Generating energy from waste: how it works

24 January 2019

Generating energy from waste – whether that’s electricity or heat – is a logical part of the move towards circular thinking.

Energy advice service: helping Scotland tackle climate change

28 September 2018

In Scotland we manage and deliver a host of Scottish Government programmes relating to transport, renewables and a wide range of funding…

Towards a brighter future for street lighting

12 March 2018

Upgrading street lights to LED can be one of the easier wins for councils to reduce operational costs, as a number of…

2018: a community energy fightback?

8 February 2018

In recent years, community energy seems to have been teetering on the brink of a breakthrough into the UK energy mainstream.

Navigating a low carbon shift in home heating

12 October 2017

With 85% of UK homes currently on the gas network, decarbonising heating will be one of the key sustainability challenges to 2050…

Energy forecast can help take advantage of a greener grid

26 September 2017

There’s a new kind of forecast available, with the launch of WWF’s green energy forecast – and it promises to be equally…

Grids just keep getting greener

10 July 2017

In a number of countries, there is new low carbon energy generation technology going on to the grid at a cheaper rate…

Sending out the right signals on energy use

9 June 2017

With the ubiquity of transmission infrastructure, there is plenty of room to consider the potential of energy efficiency and renewables here. 

EPCs: how to capitalise on open source home energy data

11 May 2017

More data on the UK’s homes has been made freely available than ever before, after the DCLG released all its energy performance…

Green and corporate giants agree: a clean energy transition is needed now

28 April 2017

Only a few years ago, it would have seemed absurd to suggest that Al Gore and Royal Dutch Shell might come out…