Author: ChiefClimateWarrior
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UK Homes and Energy Efficiency: Overcoming the Challenges of Insulation
The UK housing stock is among the least energy-efficient in Europe, with over half of the properties having an energy rating of D or below. This signals a vast opportunity for improvement in the sector. Proper insulation not only enhances energy efficiency and reduces heating costs but also improves the comfort of living spaces and…
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BESS Optimisers in the UK Energy System
There is one agent on the energy market, the appearance of which was dictated by developing utility-scale energy storage systems on the market. You can own the asset but how to make money our of it? Those agents offer their services in managing the revenue stack of BESS projects, and they called BESS Optimisers. A…
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Where to commence approaching Start-Up Valuation
Understanding startup valuation is crucial for entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders as it sets the foundation for critical decisions around fundraising, equity distribution, and strategic growth. For early-stage companies, valuation often feels like both an art and a science. With limited financial history to analyze, determining a startup’s worth hinges on factors like market potential, competitive…
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How development of SMR can impact renewable energy (wind/solar) and hydrogen sector
The following note is an opinion on possible scenario of energy market development. There have been recent reports that large tech companies, such as Google and Amazon, have signed agreements with Kairos and X-Energy, respectively, to provide small modular reactors (SMRs) to power their data centres. The increase in energy demand is largely attributed to…
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Lessons Learnt: Construction of Hinkley Point C
The aim of this blog is to line up the reasons of CAPEX increase and current costs estimate for Hinkley Point C (nuclear plant) construction. In general, authors believe that the variety of different technologies in energy mix can support stable energy supply. The authors do not express their own opinion towards either acceptance or…
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What to look at while forecasting for Electricity Power Plant?
Energy generation projects are part of broader infrastructure family of businesses. As any infra business Energy Generation has features which are common to the infra family as well as some elements which are attributable to only to the sector. It worth mentioning that there are many different technologies for electricity generation from conventional gas/coal burning,…
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Government Support for Energy Projects in the UK
It happens that this blog is going to be published right almost elections in the UK. It can be a good milestone point to keep in mind what schemes UK has to propel climate friendly solutions. The government support of energy transition, climate positive business in the UK is wide and truly speaking a bit…
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Renewable Conferences in September 2024
Date Event Location Technology Duration 02 Sep 24 Investing in Green Hydrogen London, QEII Centre Hydrogen 2 days 03 Sep 24 Onshore Wind Energy 2024 EICC, Edinburgh Wind 2 days 04 Sep 24 World Nuclear Symposium Park Plaza Westminster Nuclear 3 days 11 Sep 24 Energy, Fuels and Decarbonisation Expo (EFD) Birmingham, NEC Different 2…