The controversial Rosebank Oil Field has been approved by the UK Government and is currently the largest undeveloped oil field in the UK. Rosebank is more than twice the size of Cambo Oil Field which is estimated to produce 800 million barrels of oil, and will produce more than 69,000 barrels per day, add £17bn...
Last week, members of the OnGen Team attended the CARES Conference 2023: Community Action on Renewable Energy, hosted by Local Energy Scotland, an OnGen customer. CARES is The Scottish Government’s Community and Renewable Energy Scheme that supports communities across Scotland to access the benefits of the energy transition to net zero. OnGen and Local...
Why is solar important? We’ve known for a long time that when a behind-the-meter renewable energy technology is sized correctly, subsidies aren’t needed to make the business case stack up. Under the feed-in tariff scheme which ended in 2020, 79.3% of all the installed capacity was solar, accounting for 98.8% of all installations (source: Central...
A Quick Summary The Midlands Net Zero Hub has worked successfully with OnGen’s award-winning software, OnGen Expert, to establish opportunities for onsite renewable energy generation and low-carbon heating technologies. Since using OnGen Expert the Midlands Net Zero hub has assessed 112 properties from their site portfolio, ranging from leisure centres to community hubs, projecting potential...
A Quick Summary The Scottish Government has been using OnGen Expert™ to conduct renewable and low-carbon energy feasibility assessments to find the most appropriate sources of onsite generation across its portfolio. The Scottish Government has identified generation opportunities that could save 394 tonnes of carbon annually, coupled with energy cost savings of £4,281,000 over 20...
The Plan in Scotland The Scottish Government are implementing the gas boiler replacement scheme which will replace gas boilers in Scotland with green heating systems, including heat pumps. This policy is to reform the current Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings and will mean that properties with gas boilers in operation will receive a lower EPC...
About the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Phase 3c of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme has been announced and the application window is expected to open in Autumn 2023. This funding is available to all public sector businesses and Phase 3 will provide over £1.425 billion of grant funding over the multiple application windows. Phase 3c...
Last week, OnGen had the opportunity to exhibit at the highly anticipated Big Zero Show. net zero The Big Zero Show held in Coventry, brought together innovators, industry leaders, and organisations committed to shaping a greener future with net zero commitments in mind. Exhibiting at the event provided OnGen with a platform to showcase its...
It’s great to see JLL, a current client of OnGen, recognise the significant importance of businesses addressing rising energy costs and making strides towards achieving net zero by installing onsite renewables. They note that by installing your own onsite renewable energy, businesses can avoid fluctuating and volatile energy prices and will guarantee a lower fixed...
OnGen Expert empowers energy users to make informed decisions about which onsite renewable energy technologies should be deployed and how they should be sized to maximise the return on investment. To help consider how an investment in onsite renewables could be funded we have launched the “Funding Module” in OnGen Expert to simplify the process...
