15th Aug 2022
How green is your energy supplier?
The first step your business could take to reduce your carbon footprint is to switch your energy supply to a green tariff. This will mean that your business is accountable for fewer emissions, however, making sure you get the right tariff is also important as not all "green energy" is from clean sources. What is green energy? Green energy is energy generated from sources that do not produce...
15th Jul 2022
Calculate the carbon footprint of your business
What are carbon emissions? Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions come from many different human activities. The leading cause of the high emission factor at the moment is the burning of fossil fuels. Carbon emissions can be more commonly known as greenhouse gas emissions which you have probably heard of as being one of the leading causes of climate change. Carbon emissions cause climate change...
13th Jul 2022
Government does not plan to Extend windfall tax
The UK government have announced that they do not plan to extend windfall tax on electricity generators until there is a new prime minister in office. This decision comes as the Government have stated their unwillingness to make any big decisions until the next person joins 10 downing street. The government have said that electricity generators have made extraordinary profits due to supply...
8th Jul 2022
Government have missed out with net zero plans
Part of the Governments net zero plans has been to install more heat pumps. They have set a target to increase annual installation from 30,000 to 600,000 heat pumps by 2028. However, the government have missed out one crucial step in their plan, they haven’t considered the labour of installing the heat pumps. It has been estimated that around 27,000 heat pump engineers will be needed...
7th Jul 2022
Shell's green hydrogen plant in Europe
One of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers Shell has set out to build Europe’s biggest green hydrogen plant as European countries are keen to end their reliance on Russian energy imports. The energy company have taken the investment decision to build the plant “Holland Hydrogen l” which will soon become the biggest renewable hydrogen plant that will produce up...
5th Jul 2022
Solar panels are in demand as energy prices rise
As energy bills have risen across the UK over the past year, so have peoples interests in solar power. Renewable energy brands are seeing a higher interest in solar panels at the minute. They say this is mainly due to people understanding the environmental benefits of having solar panels as well as the cost of energy being so high. Many people have begun to realise that generating your own energy...