Aneaka Kellay takes a look at the challenges faced by those seeking to find the right retrofit builder. As well as the challenges she looks at what Carbon Co-op is working on to overcome these, including hosting the upcoming Ro...
Author: Aneaka
Post date: September 17, 2018
It's been a year since we launched the Carbon Co-op home energy training programme, we've delivered eight new courses with 18 sessions delivered and over 150 people attending. It's had a huge impact on us and feedback suggests...
Author: Aneaka
Post date: August 8, 2018
We're looking for people to identify locations for us to place posters and publicity about our work, in particular training courses. Carbon Co-op is all about helping people take collective action on climate change - so we're a...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: May 10, 2018
Tagged: Community Champions, Eco Homes, Retrofit, Workshops
How can I get support for my retrofit project? Where can I get advice on electric vehicle chargers or batteries? How can I help influence action on climate change in Greater Manchester?
... Author: Jonathan
Post date: May 10, 2018
Tagged: Conferences, Retrofit, Workshops
On 19th April 2018 in Birmingham, Community Energy England and Carbon Co-op hosted a full day of talks on the role that energy efficiency projects could play in community energy activities. Community energy practitioners from a...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: May 10, 2018
Tagged: Community Energy, Conferences, Retrofit, Workshops
Aneaka catches up with Tim from Nottingham to discuss his experience of attending Carbon Co-op's DIY retrofit training.
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Tim, a carpenter based in Nottingham...
Author: Aneaka
Post date: March 29, 2018
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On Monday 19th February 2018, The Mayor's Green Summit Listening Eve...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: February 21, 2018
Tagged: Community Energy, Conferences, Retrofit, Workshops
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Hosted by Carbon Co-op and Energy Democracy Greater Manchester, the Great Energy Esca...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: November 15, 2017
Tagged: Conferences, Smart Grids, Workshops
With April showers and glorious afternoon sunshine, we celebrated our community, learnt about justice issues and got involved with hands on workshops.
The atmosphere at Hulme Community Garden Centre was really something...
Author: Aneaka
Post date: May 26, 2017
Tagged: Big Red Bus Tour, Community Energy, Eco Homes, Retrofit, Workshops
Insights from the DIY retrofit for homeowners’ course, 6th, 7th and 20th May 2017, by Kate Simpson.
Feeling energised, on the train home from my third day of training in DIY retrofit for homeowners in Manchester. Led by...
Author: Aneaka
Post date: May 26, 2017
Almost a month ago was April EcoHomeLab the first one with the new structure. Now we want to make the time for people to arrive, know what energy monitoring is, see OpenEnergyMonitor stuff in action, fix their own things, liste...
Author: carlos
Post date: May 10, 2017
Tagged: Energy Monitors, Workshops
Think and talk. Sometimes this is what we, smart beings, need to do in order to improve.
I started working for Carbon Coop in December 2015 and since then I got very involved in EcoHomeLab. A space for energy enthusiasts...
Author: carlos
Post date: March 22, 2017
Tagged: Energy Monitors, Workshops
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Winter, and especially the months after Christmas feel like a good time to look back on the past year's progress and to look ahead. This year, Carbon Co-op Project Manage...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: February 16, 2017
Tagged: Community Energy, Eco Homes, Workshops
On the 12th of January was last EcoHomeLab session and we had the pleasure to admire ;-) Trystan's new electric bike. A very cool one that he built himself from a DIY kit.
We were 10 people this time, 3 of whom were new...
Author: carlos
Post date: February 2, 2017
Tagged: Energy Monitors, Workshops
And we are now in 2017, happy new year? Let's hope so...
Last EcoHomeLab of 2016 happened on the 12th of December at...
Author: carlos
Post date: January 6, 2017
Tagged: Energy Monitors, Workshops
In November 2016 Carbon Co-op contracted Dan Chaplin to run a three day DIY Retrofit for Homeowners course. Running the course was a first for us, and a part of our effort to provide more support to those working on low cost DI...
Author: Aneaka
Post date: November 28, 2016
It felt a bit quieter this time but still interesting with some hands on work and presentations about emonCMS dashboards, how energuy monitoring changed my :p and MyHomeEnergyPlanner, the tool for house assessments we are devel...
Author: carlos
Post date: November 17, 2016
Tagged: Eco Homes, Energy Monitors, Workshops
Another busy busy busy EcoHomeLab.
Many things happened this time: not only we had to carry on working on the HomeEnergyMonitors that some people started building in September's session, there was also some troubleshooti...
Author: carlos
Post date: November 2, 2016
Tagged: Eco Homes, Energy Monitors, Workshops
Loaded with soldering irons, electronic components, tools and pure clean ready to go printed boards we got into our mission: build our own Home Energy Monitor systems.
Again, time goes by and I don't take into my bloggin...
Author: carlos
Post date: October 7, 2016
Tagged: Eco Homes, Energy Monitors, Workshops
Sorry, sorry, sorry... I know, next EcoHomeLab is this week and I am posting the blog of the previous one now. My excuse: I went on holidays the day after the session and despite I tried to write it I didn't finished before I w...
Author: carlos
Post date: September 6, 2016
Tagged: Eco Homes, Energy Monitors, Workshops
Last EcoHomeLab was on the 9th of June at MadLab, second Thursday of the month as always. Mix of topics this time, lots of interesting information, discussion and some deep techyness ;)
... Author: carlos
Post date: June 17, 2016
Tagged: Eco Homes, Energy Monitors, Workshops
These videos show the presentations made at the Carbon Co-op AGM in April 2016. The theme for the presentations was about the 2015 Paris Climate Change talks and how these broader, global targets relate to the work of local Com...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: May 19, 2016
Tagged: Community Energy, Conferences, Retrofit, Workshops
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This year's AGM event, which took place on 7th April 2016 at...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: April 11, 2016
Tagged: Conferences, Workshops
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The last strategy day looked at Carbon Co-op's track record, assessing strengths and weaknesses and identifying areas for improvement. The key conclusion...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: March 5, 2016
Tagged: Workshops
Re-posted from manchesterclimatemonthly
MCFly reader Jonathan...
Author: Jonathan
Post date: October 10, 2012
Tagged: Workshops
