This year's AGM event, which took place on 7th April 2016 at Bridge 5 Mill, featured an illuminating set of presentations outlining the role of Carbon Co-op's energy efficient retrofit projects in the context of increasingly challenging global climate change targets with the Q&A discussion featuring debate on the role community energy organisations like us … Read more
Jane Massam I am Jane Massam. I am a Horticulturist. I teach a range of students aged between 16 and 50, with and without special educational needs and emotional andbehavioural issues at Tameside College in Ashton–under-Lyne. I work closely with Tameside council to deliver my Horticultural courses. I am a member of the Carbon Coop … Read more
To paraphrase the great Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Climate Change is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. It's so big that new evidence suggests many of us don't even talk about it any more (http://www.climateconviction.org). Which may be something of a barrier … 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
Andrew Gage reports on the experience of borrowing the thermal imaging camera. My reason for borrowing the camera was to check the effectiveness of the insulation in our house. We began work on the house after its purchase in 2010. I knew about the importance of insulation before the work began, but only had limited … Read more
This spring's Green Open Home weekend features bus tours, waking tours, and opportunities to visit a huge range of energy efficient houses around Greater Manchester. All over Greater Manchester householders have been investing in the energy efficiency of their homes saving energy bills, cutting carbon and improving comfort. Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th April 2016 … Read more