Thursday, 05 September 2019
by Jenny Beynon
How Brexit might impact on EUETS
Whilst there is a lot of ‘small print’, generally, if you have the ability to burn fuel at a rate of more than 20 MW on a site then you are likely to have a European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EUETS) Permit. This is essentially a carbon quota system and with it being an EU scheme it could be Tuesday, 03 September 2019
by Jenny Beynon
Make hay while the sun shines
Any time is a good time to take stock of your energy costs, but as we look ahead to colder weather and less daylight, now is an especially good time to assess things and ensure efficient energy use this winter. Thursday, 29 August 2019
by Jenny Beynon
Vote for Oli
NFU Energy has put forward our Head of Technical Delivery, Oli, to be appointed to the Board of the Wood Heat Association (WHA) to represent non-wood biomass interests. It’s a really important role to many farmers, growers, fuel suppliers and those with renewable installations. Tuesday, 27 August 2019
by Jenny Beynon
Glasshouse climate optimisation
The use of sensors within horticulture is hardly a recent development, with thermometers, measuring boxes and CO2 sensors having been used for decades. However, the advent of wireless sensing technology, as well as the reduction in prices of such equipment, means data collection is now cheaper and Thursday, 22 August 2019
by Ben Ablewhite
Have you gone green…?
A few weeks ago, E.ON announced that they would, with immediate effect, provide all of their domestic consumers with renewable electricity as standard, at no extra charge. Good news, but not unprecedented since Shell Energy did exactly the same thing last year. Tuesday, 20 August 2019
by Oli Coe
What caused the recent blackout?
The Government will shortly be issuing a verdict on National Grid’s handling of the blackout a couple of weeks ago. Thursday, 15 August 2019
by Jenny Beynon
Milestone as Equinor hits first oil from huge Mariner project
Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we Tuesday, 13 August 2019
by Candace Robb
Should I be fixing long term or short term on my renewal?
One of the things that I get asked most regularly is if the energy prices are likely to come down at all. If I had a crystal ball to be able to predict what the energy market was going to do, I would be a very wealthy person! Thursday, 08 August 2019
by Jodie Hisgett
When the price of electricity goes down, how do unit rates still go up?
For the last few years each renewal we do reminds us of the increase in the cost of electricity, but why are prices increasing? Tuesday, 06 August 2019
by Jenny Beynon
