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Posts
An Interview With
- Energy Pricing & Modern Brokering – An interview with Pierre Tabet
- Diving into International Standards – An Interview With Kit Oung
- CIBSE Certifications Future – An interview with Kieran O’Brien
- An interview with – Lukasz Bednarski, author of Lithium: The Global Race for Battery Dominance and the New Energy Revolution
- Vertical Farming – An Interview With Mathew Howe
- Bellow Expectations – An Interview with Eddy Warren
- Opening the door to lifts – an Interview With Dave Cooper
- Investing in CHP – an interview with Chris Marsland
- Urbines – A Look at City Wind Turbines – An Interview With Dr Stephen Dance
- A look into large scale plastic recycling – An interview with Kevin Basham
- A Force For Change with Dr Phillipa Coan
- COYO, securing the industry's future – An interview with Alison Watson
- Engineering and Its Future – An interview with Julian Amey
- A Look at the Energy Sector – An Interview With John Field
- Business Psychology and Energy Management – An Interview With Dr. Phillipa Coan
- The Building Services Industry and its Future: An Interview with Andrew Geens
- Climate Change Levy and CHPs: An Interview with Andrew Gardner
Budget
- Budget Briefing – 30th October 2024
- Budget Briefing 6th March 2024
- Budget Briefing – 22nd November 2023
- Spring Budget Briefing 2023 – 15th March 2023
- Autumn Statement Briefing – 17th November 2022
- Spring Statement Briefing – 23rd March 2022
- Budget Briefing – 3rd March 2021
- Budget Briefing – 11th March 2020
- Budget Briefing – 29th October 2018
- Climate Change Levy/Carbon Price Floor Briefing
- Budget Briefing – 22nd November 2017
CCA
- Happy Birthday, CCL!
- It's World Cogeneration Day
- Budget Briefing Update – 16th March 2020
- The Elephant in the Room is Getting Bigger
CCL
- Climate Change Levy (CCL) Non‑fuel Use Exemption – 27th March 2026
- CCL/CPS Rates Briefing – 27th November 2024
- CHPQA Certificate Deadline
- CCL Reconciliation – 2023
- CCL Documentation Briefing
- Understanding Climate Change Levy and the role CHPs in Leisure Centres
- Don’t turn it off!
- Energy in 2022
- The UKs first 100% hydrogen CHP
- Energy in 2021
- CHP webinar with CIBSE Certification Ltd
- Energy in 2019
- CCL Rates Announced for 2020/2021/2022
- Putting Energy on the Boardroom Table – Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR)
- Climate Change Levy White Paper – An Analysis of 2017/18 vs 2019/20 CCL Rates
- Climate Change Levy (CCL) Rates Comparison – 1st April 2017 / 1st April 2019
- Budget Briefing – 8th March 2017
- Legal Action Against the Removal of CCL Exemption
- Climate Change Levy (CCL) Reconciliation
- Budget Briefing 18th March 2015
- CCL – What you need to know | 2EA
CHP
- CHPQA Submissions Closing Date
- CHPQA Submissions Deadline
- 2G Energy – Hydrogen CHP Webinar – Q&A Summary
- 2G Energy – Hydrogen CHP – CIBSE Certification – Webinar
- 2G Energy – Hydrogen CHP webinar with CIBSE Certification Ltd
- CHP Webinar Follow Up Questions and Answers
- CHP Operation – Financial and Carbon Savings – Webinar
- Is Your CHP Unit Making Carbon Savings?
- Is Your CHP Unit Making You Savings?
- 2EA Attends the Battery Tech Expo – the Future is Batteries
- Heathcoat Fabrics Invest in Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
- Combined Heat and Power Quality Assurance Scheme Stakeholder Engagement, 2016
- Heat Meter Verification – What You Need to Know
- York Hospital – Award Finalists for Retrofit Carbon Reduction Project
- CHP – What you need to know | 2EA
CHPQA
CIBSE
CIBSE Journal
Climate Change
- Global Warming Is Speeding Up: Should We Be Talking About Geoengineering?
- Running Dry: The Urgent Case for Rethinking How We Use Water
- Understanding El Niño and La Niña
- The Secret Energy of AI
- How Early Warnings of Heatwaves and Natural Disasters Can Save Lives
- Electric Cars – How Have They Impacted the Environment?
- Climate Change Takes Toll on African Countries
- The Impacts of Agriculture on the Environment
- Are We More Likely to Get Power Cuts This Winter?
- Heatwaves Affecting Marine Life
- Are UK Coastlines in Danger?
- Kelp Forests – The Climate Change Saviour?
- Could Climate Change Make the UK Colder?
- A Deep Dive into Our Oceans
- World Breaks 1.5°C Global Warming Target
- Microplastics at Christmas – More Than Meets the Eye
- Three Animals That Are Under Threat Because Of Climate Change
- Will Winters Get Colder? The Gulf Stream Could Cause Temperature Drops
- Do Clouds Affect Climate Change?
