November 2011 Newsletter
The August 2011 Newsletter can be downloaded here. We hope you enjoy reading it and post any public comments in the space provided below.
Support
One month to help us win £100,000
The excellent news is we’ve been selected for the ‘Top 10’ vote on energyshare. This means we could win £100,000 towards development costs for Jordan Dam Hydro. We are in the ‘large’ project category where only one winner will be selected. There are also ‘medium’ and ‘small’ categories. To win the cash we need to […]
Energyshare update
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 […]
August 2011 Newsletter
The August 2011 Newsletter can be downloaded here. We hope you enjoy reading it and post any public comments in the space provided below.
Green Fair
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 […]
EnergyShare Support Grows
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 […]
Powerstation Sheffield Begins
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 […]
June 2011 Newsletter
The June 2011 Newsletter can be downloaded here. We hope you enjoy reading it and post any public comments in the space provided below.
Open Day at South Yorkshire Energy Centre
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 Environment Weeks
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 […]