Service Designing Retrofit
Author Kate De Selincourt reports on the one-day People Powered Retrofit ‘Service Design Lab’, organised by Carbon Co-op and URBED that took place at Bridge 5 Mill in February 2019.
Jonathan Atkinson
People Powered Retrofit: Planning for refurbishment
As part of our People Powered Retrofit Project to develop a new market for retrofit in Greater Manchester, we have been looking at the role that the planning system plays and exploring how planning policy could be used.
Calling for an open standards approach to energy system innovation in Paris
As energy organisations, academics and companies gathered in Paris to attend the UK-France Smart Energy Bilateral Workshop and discuss all things ‘smart’, Jonathan Atkinson reports on the event and what he took from it.
Local Flexibility Markets – What are they and how can community energy organisations get involved?
As our electricity system becomes more decentralised, renewable generation grows and demand for electric vehicles and electrified heat rises, the grid is increasingly under pressure. One solution to accommodate this strain is to be more flexible in how, when and where we generate and consume electricity. In the current market, value is predominantly placed on … Read more
What does People Powered Retrofit look like?
What might an effective, functioning market for energy efficiency look like in Greater Manchester? One that allows householders to assess their home’s needs, quickly choose a trusted, reputable contractor and affordably finance a good quality retrofit.
Providers, Protectors and Promoters – the roles of third sector organisations in domestic retrofit policy delivery
This is a guest blog from Rebecca Ince, an academic researcher at the University of Birmingham. She has a long term interest in energy efficiency, retrofit and third sector organisations and she also used to work in the construction industry. Rebecca spoke at our Energy Efficiency in Your Community event held with Community Energy England … Read more