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Derwenthorpe: a community catching the sun
6th May 2021
When a team from the Derwenthorpe Residents Association were looking for ways to tackle the climate emergency as a community, they quite naturally thought of solar power. YCE was very pleased to be able to support them in a small way as they built a community-level PV purchase project, leaving a legacy of dozens of …
Expert views on Community Energy and Lowfield Green
11th May 2018
As previously advertised, York Community Energy co-hosted a public meeting with Yorspace on April 22nd, entitled “Building an Energy Community in York”. The purpose of the meeting was to gather members of both groups (and interested members of the public) to discuss the upcoming housing development at the Lowfield Green site in Acomb, where Yorspace have been …
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Public meeting: Building an Energy Community in York, April 22nd
8th April 2018
With so much talk about major local developments like York Central and Castle Gateway, and the Local Plan earmarking sites across the city for new housing, now is a great time to think about how we connect ourselves to the grid and how we might do it better. We’re teaming up with Yorspace, the community …
The Duct Apes run Micklegate for YCE
3rd September 2016
Sunday August 28th was the inaugural Micklegate Run Soapbox Challenge, which saw a bewildering array of superheroes, animals and cartoon characters hurtling over the cobbles in all manner of contraptions. We were lucky enough to be one of the chosen charities for the fundraising of Martin Design Associates and their team The Duct Apes. So …
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