The UK’s most vociferous climate change deniers will argue that our commitment to Net Zero by 2050 will harm the economy, make business uncompetitive and costs jobs. The open-minded of course know that’s tosh. In 2022, the low carbon economy delivered £71 billion of Gross Value Added to the UK. The London School of Economics […]
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The Generation Game.
We’ve always argued that the businesses which perform well with regards to environmental and social value will attract and retain more talent, and now here’s some proof. A recent survey of 6,000 UK workers conducted by management consultants KPMG has revealed this to be the case. It found that 46% want the company they work […]
Mind the Gap
A recent survey of 300 energy intensive businesses from the UK, Germany and the US has revealed a significant gap between the de-carbonisation aims and ambitions of the senior management and practical implementation at the operational level. The survey, conducted by Sphera, found that 45% of businesses polled, in the construction, energy, minerals, manufacturing and […]
Hydrogen to the rescue.
Hydrogen is touted by many as representing the next clean-energy revolution. It’s proponents believe that we’ll be using to power our vehicles, heat our homes, and power industry. A recent report from the Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology however rather downplays its role in achieving Net Zero – “It seems likely that any […]
What we found in 2022
We found lots of simple and easy opportunities for SMEs to save energy and carbon, plus a few not so simple ones. Here’s a very brief run-down of the sort of things we recommended to our clients in 2022. Hotel Simply the turning down of the thermostat. The communal rooms where significantly overheated, by probably […]
Air Time
What do we know about the air we breath? Apart from that it’s mainly Nitrogen, followed by Oxygen, and then a few other bits and bobs, we know if it’s hot, warm or cold, we know if it smells, we’ll be aware of any significant particulate concentrations, and that’s probably about it. Research has shown […]
Meet our man in West Wales
Simon Shuker is our man in West Wales, based in Aberystwyth. He is an award-winning engineer and innovator who has worked within renewable energy and infrastructure for more than 35 years, commencing his experience leading a team designing anaerobic digestion plant schemes with export of power to the grid and distributed hot water. Simon, like […]
Voltage Optimisation. SB or BS?
Is Voltage Optimisation (VO) the best thing since Sliced Bread, or is it marketing BS? Providers of VO equipment claim to deliver energy savings of 10-15 and even 20%, so we thought we’d take a look What is it? Power is supplied at a nominal 230V AC in the UK, give or take. The allowable […]