Next Tuesday is our AGM! We welcome Leo Murray of @ridingsunbeams.bsky.social to give the headline talk on the potential of communities to power Great British Railways. Come along 7:30 for the talks, 6:30 if you want to join in the AGM business fun yorkcommunityenergy.org.uk/event/people...

Don't forget our first public event discussing the potential for clean rail power at Hambleton Junction 👇 Join us tomorrow (Weds 5th August) from 7pm at Hambleton Village Hall to be part of the conversation about how renewable energy projects can put community first!

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We're hosting the first event of our exciting feasibility project with @ridingsunbeams.bsky.social exploring community-owned renewables at Hambleton Junction on Wednesday 5th August! Find out more and register to be part of the conversation at our TicketTailor: www.tickettailor.com/events/yce/2...

We're hosting the first event of our exciting feasibility project with @ridingsunbeams.bsky.social exploring community-owned renewables at Hambleton Junction on Wednesday 5th August! Find out more and register to be part of the conversation at our TicketTailor: www.tickettailor.com/events/yce/2...

Select tickets – Clean Rail Power at Hambleton Junction – Hambleton Village Hall

Clean Rail Power at Hambleton Junction – Hambleton Village Hall, Wed 5 Aug 2026 - York Community Energy are exploring a potential community-owned renewables project

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#York and #NorthYorkshire residents: Interested in helping local communities take action on home energy upgrades? 👀 Join our friendly evening event on Tuesday 14 July, with @ycenergy.bsky.social, to learn about the Home Upgrade Champions network and how to get involved. 💡 👉 buff.ly/3ACAlAj

SO happy to share the news that @ridingsunbeams.bsky.social is working with our friends @ycenergy.bsky.social on a feasibility study that could see the first MW scale solar farm to connect to a mainline AC electrified railway in the UK be led & majority owned by the local community! 😎🤩🚀

Don't forget our next Energy Drinks coming up next week on Tuesday 7th July! To celebrate this year's #CommunityEnergyFortnight, why not join us at Brew York from 7pm for a natter about all things energy? Check our TicketTailor for more details: www.tickettailor.com/events/yce/2... #UptheEnergy

Here's me and Zoe Wood from @theguardian.com with an explainer on using air conditioning at home in the UK... And how you can do so in as green a way as possible! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Should I get air conditioning in the UK – and can it be green?

As summers become hotter, air conditioner sales are booming. If you’re looking to invest, here’s what to consider

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💡 Last week, we held our Heat Pump Cafe to speak to locals about this technology. This is just the beginning of a wider project we have begun with partners to champion home upgrades in York. Interested in getting involved? Learn more on our website 👇 yorkcommunityenergy.org.uk/cafe-event-l...

⭐️ Thursday Share ⭐️ In case you're new to the idea of Community Energy, here is a great review of why it matters and how you can get involved. 👇️ Let us know how many community energy cooperative you've heard of below 👇️

Reminder that this is the last week to apply for Yorspace's Community Outreach & Admin Officer role! Applications close on the 25th. To apply: Please send a CV and covering letter to Grounded HR (charlotte@groundedhr.co.uk) For the full job details visit the website: yorspace.org/_posts/2026-...

Are you considering a heat pump? Already installed one and want to share experiences or tips? We're hosting a Heat Pump Cafe on 21st May - come along to chat heat pumps with some friendly folk over tea and cake! More info and booking at our TicketTailor link: tickettailor.com/events/yce/2180998

Book – Heat Pump Café – Melbourne Terrrace Methodist Church, Cemetery Road, York

Heat Pump Café – Melbourne Terrrace Methodist Church, Cemetery Road, York, Thu 21 May 2026 - Are you considering a heat pump? Have you already installed one and want to share experiences or tips? Come...

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Join SEI’s Luke Gooding for a webinar on scaling community energy. 🏋️‍♀️🔋 Explore the challenges of finance and governance in community projects. 22 May 2026 at 12:00 - 1:00 BST. Sign up here▶️

How community energy can scale social and environmental impact

Join this webinar to explore how community energy in the UK can scale its social and environmental impact through citizen-led approaches.

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Missed our recent screening of the film ‘Power Station’? You can read more about the film, the screening, and hear some exciting updates on Solar City York’s upcoming sites 👷☀️ Read here 👇 yorkcommunityenergy.org.uk/bringing-a-r...

