On Saturday 6th May the Brixton Energy interns lined up at the Remakery on Lilford Road to solder, heat and glue their way to producing three 18V solar panels.
Tunes were played whilst the panels took form and 4 hours later we were able to start charging batteries.
The panels will be donated to the Remakery where they will form a phone charging station for visitors and spread the word about what the Brixton Energy interns are doing!
This Wednesday the Brixton Energy Interns met up for an energy consultation session with Brixton Energy veteran Martin Abraham from Green Skills Partnership Education and Training. The focus was on fuel poverty, how to calculate energy use and manage energy bills.
At the start of the session, to get into the saving state of mind, the interns took an Environmental Awareness Quiz to see what they knew about saving energy and how recycling can protect the environment. You can take the quiz below and see how you score, it’s not as easy as you think!
On Monday April 3rd, 12 UCL masters students squeezed into the cozy top room of Brixton Impact Hub. It was a warm spring evening, and the international group buzzed with friendly chatter. The students were there to learn all about their upcoming role in the Brixton Energy project; namely, door-knocking to carry out surveys of the residents at Elmore House in Loughborough Estate.
These comprehensive surveys were created to figure out how best individual residents can lower their electricity consumption and bills. These surveys and the corresponding energy advice will all be provided free of charge, and will hopefully help local people save money on their electricity and gas bills. This is a key part of the community outreach aspect of the Brixton energy project, and will be a great way to re-engage with residents who were part of Brixton Energy 1 – the first solar rooftop installation successfully carried out by Repowering London.
This particular open meeting at Brixton Impact hub was led by Repowering London’s own Felix Wight and Afsheen Rashid, and was also attended by the projects director, Andre. The UCL volunteers present asked lots of questions about the survey, the purpose of collecting results, and the project in general. They themselves are preparing for their own research trip abroad, and will be getting great experience from being a part of the Brixton Energy project. We look forward to our next meeting with them when we can practice role-playing the survey, and get ready for the real thing – which is to come in a couple of weeks time.
Brixton Energy open meetings happen every two weeks as part of the Impact Hub Open Projects night at Pop Brixton. They are open to all, and we’d love to see you there!