Hydro-electric power from the River Don in Sheffield came a step closer this week with the announcement of over £65,000 raised by Sheffield Renewables [1] from a Community Share Offer [2]. The share offer was open to those who had already expressed an interest in their hydro scheme at Jordan Dam and contributes towards the […]
We recently submitted our bid to energyshare which we hope will win us a significant amount of the funding we need to build Jordan Dam Hydro. We now have a nervous wait until the judges announce the ‘Top 10’ projects which will go to the final public vote. This announcement will be made by the […]
Mark Wells, one of our directors and a long standing volunteer, has been appointed for the short-term, part-time Development Manager post. This appointment is critical to boost our capacity for running Sheffield’s first renewable energy Community Share offer. Many thanks to the high quality applicants that applied. It was a difficult decision but Mark’s prior […]
We are delighted that our Early Bird Share Offer has so far raised over £60,000 and brought in 40 more members who will help to steer the future direction of Sheffield Renewables. The success of this offer shows that we are well on track to raise the money we need for Jordan Dam Hydro. We […]
Another 9 potential investors came along to a talk given by Mark Wells on Wednesday evening, June 29th. Mark repeated the talk given on our Investor Tour day back in May. The potential investors asked some very searching questions, but all seemed to go away satisfied, and some made a pledge on the website. Our […]
A really good team of volunteers turned out to promote our message at the Green Fair at St Mary’s, Brammall Lane on Saturday, June 25th. Good weather and good promotion by the organisers ensured a very busy day. Matt was with us to promote PowerStation Sheffield and had his new trump cards to try out […]
A big thank-you to everyone that helped us make it through the first round of the EnergyShare funding competition thanks to a burst of activity driven by our supporters. We were amazed that so many people got on board asking friends, neighbours and colleagues to support our plans for Jordan Dam Hydro by signing up […]
Twenty potential investors joined our MD, Rob Pilling, for a tour of our two planned hydro power sites on Saturday, May 7th. The tour was fully subscribed, and despite the rain, nearly all our expected participants attended on the day. The group was divided in two, with each group taking part in a site tour […]
As part of Sheffield Environment Weeks we had an open day on Sunday at South Yorkshire Energy Centre, where our office is situated. It was a windy day, so getting the gazebo and display boards set up was a bit of a challenge. More work ahead for the Model Making group to make a frame […]
It has been a good start to 2011 for Sheffield Renewables! We’ve had some very encouraging news about securing funding for our proposed hydro schemes at Jordan Dam and Kelham Island. Amidst strong competition from 60 other projects we’ve succeeded in the first stage of our application to the European Regional Development Fund Sheffield Renewables […]