Jonathan Atkinson 
Retrofitting your home can be a daunting prospect, but with the right planning, expectations and team you can have the home you want, on the budget you have. This will be different for each person and each house; there are many ‘routes to retrofit’, though there are also definitely some ways to avoid! Time and … Read more
Solar photo-voltaics (PVs) generate electricity, made from layers of photo-electric material (usually silicon). In sunlight this generates a current, turning sunshine in to power. Producing your own electricity at home is an appealing idea but there is a more to consider than simply ‘plugging in’ some panels. Most systems are connected to the mains electricity … Read more
Windows are often the most visible aspect of a retrofit but making decisions about them can be difficult with lots of contradictory and technically complicated information out there. This factsheet sheet aims to simplify that process, focusing on the key criteria to consider. As with other retrofit measures, thinking and planning up front can save … Read more
Celebrate Community Energy Fortnight by finding out how you can take local, collective action on climate change, together with like-minded individuals. When: Saturday, 10 September 2016 from 10:00 to 13:00 (BST) Where: Tea Hive – Alexandra Park Pavillion 180 Russell St , Manchester, M16 7JL Book here: https://carbon-coop-social-2016.eventbrite.co.uk Find out about Carbon Co-op's work, meet … Read more
Carbon Co-op member Richard Darlington reports back on the Community Energy Conference which took place in Oxford on 3 September 2016. It was a combined conference set up by Co-operative Energy and Community Energy England with the title "Powering Forward – rebooting the UK's community energy sector" The now defunct FIT scheme and Enterprise … Read more
In June 2016, Jonathan Atkinson of Carbon Co-op attended the Electricity North West Stakeholder session in Preston, along with a range of other local government, industry and community energy stakeholders. Here he reports on some of the challenges and opportunities those active in the energy system face. Dunno about the DNO?For a Distribution Network Operator … Read more