Resources

This guidance explains how upgrading a building’s electricity supply capacity can affect electricity standing charges and overall energy costs. It highlights the financial implications of moving to half-hourly metering, provides examples of bill impacts, and outlines strategies to minimise costs when planning decarbonisation projects, heat pumps, EV charging infrastructure, and building expansions.

This excel consists of 150 different acronyms used across the clean energy sector and their meanings.

Public Sector Decarbonisation Guidance, developed by the Energy Systems Catapult, aims to help public sector bodies and their partners understand the best route to net zero. The Guidance seeks to enable delivery of decarbonisation projects at scale, as well as support grant funding applications, to enable rapid progress on reducing carbon emissions.

This toolkit, developed by regional colleagues the North East and Yorkshire Net Zero Hub, comprises a suite of 10 documents and 5 videos, to guide public sector organisations through the steps required to develop and implement a heat decarbonisation plan for their buildings, and provides practical advice on applying for Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding.

This series of seven one-hour webinars, delivered in partnership with the Innovate UK KTN Net Zero Places Innovation Network and the Greater South East Net Zero Hub, aims to answer the most common questions from local authorities about the decarbonisation of their buildings and estates.

The events seek to help local authority officers who have responsibility for meeting net-zero targets and that want to hear how other authorities have approached their net-zero challenges. Click the button below to access the webinar recordings and listen at your convenience.

An introduction to heat networks, including their benefits, challenges and what financial support is available to develop them. This guide is intended to provide inspiration and support to local authorities and developers that would like to provide a low carbon, income-generating alternative to conventional boiler systems.

A guide to assist anyone wishing to develop a low carbon heat project. This includes: understanding the requirements, use of the local area, lifecycle analysis, costs & benefits, identifying appropriate stakeholders, and key national funding sources.

A guide on specifying design, installation and commissioning requirements for building scale heat pump installations. It draws on experience from delivery and monitoring of Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) funded projects, predominantly Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) installations. Public sector organisations may wish to consider these requirements when drafting their own procurement specifications.

The toolkit provides practical guidance for the public sector on reducing carbon emissions from crematoria by utilising currently available technologies and promoting the adoption of energy efficiency measures. Decarbonising the public sector estate presents a unique set of challenges due to the diversity, age, and operational requirements of its facilities. Within this context, crematoria are often among the highest carbon-emitting assets in local authority estates, primarily due to their energy-intensive operations and reliance on fossil fuels.

This document provides an overview of relevant clean energy heating technologies that can complement or, in certain circumstances, provide alternatives to individual heat pumps for commercial and public buildings. It is intended to help building owners, building operators and decision-makers understand where these options may be suitable and what factors should be taken into account.