Sharenergy give local power to local people
Shropshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire could benefit from a new funded community based project for renewable energy.
The Rural Regeneration Zone has backed the project named Sharenergy, which encourages the development of community owned renewable energy systems.
Sharenergy is unique because participating co-operative communities are responsible for creating their own energy programmes, using wind, hydro, solar, biomass and biogas technology.
Advantage West Midlands provide funding for these co-operative communities, who have to pitch their energy ideas/programmes to industry experts.
Sharenergy state on their website: “Sharenergy is a new and innovative way to use community energy to make renewable energy, it’s been called local power for local people!”
The Birmingham Post failed to question the effectiveness of Sharenergy and the potential of renewable energy for the West Midlands in their news coverage.
According to the 2006 report by West Midlands Regional Oservatory: “In terms of resource availability it was estimated that the region (West Midlands) has the potential for 2993 GWh of generation from renewable energy sources by 2010, with 45% of this coming from wind, 26% from waste, 21% from landfill gas, 4% from biomass, 2% from sewerage gas and 1% from photovoltaics and hydro-electricity.”
It would seem from the conclusions of this report, that the West Midlands has huge potential for wind energy projects – a tip for those thinking of pitching ideas to Sharenergy.
It remains to be seen what projects Sharenergy will fund and support in the coming months, but Sharenergy project manager John Halle believes people and businesses will embrace the initiative: “Energy costs and environmental concerns are particularly significant for householders and businesses at the moment.
Many solutions to the twin challenges of high energy costs and climate change can actually be found within communities themselves.”
For more information visit Sharenergy.
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Stacey Spencer says:
I like this idea. I hope that it is something that will be long term.
The fact that communities themselves are getting involved within the creation of different energy programmes.
Does this have the potential to spread to Birmingham and other situated areas?
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