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Greening the public sector & decarbonising transport

4 November 2020

October’s Energy Advice Hub roundup: greening the public sector & decarbonising transport.

Nord Stream 2: your 5-minute explainer

21 October 2020

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been in the news a lot in recent days, but what exactly is going on?

UK businesses have battled electricity price rises alongside COVID-19

13 October 2020

The latest data from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) shows that while dealing with the onset of the pandemic in the first half of 2020, UK businesses also faced higher electricity costs compared with the same period last year.

Tomorrow’s energy system must be fit for net zero. What does the future hold?

15 September 2020

Every year, National Grid ESO’s Future Energy Scenarios publication outlines a number of credible energy possibilities. What’s on the table this year?

“Climate is COVID on steroids”: Mark Carney takes the temperature of our changing world

10 August 2020

The former Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has described the COVID-19 pandemic as an “enormous opportunity” for businesses and governments to learn resilience that will help them with the even greater challenge of climate change.

COVID-19: recovering lost revenue with a utility health check

6 August 2020

Organisations post WFH and C19 that plan to retain physical space will be doing a ‘health check’ of their office-related overheads, to see where savings can be made, so an up-to-date utility health check is key for future site planning.

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Turning back to old ideas with time of use tariffs

13 July 2020

This week we’ve a thought leadership piece from BiU Chief Executive, Michael Abbott. Not every idea has to be a new idea, sometimes rethinking past ideas or technology can prove fruitful, and in this case, Michael looks at how the ‘time of use tariffs’ are sure to make a comeback.

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The key role of storage in future energy

10 June 2020

Alone, renewable energy can’t meet all of our energy needs. Battery storage has the potential to change that.

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Avoiding the pitfall of greenwashing

17 April 2020

As businesses race to demonstrate green credentials to key audiences, accusations of so-called ‘greenwashing’ are becoming increasingly frequent. With climate activists and campaigners now actively holding large companies to account, attempts to look green through easy wins or poorly thought through initiatives can be just as damaging as failing to act.