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End of the thermal imaging season
17th April 2024
The welcome arrival of spring did also herald the end of another thermal imaging season. This winter, 22 people hired our camera and 15 had a thermal survey. Thermal images help reveal what may be hidden to our eyes. For example, precious heat gets lost through uninsulated loft hatches like the one pictured here. Luckily, …
Grant successes launch our Solar City project
15th March 2024
Our ambitions to build community owned renewable energy in York have taken a huge step forward with two successful grant wins.
We’re expanding! Two job vacancies at YCE
24th November 2023
We’re advertising two opportunities to work with an award winning community energy team: a co-ordinator for our Solar City project and a new Energy Advisor.
YCE wins at 2023 Community Energy Awards!
23rd November 2023
York Community Energy has won the 2023 Progress in Expansion Award at the Community Energy England Awards ceremony.
Tags: award, events, york energy advice
YCE shortlisted for Community Energy Award
4th November 2023
We’re excited to announce that YCE has been shortlisted for the Progress in Expansion award at the 2023 Community Energy Awards!
Tags: award, community energy england
Solar Raise: three more schools in York!
11th October 2023
YCE is celebrating three more schools soaking up the sun’s rays to power classrooms with clean energy, with one among the top solar schools in the UK!
Tags: local, solar, solar for schools, york
Retrofit events for your diary
6th October 2023
One of our aims is to make it easier for York residents to upgrade or retrofit their homes in order to save energy, reduce bills as well as carbon emissions, and make them more comfortable. Apart from our home assessment services, we offer events that raise awareness of the benefits and possible risks of eco …
Tags: energy saving, events, retrofit, workshop, york
Bigger Cabbages – and other findings of our AGM
2nd October 2023
Our 2023 AGM took place on September 12th this year, and was one of the best attended to date. Unfortunately for personal reasons our speaker Karen Parkhill was unable to attend, but we were all very grateful to Professor Matthew Cotton, a Professor of Public Policy at Teeside University, for stepping in. More of him …
Visit York Open Eco Homes 2023
15th September 2023
We’ve joined forces with St Nicks again to deliver the 9th edition of this annual showcase event of energy saving home upgrades. This year’s York Open Eco Homes is taking place on Sunday 1st October 10am – 4pm and we have 8 hosts ready to welcome visitors. Use the opportunity to visit local homes and …
Tags: energy saving, events, insulation, open home, retrofit, tour, york
Solar and farming: friends or foes? Our 2023 AGM
3rd September 2023
Is the growth of solar power really posing a threat to farming in the UK? That’s the question that we’ll be asking at our Annual General Meeting on September 12th this year. Solar farms are appearing across the UK, sometimes causing controversy where they are seen as spoiling a landscape or replacing traditional farming. A …
