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 Community Energy organisations like Carbon Co-op carry out. Kevin Anderson, Tyndall Centre Climate scientist Kevin Anderson … Read more
Through the Nobel Grid project, Carbon Co-op are developing and testing ideas around householders using smart meters to enable collective action. But what does this mean in reality and what are the potential benefits? Click here to view 1hr record webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg6S8R6HrXk A group of Carbon Co-op householders and collaborators have been using OpenEnergyMonitor technology … Read more
Carbon Co-op took part in the very successful, Powering Up North conference in February 2015. Jonathan Atkinson spoke from the platform in a key note address on the challenges and opportunities of community-led deployment of whole house retrofit. Afterwards, Jonathan and Matt Fawcett provided an introduction to community smart grids and the use of open … Read more
Jane Massam, new member from Marple reports on attending the first Community Energy Conference, held on Saturday 19th October 2013. The event was organised by Co-operative Energy and focussed on small community energy schemes. The event was held at the National Geographical Society in London. As you know from your emails, Jonathan got two free … Read more
Back in September, as part of the Carbon Co-op in Stockport project, one of our members, Julian Tomlin, and his wife Helena held a Community Workshop at their home in Heaton Moor. Here Julian tells us how it went. A group of friends and neighbours came together in a workshop to discuss how we might … Read more
We had a great day out on the Red Bus Tour of Eco Houses as part of Community Energy Fortnight. The tour was the flagship event for CEF in the North West and benefited from a good turn out on a chilly but bright Sunday morning. The tour took us to three contrasting retrofit properties starting … Read more