Subject: Is your home winter ready? ❄️

❄️ Winter is coming, is your home ready? ❄️

Hi Friend!

The weather is getting colder and many of us are still spending most of our time at home leading to a renewed focus on ensuring our homes are draught proof and warm. There has been massive interest in the new Green Homes Grant scheme which has been launched today as a way to meet these requirements. As a result we have produced a briefing with what we know about the scheme and how to take advantage without facing unintended consequences.

We are still looking to fill a number of new positions, with roles for a

Business Development Manager and a Python/Linux Software Engineer, currently available.

Since the temperature is changing it is a good time to look into booking our thermal imaging camera for your use! You can find all the information you need to borrow the camera on our website (make sure you are logged into the members' area!).

Green Grant Homeowner Briefing

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Green Homes Grant Homeowner Briefing

The Green Homes Grant has created a buzz in the world of retrofit. We’ve been inundated with questions about the scheme, so here’s our view.

Proceed with caution, with research into measures and installers. As part of a wider whole house approach it could be a good funding opportunity for you. It’s hard for us to give advice on individual measures without seeing your home, read on you’ll see why!

Read the briefing

We're hiring

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Join the Carbon Co-op team!

We are currently hiring, with three great roles available. To join our People Powered Retrofit team we are looking for a Business Development Manager [deadline: 7 October] to oversee replication and consultancy services.

On our Energy Systems team we are recruiting a Software Engineer (Python/Linux) [deadline: 12 October] to help develop our Home Energy Management system and work on integrations with other Smart Energy Appliances.

Apply now

Policy news

Greater Manchester Green Summit

The Green Summit 2020 took place last week (21 - 24 September) featuring a range of topics. Carbon Co-op's Laura Williams and Jonathan Atkinson both spoke during events on Wednesday. Missed the talks? Don't worry you can register now to access all the resources until December 31st.

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Green Homes Grant

The Government's Green Homes Grant scheme has launched today. The official government page has a lot of information and details about how to access the scheme and take advantage of the money available.

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On our website

Join our PowerShaper project to get paid for unlocking your flexible power use. If you have an electric vehicle or immersion heater you might be eligible to take part in our new demonstrator project to support the energy grid's uptake of renewable power.

Carbon Co-op in the news

Saddleworth ecoEvents

Carbon Co-op's Jonathan Atkinson is scheduled to speak at Saddleworth Community Hydro's ecoEvents webinar on October 6th.
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Case Study: Carbon Co-op's online AGM

Our online AGM has been featured as a case study for Co-operatives UK demonstrating how to hold a successful online AGM during a period when face-to-face events are impossible.
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ICLEI Action Fund to bolster data-driven environmental change in six European cities

Carbon Co-op and partners have are launching a neighbourhood scale ‘Think and Do tank’ to co-produce new Energy Masterplans for Oldham City and citizen-led sustainability projects with activities in sustainable mobility and energy efficient buildings. The project is funded by Google.org the charitable funding arm of Google.

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