- Will Climate Change Affect the Taste of Food?
- Earthworms in decline
- Is Climate Change Increasing the Risk of Natural Disasters?
- 4 Animals That Support The Fight Against Climate Change
- Conservationists vs The Sheep
- Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC)
- Water Neutrality – An Opportunity for Change
- Sustainability Trends for 2024
- Forget the Space Race – Net Zero is the New Target
- Waters Role On The Path To Net Zero
- The Office for Environmental Protection – Holding The Government Accountable
- Concrete’s Colossal Carbon Emissions
- Carbon Reduction Plan Briefing
- Wind Advancements
- Battle of the Grapes – Climate Change Vs Wine
- Jargon Busting Environmental Terms
- The Green Gas Levy
- What You Need to Know – Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS)
- Floating Solar PV
- Meat-Free Market
- Out Go The Lights
- E10 Petrol – Is your car ready?
- Head in the Clouds
- Tidal Talk
- Understanding the New UK Emissions Trading Scheme with John Field
- The Wood Behind the Wind
- What You Need To Know – Heat Pumps
- Planting Trees – Understanding its Role in Carbon Offsetting
- The Dark Side of Your Fish Dish
- Hello? This is the environment calling…
- The Cost of Being 6ft Under
- Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum doesn’t compare to the 21st Century – Understanding our effect on the climate
- Energy in 2020
- Election 2019 – Party Policies on Energy & Climate
- Polar bears are not endangered, these are…
- Emerging Economies Adding to the Garbage Pile
- Rising Temperatures: It may seem like a holiday… but at what cost?
- The Effects of Mining the Deep Ocean
- Britain Goes Coal Free for a Record 18 Days
- The Medium Combustion Plant Directive – Specified Generators
- Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) Briefing Update
- Becoming World Leaders in Industrial Biotechnology
- The cost of not following legislation; £1.4m
- Caching the Planet for a Better Future
- Climate Change – Closing the Gap
- Goodbye Rudolph
- It Never Rains, But it Pours
- Crude Oil
- Extreme Weather – Sandstorms
- Extreme Weather – Blizzards
- Extreme Weather – Heatwaves
- Day 3: Wildfires Continue to Rip Through Los Angeles
- Weather Extremes – Hurricanes
- Extreme Weather – Wildfires
- Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) – What you need to know?
- Phasing out Diesel by 2040
- Will the Arctic Still Exist by 2040?
- Germany Generates 35% of its 2017 Electricity From Renewables
- London Buses Are Set to Run on Nothing But Coffee Fuel
- Energy and Climate Priorities for Brexit Negotiations
- 2EA Visit Rampion Offshore Windfarm
- Destroying the Seabed for Renewables
- Is Climate Change Destroying the Great Barrier Reef?
- The Importance of the Earthworm
- Australian Temperatures Are on the Rise Due to Climate Change
- Trend: climate change is getting worse. WMO Report
- Will Larsen C Disintegrate During 2017?
- Transforming the Unexpected into Renewable Energy
- The World's Greenest Taxi is Coming to London
- Energy Management Consultants
- Climate Change is Increasing Forest Fires
- Climate Change is Increasing Air Turbulence
- The UK has Fallen from the Top 10 Global Energy Ranking
- Sydney Opera House Plans to go Carbon Neutral in time for its 50th Anniversary
- Climate Change vs. the Middle East
- Luxury Bahia Principe Sian Ka'an – Managing Energy & Sustainability in the Heat
- Tesla's Mission for Sustainable Energy Transition
- Anti-Pollution Squads
- Smart Rotor Blades for Efficient Power Generation Unveiled
- Gatwick Plans to Become a Low-Carbon Airport by 2025
- Climate Change – 10,000 Years of Damage
- Scotland Cuts Spending on Climate Change Mitigation
- Denmark?s World Record for Wind Power Generation
- Carbon Neutral? Try Carbon Negative
- Diocese of Carlisle Becomes Carbon Neutral
- The Race to Fossil-Free Energy
- The Rise and Fall of the Solar Industry
- Hinkley Point C Receive ?2bn Investment from China
- EU Strategy for Paris Climate Change Summit
- Subsidy Cuts and the Future of Specialist Investment Trusts
- Lamborghini Goes Carbon Neutral
- Government Cuts to Green Energy Subsidies
- Costa Coffee Open First 'Zero Energy' Coffee Shop in the UK
Compliance
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) Enforcement Action
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive – June 2026
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) Compliance
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) – 25th March 2026
- ESOS Phase 4 Timeline – 16th March 2026
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) – 6th March 2026
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 4th March 2026
- BEIS – ESOS Update – Phase 3
- Understanding Scopes
- Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Participant Closure Guidance
- Looking after the Hospital – A Guide to Legislation
- SECR Webinar: Who, Where, What and When
- Ding Dong – The bulb is gone!