Today YCE is proud to be celebrating Earth Day 2026! With the theme of Our Power, Our Planet, we know this is a particularly important time to focus on how communities must work together to develop creative solutions to the climate crisis. 🌍✊

Coming to York: The People’s Emergency Briefing — a film screening and panel discussion exploring escalating climate risks, real-world impacts and collective responses. 🌍️ Join the community conversation. Register here🔗 york.earth/peb

People's Emergency Briefing - York Climate Connect

A Flagship Screening in York City Centre

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We are putting on a film screening 🫵 In collaboration with Yor Space we are presenting a screening of ‘Power Station’ (2025) a film about power, solar, and community. Held on the 14th of April at The Angel on the Green, Bishopthorpe Road www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/powering-y...

As we prepare for our upcoming Solar City York project we thought it would be good to officially reveal our new project logo! 👷 Design credit ellenlonghorndesign.co.uk 🏗️ More is on the way…

This week we were excited to attend two events by DESNZ and North East & Yorkshire Net Zero Hub respectively, celebrating the role of community energy in a just transition and to hear about what the sector is already achieving across the country. Plus Ed Milliband made a surprise appearance! 🕵️

Carbon Monoxide Risks in the Home - What You Need to Know, including signs of CO presence, where to place your alarm, how to test it and what to do if you think CO may be present selce.org.uk/carbon-monox...

Carbon Monoxide Risks in the Home - What You Need to Know - SELCE

We’re a co-op helping communities in South East London to bring solar energy to their homes, their schools, and their community centres. We also give out free advice on energy bills, to households in ...

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A big leap for solar tech! ☀️🚀 Scientists have built perovskite solar cells that hit 26% efficiency and survive wild temperature swings from –80°C to +80°C. Even after extreme stress testing, they kept 84% of their performance...a major step toward ultra‑durable, space‑ready solar power. 🔋🌡

Scientists build high temperature-resistant perovskite solar cell with 26% efficiency

LMU researchers have developed a dual molecular reinforcement strategy for perovskite solar cells that strengthens grain boundaries, improving both durability and performance.

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Yesterday, we were pleased to present at the Seeing is Believing online event, discussing what the local power plan means for us in the North East and Yorkshire region. It was great to share the lessons we have learned with colleagues across the region.

European natural gas prices keep on rising and have now more than doubled )+134%) in just four weeks from €29/MWh on 17 February to €67/MWh today. Geopolitical tensions and wars always drive up gas prices. That's not a bug in the system. It's a feature of fossil fuel dependence.

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. It does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz or any other geopolitical chokepoint.

Last week, we joined York SU’s 'New Year, Same Planet' Sustainability Fair - It was encouraging to speak to students and staff about the work we are doing to create a sustainable York for the present and to put them to the test with our Energy Hunger Quiz! 💡😋

In case you missed it, on Friday, our 6th share offer went live... Thanks to our first two investors who joined us over the weekend 🎉🎉 Please share this message so we can reach more potential members & hit our target!

@commenergyengland.bsky.social and partners have put together an open letter calling on the government to fully implement the Community Energy sector report (2025), removing barriers to citizen-owned power Join us in signing by March 2nd✍️ actionnetwork.org/forms/open-l...

OPEN LETTER: It's time for Britain to up the energy on community power

Community Energy England & Partners are inviting public figures & organisations supportive of community energy to sign this open letter, which will be delivered to the Government in February 2026. We...

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Check out our latest blog about the release of the government’s new local power plan 👇 yorkcommunityenergy.org.uk/ownership-ma...

This week directors Rich & Kirsten were doing some freezing cold filming at one of the sites we did feasibility for, funded by the Community Energy Fund. Is it going to get community solar? No - it got Mayoral Renewables Funding after we'd done the work. C'est la vie! And more rooftop solar = good.

Last week we were delighted to visit the site of the Lowfield Green housing co-op under-construction in Acomb. Richard particularly enjoyed learning a new pipe instrument!

OK I've had a read of the Local Power Plan. It's very welcome and very needed (ideally seventeen years ago but better late than never!) Big incentives for meaningful collaboration with communities & a clear steer that "Ownership matters". Putting community energy up front in the transition ✔️ (1/3)