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Applications 01/10/2026 to 30/11/2026 · England, Scotland and Wales · No mid-year entry The British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme exempts eligible manufacturers from three policy levies that sit on every unit of imported electricity. For an electricity-intensive site that is worth up to around 20% of the bill. Eligibility is assessed site by site and turns […]

Most trusts and schools now have a climate action plan in place, which is a real achievement in a short space of time. It follows the DfE’s expectation that every setting nominate a sustainability lead and put a climate action plan in place by 2025. The natural next question is how to make sure it

The DfE frames the energy side of net zero for schools as a simple hierarchy: Be Lean, Be Clean, Be Green, Be Seen. It is a sensible order of priorities, and it is worth understanding, particularly the part that is easy to misread for an existing building.Be Lean means using less energy in the first

The DfE has asked every education setting in England to nominate a sustainability lead and put a climate action plan in place, and that expectation now sits within the DfE Estate Management Standards. The guidance is non-statutory, but the direction is clear, and it is worth understanding what a plan is actually meant to contain,

Walk into almost any school that is taking sustainability seriously and you will find the same things: a recycling scheme, a switch-off week, an eco-committee, perhaps meat-free Mondays or a ban on single-use plastics. These are good. They build a culture, they engage pupils, and climate education is a genuine part of what the DfE

At Nero Energy, we believe credibility matters. Every day, we help organisations reduce energy consumption, improve building performance and work towards their sustainability goals. It would be difficult to ask our clients to take meaningful action if we were not prepared to do the same ourselves. That is why we have published our own Carbon

What Your Display Energy Certificate (DEC) Is Really Telling You If your building is open to the public, your energy performance may already be on display. A Display Energy Certificate (DEC) is a legal requirement for many public buildings over 250m² that are frequently visited by the public. Unlike an EPC, which predicts how efficiently

Community energy is entering a new chapter in the UK. With the publication of the government’s Local Power Plan and up to £1 billion of new public funding through Great British Energy, communities across the country will be able to own and control their own clean energy projects, cutting bills, generating income and keeping value

7 Steps To Help You Save Money And The Planet – Part 2 In my previous blog post, I shared the first three of seven steps in our action plan to help you achieve net zero. These are the steps that we’ve found to work with our clients at Nero Energy which is why I’m

An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is often treated as a tick-box requirement when selling or renting a property. But whether you own a home or a commercial building, your EPC rating can have a real impact on costs, compliance and value.Here’s why it matters. What does an EPC actually show? An EPC rates a building’s