Our future energy supply is in the balance and we must look at smart ways to optimise, secure and store existing sources of energy
The infrastructure for generating energy in the UK is under increasing pressure and there is a consensus over the reasons why. With the ending of all coal-fired generation by 2025 and uncertainty over future nuclear plants, we must look at smart ways to optimise, secure and store existing sources of energy.
This distancing from dated and more environmentally harmful means of producing energy through fossil fuels, has opened up a gap for newer and more eco-friendly technologies to enter the scene. Solutions that UK businesses can no longer ignore.
The importance and relevance of tackling these issues are rising up the business agenda but there is a long way to go. Companies relying on critical energy supplies to meet production schedules and maintain operational performance increasingly need to answer one crucial question: Can we afford to take our energy supplies for granted?
What solutions are being considered?
When we posed the question to senior decision-makers, they set out which solutions they favoured. Reducing demand through energy efficiency was the most popular answer with 32%, 17% would consider battery storage technology, 17% energy procurement, and demand-side response, 15% CHP and 7% district heating.
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38% of Energy Managers said they had suffered a loss of supply due to either grid failure or lack of site infrastructure.
Over 68% of energy managers are either very concerned or concerned about the reliability and security of their energy supply.
50% of the senior decision-makers believe the UK is heading towards an energy crisis.
What can be done about this?
In order to help the UK meet their energy targets we need to act now. There needs to be the right domestic infrastructure in place to generate this renewable energy. Veolia already uses food waste and wastewater at a variety of plants in the UK to produce energy. We offer 24/7 technical expertise and management for our combined heat and power processes at sites like Rosehill Recycling. Annually through our energy activities we achieve 400,000 tonnes of CO2 reductions for customers through efficient on-site generation of low carbon and renewable electricity, heat and cooling. Let us do more for you!