Building Project: OSL Enerj8
Project Info Client: OSL Enerj8 Completion Year: 2017 Acoustic Plant & Noise Impact Assessment Location: Winsford, Cheshire Our acousticians conducted a site assessment for a company specialising in the treatment and disposal of waste to energy which required a permit to operate from the Environment Agency. OSL Enerj8 needed the formal permission for their Thermal […]
Health & Wellbeing benefits of natural lighting design
With the UK’s annual sunshine in short supply, it is common for us to judge the merit of a home or office by the amount of natural light the building receives – and a room with a view is much sought after. But in design and efficiency terms, there are actual scientific facts and standards […]
Launch of Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan
On 11 January, the Prime Minister launched the Government’s long-awaited 25 year plan to improve the environment, setting out ambitious targets for improving air quality, reducing waste, enhancing nature and mitigating and adapting to climate change. The Plan proposes an ‘environmental net gain’ principle for new development, which includes high environmental standards for all new builds, […]
London air pollution – annual legal limits already breached
An area of south London breached the annual legal limit for toxic nitrogen dioxide after just a month of 2018. High NO2 levels are estimated to cause about 23,500 early deaths a year across the country. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2018/jan/01/london-air-pollution-live-data-where-will-be-first-to-break-legal-limits-in-2018
Energy efficiency timeline
There’s a lot going on in the world of energy efficiency, targets and key dates, so Syntegra has developed an easy to follow timeline to help our clients keep any eye on what’s happening when. https://syntegragroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Syntegragroup-14nov.pdf
Renewable energy auctions
The UK government has made up to £557 million available for “less established” renewables projects in a new set of Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions planned for spring 2019. The latest CFD auction in September saw the cost of new offshore wind fall by 50% compared to 2015 and resulted in over 3GW of new […]
Most of Britain’s electricity in 2017 is low carbon for first time
The UK generated more electricity from renewable and nuclear energy in 2017 than from gas and coal for the first time ever, new statistics reveal. https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-brief/britains-electricity-2017-low-carbon-first-time
Electric delivery vans trial to tackle capital’s air pollution
Electric vans with zero exhaust emissions helped deliver an average of 80,000 parcels a week across London during the Christmas period, as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s drive to combat rising air pollution in the capital. More than half of London’s air pollution, which breaches legal limits across certain areas, is caused by diesel and old petrol […]
Preliminary Ecological Appraisals
Recent revised Guidelines produced by IEEM: Guidelines for Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (December 2017). The purpose of these guidelines is to set out the appropriate approach to undertaking Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs) and the appropriate application of PEAs within the planning process. Additionally, the updated guidelines were to ensure consistency in terminology and assessments carried out by ecologists. What is a PEA? PEA is a process rather than a report, it is best […]
RHI consultancy – generating money out of renewable source heat generation
It’s often the case, isn’t it, that we’re encouraged to sign up to new systems and processes with the promise of saving money – yet we soon find ourselves too busy or not sure enough of the detail to actually proceed and the opportunity is missed. Here’s one of those schemes that really is an […]
Syntegra seeks to strengthen its top team
Two new senior management profile roles have been created at the multi-discipline sustainability consultants Syntegra Group as they seek to expand ahead of the new post-Brexit energy environment. Umer Uzair has been promoted from his post of Associate Director to the newly created post of Director of Energy & Sustainability and vowed to put customers […]
Keep the environment at the top of the news agenda
They say a week’s a long time in politics so three weeks must be a lifetime. That’s how long has passed since the announcement of the Government’s flagship 25-year environment strategy document Cleaner, Green Britain. Grabbing a few headlines that day and under the spotlight by some campaigners the next, the extension of the […]
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