Hackney Council has teamed up with specialists at Emergent Energy to install solar panels on social housing blocks, creating a microgrid residents can use
Crew Energy is just one of the many community energy groups making headway in Hackney and bringing renewable power to the borough.
More 'realistic' transition date needed, says Town Hall's fleet manager
Business leaders call for an emergency intervention from the government
Project by council’s publicly-owned energy company means the Woodberry Down watersports hub will generate all the power it needs from the sun
Town Hall says scheme could lower bills and cut pollution in thousands of private and rented homes
Partnership with energy supplier voted through as energy boss says ‘the time for deeds, not words, is well upon us’
Calls made to use London councils’ collective purchasing power to ‘move markets’
Town Hall proposes working with other local authorities ‘to put rocket boosters under investment in renewable energy’
Cllr Jon Burke says company will be safe from procurement issues
Boris’ office could buy power from generators in the borough and sell it for use in Tube network and by cops
