Businesses are facing a wave of new costs to help finance the clean power transition, with a huge number of organisations concerned about the impact on confidence and competitiveness, according to the latest Business Energy Tracker from npower Business Solutions ...
Read More »Updating energy assets
Outdated energy infrastructure could mean organisations are not getting the savings offered by modern alternatives. Alexandra Kuncewicz, Business Development Manager from Powerstar explains why The UK still has an ambitious net zero target of 2050, and many industry bodies have ...
Read More »BCIS updates five-year maintenance, cleaning and energy forecast
Maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 15 per cent by 2Q2030, according to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Cleaning costs, mainly driven by labour costs, ...
Read More »OCS partners with Scottish Water Horizons to deliver £2.4m solar carport at Scottish Water’s HQ
OCS has teamed up with Scottish Water Horizons to deliver one of the largest solar carports in the country at Scottish Water’s head office in Stepps, North Lanarkshire, in the west of Scotland. The £2.4 million project will see 2,250 ...
Read More »GTEC Training awarded nearly £1m to train the UK’s green energy workforce
GTEC Training, a United Infrastructure company and provider of renewables and energy efficiency skills training in the UK, has been awarded £978,840 as part of the government’s Warm Homes scheme. The funding will help GTEC deliver a wide range of ...
Read More »Industry-First Green Hydrogen Deals Signed by Andrex® and Kleenex® Producer, Kimberly-Clark
Andrex® and Kleenex® producer Kimberly-Clark, together with partners HYRO and Carlton Power, invest a combined £125 million into UK green hydrogen. The long-term offtaker hydrogen supply agreement is an industry-first in the FMCG sector in the UK and is signed ...
Read More »To increase solar PV uptake government must level playing field for commercial landlords and tenants
Renewable energy firm, RenEnergy, is calling on the government to remove barriers to solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment in commercial leasehold properties, following the publication of a joint white paper with South Norfolk and Broadland District Council. Entitled ‘Solar PV on ...
Read More »Commercial property EPC ratings inconsistent among EU countries, finds Savills
According to Savills Impacts research programme, inconsistency in the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) regime, even among EU countries, means that a commercial building that receives the highest rating in one country could receive a grade up to four places lower ...
Read More »Mitie and Elements Green break ground on major energy storage project
Mitie Power & Grid, working with international renewable energy developer Elements Green, has begun construction on the Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) located in Newark, Nottinghamshire. The project will play a key role in strengthening the UK’s electricity storage, ...
Read More »Catching the sun
Simon Bateman, Asset Manager at Lakeside North Harbour business campus on how meeting net zero can begin in the carpark As the effects of climate change intensify and the demand for cleaner, smarter ways of working grows, sustainability in the ...
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