WCE News
Additional £59k funding secured from Power to Change
Following a successful bid, Wight Community Energy has been awarded an additional £58,547 from Power to Change to deliver new community-based renewable energy projects on the Isle of Wight throughout 2022. Wight Community Energy will work with specialist partner...
Brits Show 90% Support for Solar
Public support for renewable energy in Great Britain has reached a record high with 90% of those surveyed supporting solar. See link below for more details. https://renews.biz/74402/brits-show-90-support-for-solar/
Our Award-Winning Project Partner Mixergy Hits 1MW Milestone With Centrica
Our project partner Mixergy has been hitting the news recently for its work rolling out electric hot water tanks with Centrica. Wight Community Energy are working with Mixergy piloting the Mixergy tank technology to track hot water tanks in selected hotels on the Isle...
Wight Community Energy Launches Isle EV online Forum in a record-breaking month for electric vehicles.
Wight Community Energy (WCE) has launched a new, independent online community forum all about electric vehicle ownership on the Isle of Wight. September 2021 was a record-breaking month for electric vehicles. Sales saw a 49.4% increase on the same month in 2020, and...
Kwasi Kwarteng confirms a new 2035 target for a net zero electricity system
The UK has set a new 2035 target for a net zero electricity system. Kwasi Kwarteng confirmed the commitment at the Conservative Party Conference. According to the Committee on Climate Change, solar will need to quadruple in order to reach this target. See link below...
Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources is Now Cheaper than Ever
Electricity from new solar photovoltaic (PV) plants and onshore wind farms is now cheaper than electricity from new coal-fired power plants The cost of electricity from solar PV plants has decreased by 90% since 2009 See link below for more details....
Green developments to benefit from £300m electricity network upgrade funding.
Solar developments and battery storage are to potentially benefit fromNew funding from electricity network upgrades designed to facilitate green technology. Read more by clicking on the link below: Green developments to benefit from £300m electricity network upgrade...
Record-breaking 2020 becomes greenest year for Britain’s electricity
2020 was the greenest year on record for Britain’s electricity system, with average carbon intensity – the measure of CO2 emissions per unit of electricity consumed – reaching a new low.
Christmas Newsletter
Dear Shareholders, Please find attached our end of year newsletter. It would be an understatement to say that 2020 has been a difficult year, but as you will see, there has been good news for renewable energy and the fight against climate change, and more to come in...
Wight Community Energy has been awarded £68,250 funding from Power to Change
Following a successful bid, Wight Community Energy has been awarded £68,250 from Power to Change to deliver a number of new community-based renewable energy projects on the Isle of Wight. Wight Community Energy will be part of the national Next Generation community...