General Manager wanted
Sheffield Renewables is looking for a General Manager to deliver our major Community Share Offer. Starting in August 2012 (subject to final project agreements), initially for 3 months with a possible extension to one year. Salary £31,000 pro rata. Four days per week, based near Heeley City Farm in Sheffield. Closing date for applications is […]
Another Project Milestone for Jordan Dam
One of the major hurdles for our Jordan Dam hydro scheme has been permission to take water from the River Don to power the Archimedes Screw technology we are proposing for the site. Abstraction Licences are given out by the Environment Agency, whose job it is to protect water supplies, navigation and the effect of […]
Kelham Island Wheel In Motion
One of our volunteers, Steve Joseph, has made an interactive working model of the proposed Kelham Island Hydro scheme, complete with river and weir. It has a wheel, powered by water, in a wheel pit, about 1/40th of full size. The water is circulated by a pump so that the weir pool and head goit […]
F A Qs
Kelham Island Hydro and existing local ecology Sheffield Renewables is passionate about environmental issues and committed to the delivery of sensitive local schemes that will deliver real benefits to Sheffield. We have assessed, and will continue to assess, the impact of our schemes on the local ecology. See here for a document that provides answers […]
Pioneer Investors
The grassroots support behind Sheffield Renewables has long been the driver of its aim to help Sheffield become a more environmentally sustainable city. The enthusiasm of local people to deliver locally produced and owned renewable energy is visible throughout the organisation, including volunteers, investors and supporters. This energy and commitment has again been demonstrated thanks […]
Pioneering spirit shown by investors
The grassroots support behind Sheffield Renewables has long been the driver of its aim to help Sheffield become a more environmentally sustainable city. Harnessing the enthusiasm of local people to help instigate a dramatic shift in the way energy is produced and owned locally is highlighted throughout the organisation, from the management group through to […]
LEAF funding
Sheffield Renewables was successful in its application to the Local Energy Assessment Fund (LEAF). The fund which is backed by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) aims to support communities across England and Wales to play an active role in the development of a low carbon society where energy supply is both secure and affordable. The LEAF […]
Viva la (clean, green energy) revolution!
We launched our new Ethical Operating Plan last week, which signs The Co-operative up to a host of ambitious commitments, including a commitment to pushing forward our Clean Energy Revolution. What does this mean for community-owned energy? Well, at The Co-operative Enterprise Hub – our co-operative development programme, we have set aside £1 million over […]
Model Making group
We had a very successful model-making session on Sunday, February 12th. Eight volunteers gave up their Sunday afternoon to start to make modifications to the renewable energy models that we will be taking to the festivals this summer. More work will be done on the Archimedes screw, the small wind turbine and the bike generator […]
Sheffield Renewables Annual General Meeting
We had a very successful AGM on January 31st, with 30 of our 65 members in attendance. Rob Pilling gave a very comprehensive Chair’s Report and thanked all the volunteers and our employees who had worked so hard to achieve so much this year. The annual accounts were presented and accepted, and two new rule […]
February 2012 Newsletter
The February 2012 Newsletter can be downloaded here. We hope you enjoy reading it and post any public comments in the space provided below.
Planning Permission Granted for Kelham Island Water Wheel
Sheffield’s Kelham Island Hydro project was granted planning permission yesterday. The scheme has been developed by Sheffield Renewables [1] with support from Regeneration Officers at Sheffield City Council and Kelham Island Museum, part of Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust. Gaining planning permission is the first milestone towards installing a new water wheel near Kelham Island Museum. […]
Local Impact on a Global Scale – Employment
Now that 2012 has begun we’d like to wish you a Happy New ‘International Year of Co-operatives’. Movements such as the global Occupy and national UKUNCUT highlight an increasing interest in ways of doing business that put people before profit. So it’s perfect timing for the United Nations to have declared 2012 International Year of […]
Energy Share Outcome
A BIG thank you to all those who voted for us in the EnergyShare funding competition. However, at 5pm on Saturday, in spite of all your help, we came SECOND. This was a very creditable result and we learned a lot from the exercise. Unfortunately there was no prize for second place. We were very […]
Sheffield Groups need Help to Win Cash for Renewable Energy
Two Sheffield groups are desperate for people to help them win British Gas cash to bring renewable energy to South Yorkshire and are calling for everyone to go online and make it a reality. Public voting for Millhouses Mill Buildings [1] and Sheffield Renewables [2] to win over £125,000 towards two local community renewable energy […]
Help Volunteers Vote to Win £100,000
Volunteers filled the room on Tuesday evening, eager to find out more about energyshare and how they could help out. The voting had been going less than 6 hours and Radio Sheffield had already broadcast a call to vote on our behalf. Once they realised that energyshare could provide £100,000 towards Jordan Dam Hydro (all […]
Three Weeks to Win Sheffield Renewable Energy
Everyone has an opportunity to support renewable energy on the River Don in Sheffield by taking part in a national X-Factor style vote. Local social enterprise, Sheffield Renewables [1], has been awarded a place in the final energyshare [2] vote, made possible by British Gas and River Cottage and starting today. River Cottage’s Hugh Fernley […]
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.
Daily energyshare vote updates
Below are brief daily updates of our progress in the energyshare national funding competition. If we are the most popular group in our category when voting closes, 5pm on Saturday 3rd December we will win £100,000 towards developing Jordan Dam Hydro. Everyone can register with energyshare and vote for us in a few minutes. You […]