What’s Green in Brum?

Home Grown Energy is a recent project carried out by East Birmingham Community Energy Company to raise awareness of climate change, energy conservation and renewable energy…

East Birmingham Community Energy Company has been set up by local residents to raise public awareness about energy conservation and renewable energy, providing information and advice and developing  enewable energy projects. EBCEC appointed local company Wafer Creations to give interactive presentations to fifteen community organisations and schools. The project was funded by Awards for All.

Groups were asked how they thought renewable energy could benefit their community centres and came up with exciting proposals – see pictures (coming soon!).

Jonathan Porritt of Forum for the Future, said: “Thanks so much for the copy of the Home Grown Energy report – an excellent insight into just how much enthusiasm there is at the local level for moving
forward so much more rapidly on the efficiency/renewables front. I thought the 13 mini case studies were particularly interesting.”

EBCEC now wishes to employ a Home Grown Energy advisor to help take these ideas forward and is seeking funding for this.

For more information on EBCEC please see www.sustainable-housing.org.uk

Thanks to Phil Beardmore at Birmingham Sustainable Energy Partnership for this information.