Author: Ewan Bent

We’re delighted to have been nominated and shortlisted in the Sustainability Innovation Champion- Business Sector category of the Innovation Awards. We don’t know who nominated us, so whoever it was, thank you. If you’ve appreciated our work and would like to see us win in our category, then please do vote for us, it would […]

A fuel additive that will reduce diesel consumption by up to 8%? We were sceptical too when approached. Sounds like Snake Oil, or those ‘fantastic’ magnetic devices that you’d clamp over your fuel lines, from about 20 years ago. The more we’ve delved into it though, the more convinced we are that there’s something in […]

We’re just completed our third annual programme with Worcestershire Business Central, the Worcestershire Growth Hub, of providing support on energy, carbon and sustainability to businesses in the County. Here’s a few of examples of how we supported the businesses: Advice and support on the complex issue of full Scope 3 emissions reporting, for a medical […]

The Clean Tech Business Group have partnered with Shire Leasing to offer finance for energy saving or renewable energy projects for businesses and organisations. The finance can be in the form of loan, lease, lease-purchase or hire-purchase, as preferred by the business. Shire Finance are keen to be involved in this sector. Examples of the […]

For those businesses yet to engage with carbon reporting, it is impossible to imagine the carbon emissions from their various activities, so we thought we’d pull together some assorted examples. A 300 kW gas fired boiler, on a typical space heating duty               129.0 t / year A medium sized […]

Is now the time to consider introducing EVs into your car or van fleet? Plenty of businesses, large and small, already have. DPD, Siemens, Fruit 4 London, British Gas to name a few. Here we will examine some of the considerations and bust some of the myths that surround electric vehicles. Worried about backing the […]

Most people by now have heard of Heat Pumps, and some may even understand how they work. Here we take a quick look at how to determine if the technology is suitable for your business. A Heat Pump (air source or ground source) is an efficient form of electric heating. It shouldn’t be considered as […]

The chances are that you’ve never heard of the UK Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme. These sorts of schemes have a history of very poor promotion, as confirmed by a recent House of Lords report. Even if you have heard of it, you be unaware that the scheme is available to small businesses. Capital grants are […]

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 […]