UK hydro storage undervalued

4th October 2016 | Commercial Energy

There needs to be a radical overhaul of the way pumped storage hydro’s benefits are quantified to reflect the value it can bring to the electricity system, according to a new report by DNV GL. The report is called “The Benefits of Pumped Storage Hydro to the UK” and was funded by the Scottish Government,…Read more

Do smart meters save energy?

1st October 2016 | Residential Energy

The predicted cost to replace all domestic meters with smart meters by the end of 2020 (around 53m will be fitted in more than 30m homes and businesses) is about £200 per meter, which will be borne by consumers through increased bills. So far, around 3.3m first-generation meters have been installed in UK homes. But…Read more

Should the Government invest in nuclear energy?

29th September 2016 | Commercial Energy

Electricity is vital for the developed world, powering everything from lamps to laptops, kettles to cars and the UK Government has committed to securing a low carbon energy supply for years, thanks to signing the Kyoto Protocol in 1995 and the Climate Change Act of 2008. It pledged to reduce emissions by 80 per cent…Read more

Half of EU citizens could be generating their own electricity by 2050

28th September 2016 | Residential Energy

According to a new major report release this week by the European Renewable Energies Federation, half of all EU citizens could be generating, storing or selling their own electricity by 2050. The report suggests that 264 million so-called “energy citizens” could meet 45% of the EU’s electricity demand by 2050, as the energy market across…Read more

First shipment of fracked shale gas set to arrive in UK

27th September 2016 | Commercial Energy

Less than 24 hours after the Labour Party said it would ban fracking, a US tanker will bring the first shipment of fracked shale gas to the UK. Ineos, the company founded and chaired by low-profile billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, will take a delivery of a tanker full of ethane at its Grangemouth plant, the first…Read more

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Since then we have worked with FTSE 100 companies, one-man bands, across all categories.
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