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Our new website is live! A big step forward. Explore, read the latest news, and let us know what you think.... If you have any news, ideas or suggestions for the website do let us know. Celebratin...

November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM

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Helen K Jeffrey

@imhelenj.bsky.social

So many 'firsts' recently! Great work team!

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 2d

Our November Newsletter is published! 🙂

It's the first time we have sent a newsletter using the Ghost platform. Do take a look...

#communityenergy

www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/november-new...

November Newsletter

Our new website is live! A big step forward. Explore, read the latest news, and let us know what you think.... If you have any news, ideas or suggestions for the website do let us know. Celebratin...

November 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

Our November Newsletter is published! 🙂

It's the first time we have sent a newsletter using the Ghost platform. Do take a look...

#communityenergy

www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/november-new...

November Newsletter

Introducing Forest Community Energy... getting going in the Forest of Dean!

November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

This was such fun to make! Can you help us reach 100 members.... #communityenergy

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 13d

Tada! Here is our new fun video starring some of our brilliant team

Why not join us and become a member for just £1: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/membership/

#communityenergy #forestofdean

youtu.be/8-DDxTUgbjA?...

Introducing Forest Community Energy... getting going in the Forest of Dean!

November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

Tada! Here is our new fun video starring some of our brilliant team

Why not join us and become a member for just £1: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/membership/

#communityenergy #forestofdean

youtu.be/8-DDxTUgbjA?...

Introducing Forest Community Energy... getting going in the Forest of Dean!

November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

Tada! Here is our new fun video starring some of our brilliant team

Why not join us and become a member for just £1: www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/membership/

#communityenergy #forestofdean

youtu.be/8-DDxTUgbjA?...

Introducing Forest Community Energy... a new group getting going in the Forest of Dean

November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM

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Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

Watch our new, fun, short video starring some of our members -

What is exciting them about the potential for #communityenergy in the
#forestofdean ....

youtu.be/8-DDxTUgbjA?...

Introducing Forest Community Energy... a new group getting going in the Forest of Dean

November 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM

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Helen K Jeffrey

@imhelenj.bsky.social

We had such a good time making this 🙂

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd @fce-cbs.bsky.social · 16d

Watch our new, fun, short video starring some of our members -

What is exciting them about the potential for #communityenergy in the
#forestofdean ....

youtu.be/8-DDxTUgbjA?...

Introducing Forest Community Energy... a new group getting going in the Forest of Dean

November 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

Watch our new, fun, short video starring some of our members -

What is exciting them about the potential for #communityenergy in the
#forestofdean ....

youtu.be/8-DDxTUgbjA?...

It’s been a journey – and we’re delighted to share our new look with you. Read about our new website Representing hundreds of community energy and associated organisations, we are the only…

November 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM

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Younity

@younityuk.bsky.social

Is it officially the year of the website rebrand?! 🎨💻

Our friends @commenergyengland.bsky.social just launched an absolutely B-E-A-utiful new website… check it out 👇

…and earlier this year, our friends @westmillenergy.bsky.social did the same! We love seeing our community powering up ⚡💚

Community Energy England

communityenergyengland.org

November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

Meet the team! Great photo taken at our retrofit training session on Monday!

#communityenergy

November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM

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Carmelo Garcia

@carmelogarcia.bsky.social

Forest of Dean bid for Unesco biosphere status gets backing of Gloucestershire County Council

#Gloucestershire #LDReporter

Forest of Dean bid for Unesco biosphere status gets boost

'The land between two rivers has a unique and very special culture, globally significant species and habitats and a very strong pride of place'

www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk

September 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM

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Kevin J. Kircher

@kevinjkircher.com

"It’s one of the things you don’t often hear about when you read stories on giant new wind and solar farms, or electrification. But that’s why you subscribe to The Reengineer, isn’t it?" 🤣

Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 26d

NEW: I spoke to a start-up in the US about how they are boosting local electricity grid capacity - by utilising existing cables in a more intelligent way.

www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-clever...

The clever tech boosting US electricity grid capacity

Better use of existing cables could accelerate electrification projects

www.thereengineer.pro

November 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM

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Jane Hough 🌳🧬🏡

@allthosebefore.bsky.social

An eloquent and thoughtful history of the #ForestOfDean, written by a young history student at the University of York. It conveys brilliantly the unique historical context of so many of my ancestors.

theyorkhistorian.com/2025/08/16/h...

Heart of the Forest: The Freeminers of the Royal Forest of Dean

In 1960, Dennis Potter identified something unique about his homeland of the Forest of Dean that made it so special: the sense of a small green world hemmed in by two rivers and two nations. This a…

theyorkhistorian.com

November 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM

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York Community Energy

@ycenergy.bsky.social

Interested in learning more about the work YCE is doing to support the green transition in York?

In our annual report we outline our work from York Energy Advice and home assessments, to Solar for Schools, to our upcoming Solar City York project.

You can read more here:

yorkcommunityenergy.org.uk

November 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

Thank you @cse.org.uk for an insightful and engaging training session yesterday - Understanding #Retrofit.

Looking forward to sessions 2 & 3 next week!

Great to see our new banner out in the wild too 😊

#communityenergy

November 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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The Big Solar Co-op

@bigsolarcoop.bsky.social

WOW! We're thrilled to share that we've been shortlisted for not just one, but two gongs at the #CommunityEnergy Awards 2025!

🏆 Community Energy Excellence
🤝 Collaboration in Community Energy – with our amazing partners @ethexuk.bsky.social and @younityuk.bsky.social

October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM

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Blue Patch

@bluepatchorg.bsky.social

@thriverenewables.bsky.social have had a very good year. They’ve released their half year report and reported that their “portfolio of wind, solar and hydro projects generated 63,082 MWh of clean electricity."

#netzero #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #communityenergy #funding

October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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Jaap Burger

@jaapburger.eu

This September saw a historic moment. For the first time, more EVs than fuel cars passed through 🇳🇴 Oslo city's toll ring.

Flertall av elbiler i bomringen for første gang

September er første måned noensinne at det var et flertall av elbiler som passerte gjennom bomringen i Oslo. Ifølge trafikktall fra SkyttelPASS og Fjellinjen var 51,2 prosent av bilene som kjørte gjen...

www.nrk.no

October 31, 2025 at 7:50 AM

Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd

@fce-cbs.bsky.social

We held a great energy-saving drop-in last week - read all about it here:

#communityenergy

www.forestcommunityenergy.org.uk/an-excellent...

An Excellent Event

Our drop-in afternoon on Saturday was buzzing! There was real community feeling as people mingled, checked out our smart-home tech displays, discussed solar diverters with Gwent Energy CIC, found out...