#Community-based #CarSharing goes back to the #ZipCar. It was a noble idea then and still is now. Key to its success is breaking the #paradigm of #CarOwnership, an irrational need in today's world. #Decarbonization #CommunityEnergy. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/10/a-long-road-ahead-could-community-car-sharing-help-uk-hit-climate-targets?CMP=share_btn_url
‘A long road ahead’: could community car-sharing help UK hit climate targets?

East Midlands electric car club helps residents and cuts emissions – but the need for a volunteer-led scheme reflects a much wider problem

The Guardian
‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand

The Guardian

Superb analysis of Welsh party manifestos by Community Energy Wales. See which parties best support empowering communities on energy.

https://communityenergy.wales/news/community-energy-how-do-welsh-manifestos-stack-up

#Politics #Energy #Renewables #CommunityEnergy #Wales #Cymru

Community Energy: How Do Welsh Manifestos Stack Up?

Community Energy Wales

It's a sunny day today, which reminds me there are currently three community energy investment opportunities open on Ethex!

https://www.ethex.org.uk/investments

Kent Community Energy, Bath & West Community Energy, and the Low Carbon Hub.

The last one is particularly interesting to me because they are raising funds to buy a battery for an existing solar park - they produce more solar than they can export during the middle of the day, so want to do some time-shifting of that power.

#CommunityEnergy #solar

Latest investment opportunities on Ethex

View live investment opportunities from extraordinary organisations and be informed of future Ethex offers. Capital at risk.

Ethex

🌪 Resin, coils and a big milestone for windkit ⚡️

We’ve successfully improved our vacuum infusion process for casting the stator — a huge step toward making production more reliable and replicable.

The stator is where electricity is generated — it sits between the magnetic rotor discs and transforms rotation into power.

#windkit #opensourcehardware #vacuuminfusion #digitalfabrication #renewableenergy #makerspace #laudsfactories #communityenergy #diyenergy #distributedmanufacturing

Tonight is #Brighton #HanoverAction film night!
‘Power Station’ about community power generation. Sold out, which is promising.
#CommunityEnergy #SolarPunk

https://hanover-action.org.uk/actions-and-events/

Upcoming events

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm (currently online). Everyone is welcome.

Hanover Action