- 2EA Visits Iceland – The World’s Most Green Country
- Recycling Is Essential, But What Do the Symbols Mean?
- Google is Leading the Way by Running on 100% Renewable Energy
- Revolutionising Energy Production
- Paper Towels vs Hand Dryers
- America’s Largest Firms Are Always Aiming to Lower Carbon Emissions
- Coal-Free Britain
- The Carter Report: How the NHS Can Improve Energy Efficiency
- The First Eco Home in the UK is Eliminating Heating and Electricity Bills
- RPC Group Receives ISO 50001 Certification
- ESOS – How did it go?
- ESOS – Steps to Compliance
- CRC Reporting Deadlines 2015
CRC
- CRC Briefing Update – 2018/2019
- Will Universities Reach Their 2020 Carbon Reduction Targets?
- Making the Switch to Low Carbon Power
- CRC – What You Need to Know
DEC
- Important Update: Change to Display Energy Certificates
- A Report On: Display Energy Certificates
- DECs and the Value of Setting Benchmarks
- How Important is a Display Energy Certificate?
- 2EA Featured in CIBSE Journal
Energy Saving
- How Schools Can Improve Their Energy Efficiency
- Power Usage at Christmas
- Environmental Impact of Hand-Drying Methods – Paper Towels vs Hand Dryers
- Can Outsourcing Utilities Increase Efficiency and Support Sustainability?
- Does Daylight Saving Time Actually Save Energy?
- The Controversy of Smart Meters
- Energy Bills Discount Scheme Ending
- The Energy Market This Winter
- Energy in 2024
- Concrete – A World-wide Material
- Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS)
- America’s Net Zero Homes – And How The UK is Striving for Better
- Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) Briefing
- Carbon Reduction Planning – Everything You Need to Know
- RHI Meter Calibration Briefing
- Saving Energy in the Hospitality Sector
- Energy Efficiency in the Home – Top 10 Energy Saving Measures
- Energy Efficiency: It’s Now or Never
- The Bane of Single Pane
- The Secret Cost of Running Your Kitchen
- The Medium Combustion Plant Directive – Charges and Deadlines
- Using Anaerobic Digestion to Convert Organic Waste into Renewable Energy
- Solar Power Plant Construction is Underway in Chernobyl
- What are PPAs?
- Summer's Over, but Renewables are Just Beginning
- Renewable Energy is Overtaking Nuclear in the United States
- Smart Meters – A Menace or a Benefit?
- Over 40 Countries pledge to Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2030
- Is Solar Power the World’s Cheapest Form of Electricity?
- Generating Electricity from UK Waves
- Cape Verde Plan to Run on 100% Renewable Energy by 2020
- CHPQA Update – Energy Efficiency Requirements
- Intelligent Energy Management
- Aviation Industry Cutting CO2 Emissions
- ISO 50001 has Transformed Employee Attitudes and Energy Use at npower
- The First Ever US Offshore Wind Farm is Underway
- The Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Gets the Go Ahead
- Can Costa Rica Live Solely on Renewable Energy?
- Is LED Lighting Turning Milk Sour?
- The Return of the Incandescent Light Bulb
- ISO 50001 – What You Need to Know
- Energy Efficiency in the Home
- Growing Up Green
ESG
- The Evolution of Greenwashing
- A Guide to Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
- ESG – A Saviour or Sales Tactic?
- ESG – Is it a Fair Indicator?
- ESG Rating – Measurement on ESG Needs An Overhaul
- ESG Investing – Why We Should Be Focusing on Emissions
ESOS
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 14th November 2025
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 9th October 2025
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 29th July 2025
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 22nd July 2025
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 30th June 2025
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 4th February 2025
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 15th November 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 8th November 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 12th October 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 6th September 2024
- ESOS Compliance Date
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 30th April 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 12th April 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 19th March 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 15th March 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – 7th February 2024
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) – Update September 2023
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Update – 13th June 2023 (ESOS)
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)
- BEIS Update – ESOS Phase 3 & 4 – Changes to PAS 51215
- ESOS Phase 2 – Advice from ESOS Lead Assessors
- Exponential-e Achieves ISO 50001 Certification
- Choosing the Right ESOS Consultant
- Sebastian Gray Leads Seminar on ESOS
- Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme – The Pressure is On
- Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme – What You Need to Know | 2EA
FAQ
General
- ‘Gold Rush’ – Natural Hydrogen
- Election 2024 – Party Policies on Energy & Climate
- Dirty Gold
- What Can We Learn about The Pantheon’s Concrete?
