Campaigners have said oil drilling in Sussex “makes a mockery of the climate crisis”

The project will be developed in two phases, the first of which will be a 12MW battery system

Your Energy Sussex is working with Citizens Advice to provide emergency fuel vouchers for pre-payment meter customers who are struggling to pay bills

A feasibility study will look into whether the project is viable from a technical and financial perspective

The Westhampnett solar project is expected to generate enough electricity to power around 2,400 homes a year

A 5MW community solar farm has started generating power in West Sussex. Meadow Blue Community Energy (MBCE) raised £1.2 million for the project located near Merston. It is expected to provide enough electricity for more than 1,500 homes. The project was developed by Solstice Renewables and constructed by Solarcentury.   Chris Rowland, Director at MBCE […]

A £5.2 million solar farm claimed to be the first to be owned by a council has been switched on. Located on 25 acres of West Sussex County Council’s land near Chichester, the 5MW Tangmere solar farm is expected to generate enough electricity to power 1,500 homes. The council is setting up a power purchase […]

The construction of a 4.85MW solar farm in West Sussex has started. It is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 1,500 homes. The project, which is scheduled to start operating by October, costs £5.2 million. Companies Your Energy Sussex and Carillon are responsible for the development. They believe the electricity generated and sold to […]

A solar project in West Sussex that is expected to generate enough electricity to power more than 1,000 homes has been granted planning permission. The 4MW solar farm, which will be located at Tangmere Airfield, will cost £4.1 million to build and is estimated to pay for itself in less than 10 years. West Sussex […]

A company’s bid to explore for oil and gas in a national park near West Sussex should be turned down, planning officials have recommended. Celtique Energie has put forward a planning application for a site near Fernhurst in the South Downs National Park to drill a vertical well to test for oil and gas. Officers […]