Thursday, 13 December 2018
by Ed Hardy
It’s the most... expensive time of the year
As the winter sets in and the days get colder and shorter, maintaining a productive growing environment can be a challenge. For those targeting year-round production, keeping crops warm and well-lit, this can be an expensive time of year with high heating and electricity bills. Tuesday, 11 December 2018
by Steven Leil
Climate Change Levy rate set to increase in April 2019
With the upcoming closure of the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (known as the CRC), in April 2019, almost every business will see a significant increase in their energy costs. As the government loses revenue from one scheme, it was decided an increase in Climate Change Levy ( Thursday, 06 December 2018
by Andrew Morbey
Hydrogen in the gas network
In May 2018, Cadent announced it would build the UK’s first large-scale hydrogen network (HyNet), which will serve Cheshire, Merseyside and Greater Manchester. They are proposing to inject hydrogen into the current natural gas pipe network, creating a gas mixture of approx. 20% hydrogen and 80% Tuesday, 04 December 2018
by Jenny Beynon
Save up to 10% on your electricity contract prices
Our most recent NFU Electricity Buying Group came to a close recently. We are just finalising the numbers but so far it seems to be as popular as ever and it won’t be long until we launch our next quarter group. These buying groups are open to NFU Members and here is how you could benefit from Thursday, 29 November 2018
by Jodie Hisgett
Case Study: Helping Clayton Caravan Park get the best possible price for electricity
The Kennedy family have owned Clayton Caravan Park since it opened back in 1966. The park is set amongst 100 acres of the beautiful Eden Valley in North East Fife and has 463 static park homes, including 50 residential homes, eight holiday homes available for hire and 30 seasonal touring pitches. Tuesday, 27 November 2018
by Candace Robb
Extra Energy becomes the next small supplier to cease trading in a tough market
It’s always sad to see Energy suppliers go under, especially in such a tough climate, and it’s a shame to see that Extra Energy had to cease training on 19 November 2018, leaving its 108,000 customers without a supplier. Thursday, 22 November 2018
by Ed Hardy
GrowSave’s first soft fruit focused event
Over the last 11 years, GrowSave has established itself as a source of knowledge transfer for the horticulture sector, focusing specifically on Protected Edibles (PE) and Protected Ornamentals (PO). Recently, however, we have had the opportunity to include Soft Fruit (SF) in our programme. Tuesday, 20 November 2018
by Ed Hardy
The seasons are changing; so should your climate settings
What can you do to ensure your greenhouse is winter ready and you don’t waste vital heat, energy and money? As the days become shorter and the temperature drops, it’s important to make sure your climate settings are correct. Thursday, 15 November 2018
by Anonymous
Capacity Market – payments suspended by the EU
A ruling made today by the General Court of the European Union today (15 November 2018) has resulted in payments to generators being stopped with immediate effect. Information available so far suggests that this is more likely to be a ‘pause’ rather than the end of the Capacity Market and a Thursday, 15 November 2018
by Jon Swain
