by Nikki Brown | Aug 1, 2023 | Retrofitting
Greater Manchester has a target of becoming a zero carbon by 2038 and housing retrofit is key to achieving that ambition. The fourth Manchester Retrofit Summit, hosted by Low Carbon Homes will take place over three mornings on Monday 9 October, Tuesday 10 October and...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 27, 2023 | Smart Energy
Manchester City Council is on course to reach an important milestone this year as part of its drive to become zero-carbon by 2038. By the end of 2023 the Council aims to have installed almost 10,000 new solar panels on its buildings across the city – 9,859 in total....
by Nikki Brown | Jul 26, 2023 | Transport
The city of Manchester has been chosen to pilot the UK’s first peer-to-peer electric vehicle sharing platform. Cheshire-based Zoom EV’s new platform acts as electric vehicles’ answer to Airbnb, enabling users to borrow EVs from registered car owners, who in turn can...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 25, 2023 | Smart Energy
Plans have been approved to build one of the world’s largest battery energy storage schemes (BESS) at the Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park. The £750m, 1GW project has been designed to strengthen the security and resilience of the energy system in the North West...
by Nikki Brown | Jul 20, 2023 | Transport
A new Bus Strategy – to be presented to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) at the end of the month – sets out an ambition for a 30% increase in bus patronage by 2030. The change will be driven by affordable fares, a more user-friendly network, and better...
