EcoHome Lab: Dr Philip James on ‘Zero Carbon Britain’ and UK Energy modelling.

b>We are pleased to be welcoming back Dr Philip James, energy modeller at the Centre for Alternative Technology, to talk about the current state of energy modelling and putting the Zero Carbon Britain plan into action. Philip co-authored ‘Zero Carbon: Making it happen‘ (2015) and also worked with Trystan Lea to create the Zero Carbon Energy Model tool.

We use open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding  of energy in our homes, how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.

Each month we’ll expand on our understanding and continue to integrate the open source energy monitoring and whole house energy assessment tools in to different areas of Carbon Co-op’s development.

Topics will include:

• Home energy monitoring and developing an open source whole house energy assessment method + carrying out your own home energy assessment.

• Sensors – electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality.

• User interfaces – your smart home on your smart phone

• Integrating Open Data sources

• Taking the power back! – Making better use of the surplus power we generate

• Energy system & Heating control

Who is it for?

– Anyone using OpenEnergyMonitor kit: come and get help making it work better for you or share your knowledge or showcase your project.

– Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development, interface design or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!

– Anyone! There will be open space for small groups to focus on adding new sensors or hacking the user interface, there will always be a ‘newbies’ group for people interested in finding out more.

More details and RSVP via EcoHome Lab meetup.

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