Sheffield Renewables [1] is celebrating gaining planning permission for our Jordan Dam hydro power scheme near Meadowhall. Rob Pilling, Managing Director said “Planning permission for our hydro power scheme is a boost to our plans for community owned renewable energy in Sheffield. It is particularly encouraging that so much of the work was contributed by […]
Rob and Abigail were pleased to take part in the FridayNightRide on Friday, May 13th. They joined 30 other nightriders for a special ‘green’ tour in memory of Mervyn Smith, a regular nightrider. The tour started at Kelham Island, where Abigail and Rob explained our plans for re-installing a water wheel in the existing wheel […]
Twenty potential investors joined our MD, Rob Pilling, for a tour of our two planned hydro power sites on Saturday, May 7th. The tour was fully subscribed, and despite the rain, nearly all our expected participants attended on the day. The group was divided in two, with each group taking part in a site tour […]
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 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 […]