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Over £75 million from the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) has been allocated to offer free energy efficiency upgrades that could save households up to £400 a year.
In December 2023, LENZA specialists from SSEN and Advanced Infrastructure Technology Ltd (AITL), ran initial training sessions with representatives from Wiltshire Council, Southampton City Council, Dorset Council, Perth & Kinross Council, and Dundee City Council.
In a recent report published by Regen and Innovate UK, "Planning for Energy Decarbonisation at a Local Level", it was highlighted that a core data and assumptions service for local authorities would improve the quality and efficiency of local decarbonisation planning.
In a landmark turn of events last week, the world convened at the 28th Climate Summit (COP28) with resounding determination to tackle the climate crisis head-on. Almost 200 nations, including the UK, US and the EU, pledged a resolute phase-out of fossil fuels, a pivotal step toward fulfilling the ambitions of the Paris Agreement.
Oxfordshire County Council has won a national award for its role in a project that could revolutionise the way energy is produced and used in the UK.
The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology that produces impartial and balanced briefings to facilitate knowledge exchange between UK Parliament and research communities, has this month released the 'Local area energy planning: achieving net zero locally' research briefing. The focus of the briefing considers how effective the process of LAEP is in delivering the necessary energy system changes required at the local level using the early examples of ‘trail blazer’ local authorities that are adopting the process.
This year’s National Sustainability Awards which recognises the pioneers of sustainability is back once again. Amongst the winners at the event including ITV, OVO, and Octopus Energy, Advanced Infrastructure was thrilled to have been crowned the winner of the 'Use of Data and Analytics Award'
The British Renewable Energy Awards (BREA’s) organised by the Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology was back for another year on the 23rd June 2023. Amongst the finalists attending the event, Advanced Infrastructure was announced the winner of the 'Accelerating to Net Zero Award' with National Grid ESO also being Highly Commended in the same category.
Project PRIDE (Planning Regional Infrastructure in a Digital Environment), which includes consortium partners Advanced Infrastructure and West Midlands Combined Authority, aims to improve decision-making on energy infrastructure by bringing together key stakeholders and relevant datasets in a virtual environment.
UK Power Networks has chosen Advanced Infrastructure for the development of a Digital Local Area Energy Planning Tool designed to support local authorities in the development of Local Area Energy Plans (LAEPs) as well as enabling UK Power Networks to better forecast and plan for network enhancements.
Taking place at Housing 2023, the inaugural Unlock Net Zero Live Awards seek to recognise and champion progress on the journey to decarbonisation for the UK housing sector and the supply chain that supports it.
Advanced Infrastructure has been shortlisted in the Ashden Awards for climate solutions in the category of Energy Innovation for its work in accelerating the UK's net zero journey through the geospatial planning tool “LAEP+" (Local Area Energy Planner Plus). Supporting local authorities, energy networks, and practitioners to identify and plan viable pathways to decarbonise local areas.
