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 […]
Community Energy
More renewables, less risk
Today our new 50kW solar PV system was commissioned, sited on the roofs of (free-range) chicken sheds at a local farm. We funded the system through a mix of the Society’s reserves and loans from members, with the former to […]
Free community energy course
Do you want to help improve the energy efficiency of homes in your area? Are people in your community struggling to pay their energy bills? Confused by the Green Deal and ECO? Not sure what other forms of funding are […]
Need a community energy expert to mentor your project?
Our project managers at Hockerton Housing Project (HHP) are looking for community energy projects who want to learn from our experience, to take advantage of a new Mentoring Fund. The scheme is only open to applicants until 12 December 2013, but successful […]
Annual report 2012/13
Today SHOCK Directors reported progress on its sustainability objectives to its AGM. Environmental: In the last year our wind turbine has produced 281,212 kWh of zero carbon power, displacing the emission of 146.33 tonnes of carbon dioxide from fossil fuelled […]
Community wind energy gets a boost!
South Brent’s community-owned Vestas V27 started production last week and 10th September sees 2355kWh on the clock. It is great to this project go live, as it is very similar to our local Sustainable Hockerton turbine, which is also fully community […]
Retrofit for the Future and the missed opportunity of offsite renewable energy
If this property’s share in our community-owned wind turbine were taken into account, it would have the lowest energy use and CO2 emissions of all properties in the recent Government-backed Retrofit Revealed report. The Government’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB) funded the Retrofit for the […]
Community wind turbine pays dividends
The Sustainable Hockerton community-owned wind turbine continues to turn a profit! Members of the Society have received payments of 8% interest and there is enough money left in the bank to donate £10,000 to the village to pursue sustainability and […]
Ready for the summer sun
The residents of Hockerton Housing Project have installed another community-owned solar PV system. This will expand the PV generation by the co-operative from 7.6kW to 13.6kW and make the site a net exporter of electricity. We decided to install additional […]
Wind rush in Hockerton
Two wind turbines have popped up around Hockerton. Patrick, a local organic farmer, has installed a Gaia 11kW and another local farmer has erected an Enercon E33 near Eakring. SYNERGY the transition group in our neighbouring town of Southwell is also working […]