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DDCE are pleased to announce that we are now partnering with Big Solar Co-op: they will raise finance, install solar panels on buildings and manage them for the lifetime of the solar panels. The Big… Read More »Investing with Big Solar Co-op

DDCE’s John Taylor Promotes Community Energy to the House of Lords  Our Board member John was invited to speak to the House of Lords about their experiences with low carbon heating solutions and the boiler… Read More »Updates on some amazing community energy projects, within Derbyshire and further afield !

There is a growing appetite for the development of community energy programmes across the UK. Currently over 400 proactive programmes exist in the UK according to Community Energy England’s State of the Sector report, which  have… Read More »Celebrating the Community Energy Pioneers in Derbyshire

Last updated 15 March 2023 The group are looking for further volunteers to join them If you are able to give a few hours of your time each month to ‘Make a Difference’ please contact… Read More »Work With Us

Heat pumps are an amazing technology that generate heat using electricity. By using electricity ( and not fossil fuels) they will be a key step in decarbonising heating in domestic homes. They are incredibly efficient… Read More »Heat Pumps : The future of domestic heating

A Selection of Great Podcasts on Community Energy from a variety of people ! The Owl Hoot is run by Caroline Norbury: ”Although I saw myself as a reasonable custodian of the planet we inhabit,… Read More »Podcasts of Intrigue

1st August – 7th August An amazing #CommunityEnergy project from our friends @CromfordMills and the Arkwright Society. ”Hydroelectric power is due to return to a textile mill which helped spark the industrial revolution.” ”Work is… Read More »What’s Happening in Community Energy This week?

Whats the difference between Net Zero, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Negative / Positive, Offsetting / Insetting ? This article by the Low Carbon Hub Investigates: https://www.lowcarbonhub.org/p/what-is-the-difference-between-net-zero-carbon-neutral-carbon-negative-positive-offsetting-insetting/ ”With astonishing speed, the established environmental and conservation groups have… Read More »Some Intersting Articles from July 25th – July 31st

By working with local authorities, we are providing the expertise on the ground to allow community groups to not only help tackle soaring energy costs, tackle the climate emergency and support the drive towards Net Zero. We are excited to be offering Community Energy Pathways to all local authorities in England as the next step in accelerating the growth of the community energy sector.”