Westmill Solar News

13
Mar

Westmill Solar awards eight fully funded energy assessments for Wiltshire Village Halls

On February 21st, Westmill Solar held a ‘Retrofitting and Energy Measures for Village Halls’ event to launch a community benefit project in Wiltshire. For years, Westmill Solar has funded a Community Buildings Energy Assessments scheme, run by the Low Carbon Hub, offering community buildings free energy assessments to identify actions that can be taken to reduce energy use. The aim

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8
Mar

Celebrating the Women of Westmill

International Women’s Day, March 8th 2024 The Westmill Co-operatives are proud to be supporting International Women’s Day this March 8th, by highlighting the Women of Westmill. In line with our core principles of Voluntary and Open Membership and Democratic Member Control, it is a priority for the Westmill Co-operatives to have a diverse and representative leadership and membership. The women

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26
Feb

Westmill Co-operatives Welcome International Academic

This month, Westmill Wind and Westmill Solar Co-operatives welcomed Korean Academic Dr. Jongick Jang, Ph.D. for an online conversation with Tom Parkinson, Chair of Westmill Solar Co-operative and an in-person visit with Sarah Flood, the Westmill Solar Company Secretary, at our Oxford office. Dr. Jang is a lecturer at Hanshin University, located near Seoul, and has extensive experience researching co-operatives.

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1
Dec

Westmill Solar awards £37,000 from its 2021 community grants scheme!

Westmill Solar awards £37,000 from its 2021 community grants scheme! Westmill Solar Co-operative is pleased to announce that, in our community grant scheme’s second year, we have approved the funding of approximately £37,000 of community grants to 10 organisations! Once again, we were delighted with the responses we received and the projects that our panel of members chose were those

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30
Jul

Westmill Solar launches 2021 Community Grant Scheme

Following on from the success of last year’s pilot scheme and the encouragement of our members, Westmill Solar Co-operative is pleased to announce that our 2021 Community Grant Scheme is officially open and are accepting applications.

10
Nov

Westmill Solar and Westmill Wind Farm secure Fair Tax Mark

WESTMILL SOLAR AND WESTMILL WIND FARM BECOME FIRST COMMUNITY ENERGY CO-OPERATIVES TO SECURE FAIR TAX MARK Oxfordshire-based Westmill Solar and Westmill Wind Farm and have today (10th November) secured their first Fair Tax Mark certifications, and join the growing movement of responsible businesses who are proud to ‘say what they pay with pride’. The two renewable energy co-operatives are co-located

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31
Jul

Westmill Solar Community grant scheme is open!

Westmill Solar aims to achieve real social and environmental impact.  The solar park is a significant local project, and we have always believed that the community should share in the benefits. As part of our expanded community benefit activities, we have launched a community grants scheme.  Non-profit community organisations in Oxfordshire or within 25 miles of the Westmill site can

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22
Apr

Can you help a community building “go green”?

Do you know of a community building (such as a village hall, youth club, community centre, school, church or other faith building) that could reduce its energy, water and waste?  Westmill Solar is offering FREE energy audits, worth £630, to community buildings in Oxfordshire or within a 25-mile radius of the Westmill Site. Audits are carried out by EiE (the

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25
Apr

Westmill Solar Co-operative 2019 AGM

The Westmill Solar 2019 AGM is now just around the corner and this gathering will be at Steam Museum in Swindon, SN2 2EY on Saturday 18th May 2019, 10am. We are having a joint AGM with our neighbour, Westmill Wind. We hope to see as many of our members there to shape our cooperative’s future. We very much hope that

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1
May

Westmill Solar Co-operative 2018 AGM

The Westmill Solar 2018 AGM is now just around the corner and will be taking place at 10.00am on Saturday 19th May 2018 . We hope that all members of Westmill will have respectfully declined Harry and Meghan’s invite to the royal wedding due to this important event. This year the AGM will once again be shared with Westmill Wind

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