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Author: Mike Bond

Talk to me about Renewable Heat Incentive applications, Environmental Permits under the Medium Combustion Plant Directive and  Energy Savings & Opportunities Scheme.

Job Title: Senior Engineer

Tel: 024 7669 8899

Email: [email protected]

Thursday, 07 April 2022
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The future of growing without gas

Jon Swain and Mike Bond embarked on a UK tour and two overseas site visits for the Innovate Waste Heat To Fruit & Veg project, also closely linked to AHDB GrowSave activity. We are looking at the future of growing without gas, and alternative sources for the necessary heat and CO2.
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
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NFU Energy and District Eating: Call for participants

NFU Energy and District Eating partner on part Innovate UK funded project which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by enabling growers to access stable and lower-cost heat. The project, now in its second month, is in the contact gathering stage. Please, get in touch now to benefit from the work (
Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Don’t get caught out by ESOS

If you have more than 250 UK employees or an annual turnover exceeding £50 million and a balance sheet total exceeding £43 million it is time to start planning how you will comply with the Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS) regulations. Fines for non-compliance can be up to £90,000. Does it
Thursday, 17 June 2021
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Halogen light sources face September ban

Be warned – yet more familiar lamp types will begin to disappear from September.
Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Time to consider your ESOS Energy Audit

A piece of legislation the Government has introduced to help the UK to reach this target is the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS). Compliance with ESOS is a mandatory requirement for companies with:
Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Energy Efficiency: The next step to saving money on your energy bills

With the closure of the RHI (non-domestic) scheme to new participants on 31 March 2021, major government incentives for generation have come to an end. Where do businesses look next, to save money on their energy and to reduce costs?
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
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The importance of ESOS

Over the years, energy efficiency has been the target of incentives and legislation, to reduce the nation’s carbon footprint and help the UK to reach Net Zero by 2050. The NFU aims to get to Net Zero by 2040 and at NFU Energy we are committed to helping NFU members and businesses alike to reach
Thursday, 18 March 2021
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The Spring Budget: its impact on Climate Change

I recently wrote the following for AHDB GrowSave and it was an interesting thought worth sharing here: At a time of such fragility for the battered economy, the Spring Budget was always going to be a challenge: could the Chancellor maintain progress on existing issues such as climate change, whilst
Tuesday, 09 February 2021
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Energy efficiency: not glamorous but essential

The Climate Change Committee recently announced that by 2035, the UK needs to cut its emissions of carbon dioxide by 78% compared to 1990. Previously a similar target had been set for 2050, so this is a call to halve the time taken.
Wednesday, 15 July 2020
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Does SECR affect you?

Large companies are now required to comply with the new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) scheme, which came into effect on 01 April 2019. SECR replaced the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), and although designed to simplify energy and carbon reporting for large organisations, SECR

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