carbon emissions

  • Low carbon generation

    Lean, clean, electrolysing machines – how clean is Australia’s hydrogen future?

    The Clean Energy Regulator is currently exploring how to define ‘low-emissions’ hydrogen production through a Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme for Australia. Such a scheme could set a threshold level for carbon emissions from the production process in order to classify it as being ‘clean’, similar to schemes in operation...

  • Business supply and services

    Uptake of energy efficiency measures predicted to increase in the SME market

    Cornwall Insight recently conducted research as part of its 2021 TPIs in the Business and Industrial Supply Markets report. The report shows that TPIs operating in the SME market note low uptake of energy efficiency measures from their clients currently. However, there is an expectation that this will increase in...

  • Commercial and market outlook

    Chart of the week | UK carbon emissions were down 10% in 2020

    BEIS published its provisional 2020 UK greenhouse gas emissions figures on 25 March. In this 'Chart of the week', we consider the significant impact of COVID-19 and the resulting lockdowns in the UK on carbon emissions last year. Carbon emissions in the UK are provisionally estimated to have fallen by...

  • Low carbon generation

    Pixie Chart of the week | Demand and emissions down across Europe

    In this week’s extended Chart of the Week, we’ve looked at daily average electricity demand and carbon emissions across five key European markets, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, for a 4-week period from 23 March (the commencement of lockdown in the UK) to 19 April. In order to assess...