RENEWABLES MONTH: Choosing the right mix of on- and off-site for cost, carbon and resilience in local authorities
For local authorities, renewable energy strategy is very much about how to structure investment to balance cost, carbon reduction and operational resilience. With tightening budgets, grid constraints and ambitious net zero targets, councils attending the Energy Management Summit are increasingly weighing the relative merits of on-site generation and off-site procurement models such as power purchase […]
Green hydrogen to take 88.6% share of low-carbon production by 2030
Low‑carbon hydrogen production grew slowly for years and was largely flat until recently. However, the trend has changed in the past couple of years, with production increasing to 0.84 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2024. The low-carbon hydrogen production capacity is anticipated to reach 65.3mtpa in high case scenario and 42mtpa in low case scenario […]
5 innovative carbon reduction swaps for SMEs
The UK has made a commitment to become Net Zero by 2050, with a target of 68% emission reduction in the next four years and a 81% reduction in the next nine years. These goals aren’t just guidelines; they’re mandatory government targets. When it comes to minimising emissions, with these kinds of stringent restrictions on the horizon, UK […]