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Carbon Co-op are hiring!

Hi Friend,

We have a lot going on this month, with a new Project Manager position open, and a variety of upcoming events! Whilst July might have been wet and cooler, we were excited to see some of you at the Bluedot Festival, and we know that some of our members have been taking advantage of this weather to borrow our thermal imaging cameras.

There are also some great events coming up, and new projects on the horizon, so make sure to keep your eyes open for news and updates.

Now hiring: Project Manager

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Are you a creative project manager with great communication skills, would you like to join a growing team building innovative, citizen-led solutions to deliver a just energy transition? Then we want to hear from you! Carbon Co-op is looking for a project manager to work on our exciting energy innovation projects, which develop technical solutions to accelerate the transition to a 100% renewables-powered energy grid. Apply by 5 pm, Monday 5th August.

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Clean Energy Credit Union with Terri Mickelsen

It seems like all people are talking about these days is the Inflation Reduction Act and the impact it’s having in the United States! As part of their Green Home Finance Accelerator project, People Powered Retrofit introduce Clean Energy Credit Union’s CEO Terri Mickelsen for an engaging knowledge share, exploring the credit union’s development and journey into offering finance for retrofit in the US. Taking place on Friday 4th August, 15:30-16:30, register now!

EcoHome Lab: Energy data in Home Assistant

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EcoHome Lab is back with a deep dive into home energy data in Home Assistant. Understanding your energy usage has always been central to our work at EcoHome Lab, but moving from sensors to smart meter data has made data access more complicated. We have a couple of short presentations planned already, but if you're pulling your own energy data into Home Assistant, especially via a Consumer Access Device (CAD) or an API we'd love to here about it. The workshop will be taking place on Thursday 10 August, 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

Power Calderdale gets the greenlight

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Carbon Co-op are looking forward to working with Calderdale Council and Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub partners, as part of the newly funded Power Calderdale project. Power Calderdale focuses on identifying solutions for retrofitting buildings in the borough, to make them more energy efficient. Carbon Co-op's Lorenza Casini had this to say about the project "Working together will support finding solutions and effective processes to unlock the potential of bringing about a just energy transition for the Calderdale borough which can also be replicated across the country and offer useful learning for other local authorities".

What we are reading...

Myths are clouding the reality of our sustainable energy future

This a good explanation from the Financial Times on the oft-quoted myths that surround battery materials mining and pollution versus the effects of mining coal and extracting oil and gas. The differences are vast.

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In the community

Old Radiators - How Many BTUs Radiated?

How do you know when to upgrade your radiators, and how might you be able to tell if an upgrade will provide a significant improvement in performance? Community members discuss.

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