Why conventional power generation is not the enemy in the fight for carbon-free future

21st May 2019 | Commercial Energy

The power generation market is awash with misconceptions. Not least of which, is the misconception about who “invented” electricity – noting of course that electricity is a form of energy and it occurs in nature, so technically it was never “invented” but more accurately it was “discovered”. Some give credit to Benjamin Franklin’s experiments of…Read more

Labour lays out its electricity renationalisation plans

16th May 2019 | Commercial Energy

Labour has fleshed out is plans to renationalise the UK’s energy networks should it get into power, saying it will help to decarbonise British electricity. Shadow business secretary Rebecca Long-Bailey will say the utilities company should be taken out of the hands of private shareholders and transformed through a “green industrial revolution”. The Government would…Read more

Government backing for offshore wind keeps UK’s renewable energy attractiveness afloat

15th May 2019 | Commercial Energy

The UK has maintained its top-ten position in a ranking of the world’s most attractive renewable energy markets for investors, largely due to the Government’s recent assertation that offshore wind power will provide a third of the nation’s electricity by 2030. Published today (15 May), the latest edition of consultancy EY’s bi-annual Renewable Energy Country…Read more

Can the UK achieve zero-carbon electricity?

7th May 2019 | Commercial Energy

The UK’s national grid could be powered by 100% zero-carbon electricity as early as 2025, according to the National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO). In a new report published earlier this month, the ESO claimed that it could enjoy periods of zero-carbon power as long as there was sufficient renewable energy to meet demand. Of…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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