We were delighted to be joined by Leah Robson, director of Your Energy Your Way, at our recent Sustainable You event in partnership with Climate Action Wandsworth. There, she presented on domestic heat pumps and getting more women installers into the workforce.

We recently launched the first phase in an exciting new project with Enable Parks and Wandsworth Council to repower Battersea Park's Victorian waterfalls, known as the Cascades, with clean energy The Cascades is an artificial rockwork creation designed and constructed in 1865-1866 as a focal attraction for the Boating Lake in Battersea Park. Over time, the water feature deteriorated, and some misguided restoration efforts meant it has been out of action since 2004.

Head still spinning from last week's energy price cap news? Whether you were already struggling with utility bills or energy debt or you're worried what this might mean for you, we know it's a lot right now. Information, changes, bill switching. It's overwhelming if you don't know where to start.

The recent energy and cost-of-living crises have been driving more people than ever into fuel poverty. While we host regular energy advice sessions in local community hubs and provide free advice over the phone, more needs to be done at a national level to support lasting, sustainable change.

You might be wondering how you can make a difference, or feel confused about where to start – where better than in your own home? Booking an energy assessment with one of CREW Energy’s trained energy auditors can help you understand your energy use, pinpoint where you’re wasting energy, helping you save money, and make your home more efficient.

​Repowering London and CREW Energy launched new partnerships yesterday with SGN, the regional gas distribution network, to fight fuel poverty in South London. The launch event in Clapham saw community stakeholders come together to talk about ideas and opportunities for working together to best support residents not only now, but as we head into winter.

As we embrace the peak of summertime (although the weather may not be reflecting this) we have also entered the second week of Community Energy Fortnight, a nationwide campaign involving hundreds of organisations to showcase all things good about community energy. This year's theme is #EmpowerCommunityEnergy, so we thought we'd shine a light on some of the ways our community energy group is empowering our community to take control of their energy usage, reduce costs and carbon!

After being highly commended at the 2023 Wandsworth Business Awards in the Environmental/Sustainability Champion category, this year CREW took home the top prize! The Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce was founded over 50 years ago and has been championing the cause of local businesses ever since. Every year they host the Wandsworth Business Awards, to showcase the best businesses our borough has to offer. ​

On 4 June 2024, CREW partnered on an event entitled 'Sustainable You', hosted by Climate Action Wandsworth at St Andrew’s Church in Earlsfield, attended by 46 local residents. The event provided a platform for attendees to hear from people in the community (like us), ask questions, share their views and engage in meaningful discussions regarding home retrofit and other sustainable measures. Participants were invited to share their thoughts on four key areas: barriers to retrofitting, community energy group support suggestions, areas of interest in sustainable actions, and ideas for a local climate hub.

This week, we had the pleasure of being interviewed by BBC Morning Live! Energy champion Armelle talked grants and the rising cost of living with 83 year old Mary, while our Director Toby walked reporter James Stewart through some easy energy saving tips.

Back in 2020, we received funding from the Wandsworth Local Fund for our Green Walls project. Wandsworth Council kindly featured a piece on the installation at Smallwood and Hillbrook Schools in Tooting, photographed here.

Hi, I am Toby, one of the directors at CREW Energy. CREW is a not-for-profit community benefit society (Coop) that is supporting SW London’s transition to a low carbon economy. We work with schools, civic buildings, local residents and businesses to help them cut carbon, improve air quality and reduce bills.