like to attend the talk, please contact us.
Managing our members’ investment
At our AGM in 2016 we asked members to consider whether or not they will want to withdraw their investment after 15 years, an offer that was set out in our Invitation to Invest. The Directors asked this question as […]
£200 for every Hockerton home and business
After the great response to the last round of funding, Sustainable Hockerton is pleased to announce a new offer of £200 to every household and business in the parish for energy and water saving measures installed by 31 March. If you want ideas, […]
Community solar PV: moving fast to keep FiT
SHOCK is racing against the clock to install solar PV before the Government cuts the Feed-in Tariff.
Pioneering peer-to-peer energy market
Sustainable Hockerton is one of the pioneering small scale generators who have joined a new marketplace to trade locally generated energy. Piclo gives us a chance to sell locally, and the service gives local businesses a chance to take control […]
Annual report 2014/15
Today SHOCK Directors reported progress on its sustainability objectives to its AGM. Environmental: In the last year our wind turbine has produced 270,637 kWh of zero carbon power and our new PV array produced 45,240kWh, displacing the emission of 145 tonnes of […]
An aerial view
Romax engineers have today been servicing and installing equipment on our Vestas V29 wind turbine (c) Buzzpix
New energy mentoring service
We’re delighted our project managers at Hockerton Housing Project are joining a new mentoring service for Community Energy projects as a Peer Mentor, thanks to a new project funded by the Esmee Fairburn Foundation. Like the other Peer Mentors across […]
Annual report 2013/14
Today SHOCK Directors reported progress on its sustainability objectives to its AGM. Environmental: In the last year our wind turbine has produced 298,898 kWh of zero carbon power and our new PV array produced 1,103kWh, displacing the emission of 133.64 […]