We are really pleased to announce that we are closing our share offer 3 weeks early as we’ve reached our target of £70,000. On the same day as we close our offer, installation has begun at Lembas Wholefood Wholesalers. 90 solar panels will go on their warehouse roof and will contribute a significant amount to […]
We are really pleased that we have received nearly £60,000 in investment (as at December 6th). It has been amazing to see the support of existing and new members. This means we can go ahead with the installation at Lembas – it should start next week (week of December 12th). If you are thinking of […]
Our share offer launch was only the first of several opportunities to speak to us about our new Share Offer in November. Today we are at the Peace and Craft Fair in Sheffield Town Hall. We have long exhibited at community events such as Peace in the Park and the Peace and Craft Fair (http://peaceandcraftfair.btck.co.uk/) […]
Our new Community Share Offer to raise £70,000 to install two more solar PV schemes will launch on Tuesday, November 1st at 7pm at the Quaker Meeting House, St James Street near the Cathedral in the city centre. Tea & coffee available at 6.45 pm. Our first new scheme will be on the roof of […]
Everyone at Sheffield Renewables would like to say a big thank you to all of our investors and supporters and we are pleased to announce that we have managed to raise a huge £210,410 (and counting). This is a fantastic commitment from people willing to invest in Sheffield’s green future. We have a few major milestones […]
Sheffield Renewables are giving the fish population in the River Don a Christmas present to be delivered in 2013. Incorporated into our plans for Jordan’s Dam Hydro are a fish and eel pass and improvements to the river channel to make it more fish and eel friendly. The weirs on the Don acts as barriers […]
We were nominated for a Sheffield Transition Award and went along to the ceremony on Thursday, December 6th at the Burton St Foundation, near Hillsborough, not knowing what to expect. I thought it would probably be a very sober, worthy evening, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. It was indeed worthy, because all those […]
Sheffield Renewables has the perfect gift for a more ethical, green and local Christmas present; we are very excited to announce that shares in the organisation can now be bought as presents (shares start at £250 with an option of paying in monthly instalments.) Around £1.7 billion is spent on unwanted Christmas presents each year, […]
We are holding a series of informal talks aimed at giving potential investors and those just interested in hearing about what we are doing more information about Sheffield Renewables, the Jordan Dam project and our Share Offer. It would be an ideal opportunity for anyone who was not able to attend the Share Offer Launch […]
The Launch of our Share Offer took place on Saturday 15th September in Sheffield city centre to an audience of around 50 people. It was an interesting afternoon with a variety of presentations, home-made cakes and a chance to talk to existing investors and volunteers. We have managed to raise £71,800 so far, but there […]