Research from Cornwall Insight (looking at Great Britain’s (GB) Power Market to 2030) has shown energy prices will remain in excess of £100/MWh annually. This is significantly above the five year pre-2021 historic average of £50/MWh in Winter and the even lower prices in pre-2021 Summer. “While we are used to seeing headlines depicting energy…

Energy Solutions Oxfordshire has gained new funding to provide organisations in Oxford City boundary with support to retrofit energy efficiency measures and renewables in their premises, reducing their carbon emissions and supporting the city’s zero-carbon ambitions. The funding is provided by the Build Back Better grants programme to support economic growth through investment in infrastructure,…

An online event was held in April by a consortium of local business and sustainability groups, including, Oxfordshire Business First, Oxford Brookes Business School, Bioregional, Unipart and Energy Solutions Oxfordshire. Workshops looked for practical solutions to help businesses reduce the carbon emissions from their business – and face their ‘carbon monster’. “Changing our behaviours requires…

With rising energy prices many businesses are looking for ways to save energy while also making their enterprise more sustainable.  Businesses making energy saving upgrades can help futureproof their organisation from significant price rise shocks and reduce exposure to the impacts of a volatile energy market. What’s more, buildings account for around 30% of all…

The Opinium survey of 1,000 senior decision-makers in smaller businesses found more than half (54%) believe the language, terminology and information around carbon emissions reduction are too complex. Almost three in four (74%) smaller businesses say they don’t understand how the term ‘net zero’ applies to them. Over three in five (61%) say they would…