- Welcome and introductions
- Energy vision for Hastings and St Leonards
The group split into 2 and brainstormed the following list of ideas and waves of genius:
- Create a happy energy road map
- Decentralised energy – there’s too much power in companies hands
- Water turbine at the Old Roar stream
- Solar generating electric car charging station
- Get inspiration from Germany. Twin with a similar sized German town to learn from their work on renewables (who are we twinned with already? Are they doing anything interesting or do we need to find a new twin?
- Cycle tracks and roads which generate kinetic electricity
- Wind turbines in the sea
- Using local history – West Hill used to have 2 windmills and there were water mills in the priory
- Make the pier self sufficient in energy
- Reach out to Elan Musk to test out new innovative roof tiles here. Encourage a pilot project here.
- Encourage tech innovations to Hastings. Bring in money. Silicon seaside.
- Pressure council that all new houses should have solar panels.
- Warm draught free houses
- Get people onside by offering community ownership
- Rotary turbines
- Solar is low hanging fruit
- Houses generating electricity for car charging
- Be resilient – don’t just go for one thing
- Solar tram
- Ultra local energy e.g. generating pedal powered energy at festivals etc
- Kinetic walking paths – engaging
- Pier to eternity bike ride
- We are close to coast and have a lot of open space and wave power from the pier and roofs for solar
- Use interesting spaces for solar e.g. a car park to protect cars
- Railway embankment
- Small scale biogas
- Teach composting
- Free solar bus
- Solar Tram
- Having a baseline of energy use for Hastings
- Linking with arts community
- Should Hastings join with other local areas or can we do this alone?
We will vote on the ideas at the next meeting using dot-ocracy
- Agree agenda for the meeting
- Discussion of purpose of the group
We will vote on the ideas at the next meeting but it was agreed that the group is there to inspire and educate.
- Date and time of the next meeting
Thursday 10th August, 7:30pm – 9pm, White Rock Hotel
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