Keeping you updated with the latest releases, updates, events and opportunities we're working on to improve competitive innovation for our customers.
According to a report written by Citizens Advice, changes on how we use energy are going to have to be made in order to get our homes ready for Net Zero. Smart energy products are currently on the market, however not everyone can use them. Citizens Advice have created a list of considerations for both the Government and Regulatory board in order for customers to; feel confident about the contracts they are signing up to, where to go for support and how they can have control over their data. To read more, click here.
We're exhibiting at the The Distributed Energy Show
Come and visit our team at stand 1440.
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California is experiencing growth due to investment in climate solutions and the clean energy transition. New efficiencies in appliance technology and building electrification requirements are helping California to use less energy. With almost three dozen companies manufacturing EVs in the state, they have just reached 1 million EVs sold, making it their largest export. Click here to read more.
According to an article written by Energy storage news, Bloomberg NEF forecast that there will be investment worth US$262 billion by the end of 2020. Making 345GW / 999GWh of new energy storage deployments, with cumulative installations reaching 358GW / 1,028GWh by 2030. Here at ESG, we have members of the team investing in energy storage and heat pumps, including CMO Mark Coyle. To read more about BloombergNEF's Global Energy Storage Outlook report, click here.
Just over a week until we exhibit at Solar & Storage Live. If you are attending make sure you come and visit our team at stand P22.
There is still time to register for free tickets by clicking here.
According to Ofgem's latest customer survey, 16-24 year olds are more likely than the older generation to have low carbon and smart technologies in their home, with 42% of them already having either an Electric Vehicle, Solar PV or heat pump.Read more here.
This week the COP26 Summit will bring world parties together to accelerate change and inspire climate action. Recently, our CEO Matt Hirst had the opportunity to speak to Current+ around how ESG is enabling a smarter energy revolution and how competitive retail energy plays an important role in the path to net zero.
"The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) new Salford site has been officially opened today by Business and Energy Minister, Greg Hands. The new office is expected to become the home of 420 Business Department jobs by 2025, increasing up to 570 by 2030." Click here to read more.
The UK government launched its Net-Zero strategy with support to drive the adoption of heat-pumps and EVs. Households will receive £5000 support from April 2022 to drive the transition from gas boilers towards heatpumps. Click here to find out more about the strategy. Our CMO Mark Coyle recently installed a full heatpump system at home and discusses his early findings at https://esgglobal.com/how-will-customers-experience-the-energy-transition/
The use of heat pumps for heating and domestic water is still a relatively new concept for the UK, however, the sector is developing rapidly. The Heat Pump Federation is here to help by providing market research in order to help you on the road to decarbonising your heating. For detailed advice on choosing systems and installers, click here.
As we prepare to speak at EMC on 7th October, this article by Wired describes the transformation needed in order for us to be prepare for the renewable revolution. Matt Simon, a science journalist at Wired, says an ideal world would be a creation of a single national grid so when the afternoon sun generates power in the Southwest any excess energy can be sent to the East Coast in time for peak demand, whilst also drawing wind power from the Midwest. Read more here.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a draft of its cybersecurity guide which presents strategies that can help in securing distributed energy resources and grid-edge devices. Read more.
ESG's Director of Solutions and Engineering, George Behr, is set to talk at the Energy Marketing Conference in New York, on 7th October.
In his speech George will drawn from his extensive time as a leader in energy retail to explore the drivers shaping future customer energy and how this informs ESG's software platform.
If you're planning to visit EMC New York this year, please visit us at booth 126 and come and meet our team.
According to an article by Catapult the need for more flexibility in the energy system is crucial for a cost-effective low carbon transition. The FRED trial (Flexibly-Responsive Energy Delivery) is being led by Evergreen smart power, in the bid to win a portion of the governments £9.78 million, which they have committed towards smart energy innovation. Read more here.
A new white paper from my BloombergNEF colleagues, the Deutsche Energie-Agentur (Germany’s energy agency) and the World Economic Forum outlines 15 functions that AI can perform for the energy transition. To read more, click here.
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