A one day conference of discussion and collaboration on future energy system opportunities, innovation and change. Convened by community energy organisation Carbon Co-op in collaboration with the University of Manchester, this one day conference is an opportunity for key players within energy system to discuss the change, challenges and opportunities ahead. The aim of the … Read more
Gain the knowledge and skills needed to motivate others in your community to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, reducing carbon emissions, improving comfort and reducing fuel bills.
WHEN: 9.30am-12.30pm, Saturday 22nd October and 5th November 2016
WHERE: URBED office, 5th floor, 10 Little Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1HR
COST: Members FREE, Non Members £20 (for 2 sessions)
TO BOOK: https://retrofit-advocacy2016.eventbrite.co.uk
Carbon Coop is one of 5 pilot sites around Europe taking part in the Nobel Grid project. Last week, as part of a project meet-up, we visited the Belgian pilot EcoPower, an energy generation and supply cooperative, supplying over 48,500 member-investors with electricity (around 1.5% of all households in Flanders). Early in the morning we … Read more
Produced by Manchester-based urban design company URBED [1], the 'Retrofit Fact-file' is a short summary of facts and publications relevant to retrofit – the upgrading of existing homes to new energy efficient standards – released on Tuesday 13th September 2016 to coincide with Community Energy Fortnight. With ambitious carbon emission reduction targets [2], increasing levels … Read more
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