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How hydrogen has the potential to act as the backbone of the future energy system

The British Energy Security Strategy has raised the country’s ambitions for new domestic energy production across nuclear, renewables and gas production, but arguably the biggest story was the setting of a new 10GW hydrogen production target for 2030. Along with the publication of a new low carbon hydrogen standard, contractual framework, and allocation process, the […]

Q & A:
Munton’s £16.5m Low Carbon Energy Centre

Aidan, Jonathan and Mark have been working together to manage the delivery of a £16.5 million low carbon energy centre for leading malt product manufacturer and distributor, Muntons. Funded by AMP Clean Energy, the initiative will see the maltster save 15.5 thousand tonnes of carbon per annum at its plant in Stowmarket.

Vital Energi has been contracted to develop the energy centre which will include a biomass boiler and a Gas CHP system with waste heat recovery. It will decarbonise 100,000,000 kWh of heat load each year.
We interviewed Aidan, Jonathan and Mark to find out how the project, which was incubated during a global pandemic, is progressing, the challenges faced and the role of the three businesses in the project development.

How to fund a solar project with no upfront cost

Many businesses are looking at installing solar panels as a way to help reduce their carbon footprint, cut down on electricity bills and provide them with protection against volatile energy prices. However, during the current uncertain economic climate, there is understandably some nervousness about committing to major investment in technologies like solar, even if it […]

Guest Blog:
Hassan Agalit, KTP Research Associate, Birmingham Energy Institute at the University of Birmingham

An innovative project by AMP Clean Energy and The University of Birmingham aims to design, build and implement a thermal energy storage system, using a quarter of the space of conventional systems. Having won funding from Innovate UK’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme, Research Associate Hassan Agalit has been tasked with working in the lab […]

Making the most of solar opportunities in the commercial and industrial market

Solar has established itself as a key source of renewable electricity in the UK, and recent figures from analyst EnAppSys stated that solar output increased to 12.04TWh in 2020 from 11.77TWh in 2019. With the Committee on Climate Change estimating that 75GW-90GW of solar capacity will be required to meet net zero by 2050, and […]