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Thank you to those who took part in our public consultation.

The engagement we undertook prior to submitting the planning application included:

1) Hosting two public consultation webinars on the scheme in March 2021, which were advertised to residents within a radius covering 1,050 residential and business addresses

2) Pre-application meeting with Mid Sussex District Council

3) Meeting with Twineham Parish Council

4) Meeting with Bolney Parish Council

5) Meetings with local ward and neighbouring ward councillors (MSDC and HDC)

6) Presentation at public meeting of Twineham Parish Council

7) Presentation at public meeting of Shermanbury Parish Council

8) Site visit with three members of Shermanbury Parish Council

The feedback you have provided has helped to inform the final proposals for the site and has been addressed as part of our planning application to Mid Sussex District Council.

Please do get in touch if you have any further questions about the project or the consultation process.

SEC Newgate UK has been asked by Envirotech Energy Solutions to keep a record of feedback to help understand the level of local interest in the proposed battery storage scheme. The personal data that you provide (name, postcode, email, telephone) will be stored by us and may be passed on to Envirotech Energy Solutions for this purpose only.

We are of the view that we have a legitimate interest in storing this information and passing this information on to Envirotech Energy Solutions for this specific purpose and are processing your data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

If you would like further information about our legitimate interest, the ways in which we will process information, or if you wish to object to us processing your personal data, please contact Nina Dowell at nina.dowell@secnewgate.co.uk. Any personal data will be handled in accordance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Heat Pumps and Net Zero

While the European Union and the United States have been pushing forward with plans for green growth, despite the opportunities provided by the energy crisis of 2022, the United Kingdom has floundered. This lack of progress is particularly relevant to net-zero commitments in relation to the decarbonization of the household sector which is a serious problem since buildings account for around 19% of all UK greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

The Distributed Energy Show 14-15 March 2023

The Envirotech team were excited to exhibit at the Distributed Energy Show in Telford last week between 14-15 March 2023.

Green Exporting: United Arab Emirates

This article focuses on the potential for green trade between the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Thin Shoots of Green Growth

The United Kingdom has made considerable progress in decarbonizing the generation of electricity in recent decades. State intervention may have helped this transition, but the decline in the coal industry and the growth in wind power capacity through subsidy schemes have meant that the low-hanging fruit is all but picked and the real challenge and cost lie ahead as the transport, construction, and household heating sectors electrify. It has been estimated that electricity generation in the UK needs to rise to meet the demand from these sectors from around 300 TWh to around 550 to 680 TWh by 2050.

“Push Me, Pull You!” Subsidies, Taxes, and Storage

It is difficult to understand the logic behind Britain’s policy toward renewable energy. To meet its plans for a low-carbon economy it has been estimated that Britain requires £1.4 trillion of investment to fund its transition to net zero by 2050 , but in the recent budget, the government has announced plans to tax excess profits at a rate of 45% of some renewable energy companies who have been the recipients of past public support to induce investment to raise generating capacity. According to the statement by Jeremy Hunt justifying the decision: “The structure of our energy markets creates windfall profits for low-carbon electricity generation. “

Reform wholesale electricity pricing before the next crisis

In this paper we argue that the United Kingdom is evolving from a hierarchical vertical linear electricity system to a decentralised complex system. However, as the electricity system’s structural complexity increased, there has been no attempt to modify a broken regulatory system where the politically sensitive price-capped retail price for energy is based on distorted national wholesale prices which no longer reflect actual local market supply or demand conditions for electricity nor provide the correct market signals necessary to attract investment to meet net-zero targets.

Sky News on the importance of batteries

Sky News reports that batteries will become increasingly important to the energy grid as the UK transitions to green energy. Power storage will also become more critical as our electric demand increases.

Stagflation and Net Zero

It is popular to blame the invasion of Ukraine on rising energy inflation, particularly oil and gas prices, but there are sound structural reasons why the cost of generating electricity from these sources will continue to rise globally in the coming years.

EnviroTech’s Energy Station wins award for the most innovative energy project

The EnviroTech team were incredibly honoured to receive the much-coveted 'most innovative energy project' award for their EnviroTech Energy Station, which helps reduce energy cost while providing security of supply.

Britain at risk of winter blackouts, warns system operator.

The Guardian Newspaper reports there is a greater risk of blackouts owing to the closure of coal plants and nuclear reactors.

Bolney Green Energy Hub

Public Consultation

Thank you to those who took part in our public consultation.

Economic landscape of the renewables sector