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Findings from the latest REN21 annual Global Status Report (GSR 2019) indicate renewable power is here to stay. Solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind are now mainstream options in the power sector, with an increasing number of countries generating more than 20% of their...

The UK government has announced new measures to accelerate investment in clean growth with a Green Finance Taskforce. The transition to a low carbon economy needs a multi-billion pound investment and is a key element of the government’s industrial strategy. It asserts...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has written to Defra to ask the Government for greater powers to tackle construction pollution, as industry experts call for urgent action to improve the state of sustainability in the UK built environment. With half of the capital’s...

Since the markets experienced full deregulation in the early nineties, we have witnessed periods of extreme pricing volatility, followed by long periods of stability. During that time, energy management as an agenda item has been in and out of the boardroom more times...

It is decision time! The General Election will take place tomorrow, Thursday 8th June 2017. In Theresa May’s speech announcing this, she referred to the “political game-playing” of other parties in Parliament and the House of Lords, which was causing...

Sub metering is often considered to be a relatively small part of a multi-let new build / re-development project. As a result, it is usually addressed at a later stage as part of the wider electrical and mechanical systems and is not given the attention it deserves....

It seems that today there is an art to the production of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to ensure that companies attain the best possible score. Gone are the days of just ticking the compliance box in order to secure a sale or letting. The introduction of the...

Bleary eyed and stunned, I sit and contemplate the result of the US presidential election. Rhetoric of the day before, ringing in my ears – ‘the path to the White House is simply too difficult for Trump to navigate’. I haven’t been so incorrect in forecasting the...

After months of debate and deliberation the UK population has voted to leave the European Union following 43 years of membership. The United Kingdom joined the European Economic Community (as it then was known) in 1973 having been vetoed on two previous occasions by...

If you were able to take a time machine back 200 years it is likely that you would bump into a farmer where your current office stands. This worker, in the age of agriculture, would be rewarded in direct proportion to the output of his labour once all external factors...

The Heat Network Regulations came into force on 18th December 2014 under the EU Energy Efficiency Directive; affecting all businesses within the UK that supply and charge for heating, cooling or hot water to a final customer, through a communal system (multiple...

You know the scenario. That first time you meet someone socially and they ask “What do you do for a living?” When I explain what I do there are two common reactions. The first can be placed in the “So you’re an estate agent then?” category. The second reaction is...