A sunny outlook for solar power? Only if companies truly engage
One look at our Twitter timeline this week and one topic shone brighter than most others – those in the renewable energy sector were in meltdown at the success of solar. One look out of my window and it wasn’t hard to see what was causing all the excitement – who hasn’t enjoyed at least […]
Change of direction as wind power overtakes coal in EU power generation
For the second consecutive year, the UK was Europe’s biggest investor in wind energy with €12.7bn spent on the construction of new onshore and offshore wind farms, new figures reveal. This accounted for 46% of the total wind energy investments in 2016 and brings the total number of turbines in the UK to 14,452 compared […]
Energy Union Commission Ready To Step In On EU Renewables Target
Vice president of The Energy Union Commission Maros Sefcovic’ “State of the Energy Union” address has outlined that the Commission will, if necessary, introduce measures and policies to complement the actions of Member States to reach the EU-wide renewables target by 2030. The Commission must now define the circumstances under which it would intervene, and […]
IEA: Renewables will dominate new electricity capacity thanks to falling costs
Thanks to their falling costs and continued rapid expansion in emerging economies; Renewables are set to represent the largest source of growth in electricity generating capacity over the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s Medium Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2015. This growth means that renewables could result in global electricity […]
Energy Price Volatility: the ‘new normal’
On the 20th January, the 7th annual edition of the World Energy Issues Monitor entitled Energy price volatility: the new normal was published by the World Energy Council. This report – viewed by over 1,000 energy leaders from over 80 countries – states that energy price volatility and the future of a climate framework are […]
Renewable Heat Incentive for ground source heat pumps
Ground source heat pump systems are renewable heating and cooling solutions with a lifetime of 40+ years, low running costs, a large cost saving in displaced fuel and a financial incentive scheme to support it. The incentive scheme available is the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which was created by the Department of Energy & Climate […]
Energy Strategy Report and Daylight Modelling – 60 Leytonstone road, London, E15 S5Q
Syntegra consulting have been appointed in the as Consultants in Daylight evaluation and to provide an Energy Strategy Report for the proposed development at 60 Leytonstone road, London, E15 S5Q. Syntegra have performed a Daylight, Sunlight & Overshadowing assessment in accordance to BRE 209 Digest: Site Layout Planning for Daylight and Sunlight – A Guide […]
Energy Consultants – Derrydown House, Derrydown, St Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants, SP11
Syntegra Consulting Ltd were appointed as Energy Consultants to produce an Energy Audit for Derrydown House, Derrydown, St Mary Bourne, Andover, Hants, SP11 and the development of a 2 story brick and flint cottage on the site. The objective was to reduce the properties oil and electricity consumption by; Acting on the clients behalf to review […]
UK 2013 Energy Statistics Released
Primary energy production fell by 10.7% compared to the previous year. Energy Imports rose by 6.9% with Norway imports of 46% and 55% for crude oil and gas respectively. From these stats it is easy to see that the UK remains a net importer of energy and our dependence level increased by 43%. Below is […]
DECC announces domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Levels
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have recently announced the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) tariff levels which have been set at; – Solar thermal: 19.2 p/kWh (minimum) – Ground source heat pumps: 18.8 p/kWh – Biomass boilers: 12.2 p/kWh – Air source heat pumps: 7.3 p/kWh The DECC said that the solar […]
Renewables march forward
Renewable energy within the UK is progressing well. From July 2011 to July 2012, the figures show: an increase of 27% of the electricity generated from renewable energy an increase of 40% of the capacity of renewable electricity an increase of 60% of offshore wind power an increase of five times of the PV capacity The Renewable Energy Roadmap […]
Wales’ One Planet Development Scheme
In July 2010, Wales introduced One Planet Developments; a national planning policy to encourage low environmental impact developments. This is in response to studies showing that, if everyone consumed natural resources at the rate that Wales currently does, it would take 3 planets to support everyone. It has been concluded that Wales must reduce its […]
Statistics from DECC show increase in electricity generated from wind power
Statistics released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that 9% of the UK’s electricity was generated from renewable sources from July to September last year. This is a 1% increase for the same time frame in 2010. The statistics show a 64% increase in the amount of electricity generated by offshore […]
Green Energy Consultants
Green energy also referred to as renewable or sustainable energy are energy provisions that have no long term impact on the environment and are replenished by nature. They meet the energy requirements of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Unlike the use of fossil fuels which cannot be […]
Renewable energy continued to grow in 2011-09-14
Despite the continuing economic recession, incentive cuts and low natural gas prices, the renewable energy sector continues to grow, says the REN21 Renewables 2011 Global status report. The report states that in 2010, renewable energy supplied an estimated 16% of global final energy consumption and delivered around 20% of global electricity production. Including all hydropower […]
What is Bio Energy?
Bioenergy is the energy produced from biomass. Biomass is available from materials derived from biological sources. Biomass is any organic material which has stored sunlight in the form of chemical energy. As a fuel it may include wood., wood waste, straw, manure, sugar cane, and many other products from a variety of agricultural processes. Energy […]
What is renewable energy?
Renewable energy is the energy that is grasped by the earth’s abundant natural sources. Renewable energy can be harnessed with the appropriate use of technology to satisfy the human energy needs. Solar, wind, wave, tidal, bio energy are termed as renewable. These renewable energy sources can be classified as ‘active’ or ‘passive’. Active renewable energy […]
Green Britain day
The emphasis of environmental awareness a healthier and greener way we live and work here in the UK is becoming evidently more and more. This is being pushed in a number of ways by Parliament due to the EU commitment to reduce energy consumption in the UK under the Kyoto agreement. From grass roots awareness […]
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