- Introducing CBAM
- The Rumford Club – April Dinner: Net Zero Carbon; Challenges and Opportunities
- Rumford Club – February Dinner: The Future of CIBSE
- Rumford Club – December Dinner: Lithium and battery economy in geopolitical context
- Excuse Me, Sire…
- Investing In Facilities and Infrastructure Conference 2018
- The Only Way is Up…Or is it?
- Wood-Burning: The Rich vs The Poor
- ISO 50001:2018 – Final Draft Released – Whats in it?
- Another Whale Has Washed up on the Shore After Digesting 64 Pounds of Plastic
- Are Plans to Stop Deforestation Enough?
- The Importance of Pressure and Temperature Compensation of Natural Gas Meters
- Plastics – Resin Codes. What do they mean?
- The WELL Building Standard
- Election 2017 – Party Policies on Energy & Climate
- Engineering: a Future Outside the EU
ISO50001
- ISO 50001 is Set to Update for 2018
- Cork County Council Receive ISO 50001 Accreditation
- Ashridge Business School Receives ISO 50001 Certification
- Africa's First ISO 50001 Certification Achieved by Standard Bank
- Forth Ports Achieves ISO 50001 Status
- German Supermarket Achieves ISO 50001 Certification
Legislation
- Glossary of Essential Energy Legislation Terms
- Simpler Recycling Regulations March 2025 – What You Need to Know
- Budget Briefing – 27th October 2021
MCP
- The Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) Emission Level Values (ELV)
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) Requirements
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) – 10th July 2025
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) – 10th April 2024
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive Enforcement Action
- The Medium Combustion Plant Directive
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive – Calculating Thermal Input – 8th January 2024
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) – 14th December 2023
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) Update September 2023
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD)
- The Medium Combustion Plant Directive
Media
Medium Combustion Plant Directive
Net Zero
- Sustainable Cities and Urban Planning
- Is Gatwick a Low Carbon Airport? 10 Years On
- Carbon Output Concealed by Brands
- Carbon Neutral and Net Zero – A Guide to Differentiation
- UK’s Carbon Footprint
- Do Companies Have To Report Carbon Emissions?
- Carbon Reduction Plans – Net Zero Commitments
News
- Autumn Budget Statement – 26th November 2025
- Spring Statement – 26th March 2025
- Rumford Club 2021 Programme
- Rumford Club Webinar hosted by CIBSE: Cameron Foley, Make Innovation Pay
- Update on filing Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting to Companies House
- Energy Legislation for SMEs – Why it is about to change
- The 18 Month Winter Caused by the Asteroid that Wiped Out Dinosaurs
- The Rumford Club Membership Promotion Evening
- Tackling Plastic Pollution One Country at a Time
- 2EA – Energy in 2018
- Is Germany Reaching Its Emissions Targets?
- Killer Kilowatts
- Deep Sea Creatures Are Consuming Plastics
- UK Government releases Clean Growth Strategy
- Replacing the Term ‘Climate Change’ with ‘Weather Extremes’ in the US
- Scottish Wind to Power Making of Mars Bars
- Reforming the Business Energy Efficiency Tax Landscape: Response to the Consultation
- Budget Briefing – 16th March 2016
- Summer Budget 2015
- Election 2015 – Party Policies on Energy & Climate
Pollution
- Mining and its Effects on the Environment
- Microbes to Recycle Plastic Waste
- Environmental Impact of the Plastic Bag Levy: A Closer Look
- The Environmental Benefits of Sustainable Transportation
- Plastic Free July – Should Consumers Take the Responsibility?
- Overfishing: An Ocean Crisis
- The Secret Energy of Your Smartphone
- Illegal Waste – Why It Poses Great Concerns
- Overfishing and Ocean Pollution Are a Threat to Marine Life
- Medium Combustion Plant Directive Briefing
- When the Arctic Ran Red
- The Case of Lulu – Toxics Pollutants Are Killing Sea Life In the UK
- Cleaning London’s Killer Air
Press
Renewable Energy
- Wave Power – The New Clean Power?
- Beyond Earth – The First Space Energy Grid
- Have China’s Carbon Emissions Peaked?
- Government Regional Energy Pricing Scrapped
- Good News for the Planet: India Reaches Clean Power Cap
- The Pros and Cons of Biomass Boilers
- Electricity Generation from Sugarcane
- Solar Power – Could It Be the Next Big Thing?
- UK’s Final Coal-fired Power Plant Shuts Forever, Marking Historic 142 Year Run
- Wind Farm Development Success
- Ecotricity – Rethinking the Energy Industry
- Row Row Row Your Electric Boat
- The Battle of Renewables
SECR
Uncategorized
Waste
- Textile Production and Waste, and Its Effects on the Environment
- The Problem with Packaging
- Understanding Urban Water Waste Treatment
- A Ban of Waste Exports – Is the Current System Flawed?
- Cutting Carbon Waste Emissions
- Cattle Laundering – Lust for Illegal Leather
