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This is further compounded by increased competition and the prolonged uncertainty surrounding Brexit, as affirmed in MakeUk’s Manufacturing Outlook report. With energy making up as much as 20% of overall costs for some industries, manufacturers are increasingly looking at their gas and electricity procurement and consumption to unlock much-needed savings. For the most energy intensive […]

All of our social housing clients tell us that their worlds have changed radically over the previous ten years. In the past, the role of a Housing Association was perceived simply as being a landlord, however over time, the scope of what is now required has changed drastically. The focus is now on providing good […]

Reviewing, and more importantly, understanding your energy bills is a significant challenge for businesses with limited resources. However, with electricity bills in particular continuing to increase and with the introduction of more and more so called “Pass Through” charges, bills have become increasingly complex, including Use of System charges, Renewable Levies, Climate Change Levy, line […]

The IPCC has stated that human activity globally has resulted in an average temperature rise of 1°C since pre-industrialised times. This increase is forecast to reach 1.5°C at some point between 2030 and 2050, bringing with it significant impacts worldwide. The UK government is amongst the frontrunners in terms of concrete commitments to combating climate […]

Whether your business was caught up in Friday’s power outage or not, it will no doubt have increased your concerns surrounding the security of your energy supply. Fortunately, there are technologies available that can help to mitigate the impact of an unexpected power cut. However, the option that works best for your business will vary […]

While we await the National Grid report on the matter, we do know that it all started with an incident that is not that uncommon, the tripping of a large power generator. The generator in question was the combined-cycle gas turbine plant at Little Barford in Bedfordshire, close to the Cambridgeshire border. In the seconds […]

Carry out an Energy Audit A lack of awareness around how energy is used, and then a lack of knowledge about how to achieve energy efficiency improvement, is often cited by SMEs as one of the major barriers preventing them from being greener. Many large businesses are legally required to carry out energy and environmental […]

Last week the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) launched a wave of new consultations focused on improving energy efficiency and sustainability across the UK to coincide with Boris Johnson becoming Prime Minister and his subsequent dramatic Cabinet overhaul, including Andrea Leadsom taking over at BEIS. These policy proposals include a fresh funding […]

July 2019 As we highlighted in our previous blog, the UK currently imports more than half our gas. A portion of this is shipped to the UK in the form of liquefied natural gas (LNG), while the majority is carried through pipelines and interconnectors with Norway, the Netherlands and Belgium. Although Norway remains outside the […]

We face a broad range of both legislative and geo-political influences that could significantly impact on energy price. There are a number of factors on the horizon that will almost certainly result in increased costs, but when they will be applied and the impact they will have in reality is unclear. Brexit is, of course, […]

The number of devices connected to the internet has already exceeded the number of people on the planet, sitting at around 8.4 billion as of 2017. The growth of embedded internet technology will play a large role in that figure exceeding 20 billion by 2020. This interconnectivity offers a wide range of opportunities for SME […]

This all seems to tally well with the Government’s electric vehicle (EVs) roll-out objectives, aiming to ensure that all new vehicles sold in the UK are zero emissions capable by 2040, whether that is electric, hybrid electric or hydrogen. Setting aside criticisms of the Government’s targets that argue it is not ambitious enough, the UK […]