We have organised a drop-in session for anyone who lives or works in the Kelham Island area to find out more about our plans for re-instating a waterwheel in the old wheel pit behind Kelham Island Brewery. The session is being held on Sunday, August 21st from 10 am to 2 pm in the Education/Meeting […]
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 […]
We need a Development Manager to boost capacity at a critical time in our growth. This is a short-term, part-time (21 hours) transition post. For full details please download the full job description (310kb, pdf). Deadline for applications is August 26th.
On 4th June Sheffield Renewables attended the annual Peace in the Park festival. With a larger than usual space for our marquee (many thanks to Fireside Co-Housing), the day was an undoubted success with a total of 28 new supporters/volunteers/investors signing up on the day and others declaring an interest in coming along to future […]
Sheffield Renewables has received funding from the organisation Artists Project Earth (APE) to develop a new project called Powerstation Sheffield. The project aims to encourage low carbon lifestyles and the development of local renewable energy schemes within the city, in a way that is accessible and relevant to everyone. A key objective of the project […]
Rob and Abigail were pleased to take part in the FridayNightRide on Friday, May 13th. They joined 30 other nightriders for a special ‘green’ tour in memory of Mervyn Smith, a regular nightrider. The tour started at Kelham Island, where Abigail and Rob explained our plans for re-installing a water wheel in the existing wheel […]
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 […]
Sheffield Renewables had a successful stall at the launch event for Sheffield Environment weeks on Saturday, April 23rd in the city centre. Five volunteers working in shifts staffed the stall until a sudden hail storm forced all stall holders to pack away and head for shelter. It was interesting to talk to lots of people […]
I’m currently undertaking a voluntary placement at Sheffield Renewables as part of my university degree on a flexible part-time basis while studying Business Management at Sheffield Hallam University. As part of my work for Sheffield Renewables, I am required by my university to keep a diary of every day I work, and more recently was […]