Smart energy report for ClimateXChange
Earlier this year, ClimateXChange commissioned research on the status of near-to-market energy efficiency, heat generation and smart technologies. The research will inform the Scottish Government on these technologies’ potential suitability in Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme (SEEP). CAG led the smart technology report, working in partnership with Smarter Grid Solutions. Broadly speaking, smart technologies are seen […]
Energising procurement; LGA publishes new energy category strategy
Earlier this year, the Local Government Association commissioned the Association for the Conservation of Energy, working wtih CAG Consultants, to produce a new energy category strategy. Energy is one of the largest controllable overheads in many council buildings. To insulate councils from wider energy price trends, and to benefit from the huge opportunities presented by […]
Pioneering community project helps cut energy use
For the past few years, CAG has been working with UK Power Networks on their pioneering initiative energywise. This project is exploring how nearly 300 residents in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, who may be struggling with fuel bills, can reduce their energy costs by changing the way they use electricity. CAG has provided […]
London’s draft fuel poverty action plan
Earlier this year, CAG was commissioned to undertake research to inform the development of the Mayor of London’s draft fuel poverty action plan. Working with CSE, ACE and SE2, the project involved a rapid literature review, interviews with 50 stakeholders (from boroughs, charities, energy companies and advice providers), data modelling (to assess the numbers in […]
Evaluation of the Transitional Arrangements for Demand-Side Response
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) recently published an evaluation report on Phase 1 of the Transitional Arrangements (TA) for Demand-Side Response (DSR) and Small-Scale Generation, prepared by CAG Consultants in partnership with Databuild and Verco. The TA forms part of the Capacity Market for electricity in Great Britain (GB), and aims […]
London Industrial Land Demand study & London Office Policy Review published
CAG have recently completed two major pieces of work for the GLA that will serve as key components of the evidence base to inform the forthcoming London Plan. The London Industrial Land Demand study, led by CAG, assesses the amount of industrial land London needs to maintain to ensure it continues to function as a […]
Faith in the Local Plan?
CAG Consultants is pleased to be working with LUC on a study of local faith groups and faith facilities on behalf of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, an east London borough with a rapidly growing population. Similar to our previous work in Northampton and Oadby & Wigston, the study will develop a profile of […]
CAG becomes UKSSD’s 50th Partner
We are delighted to announce that we have joined UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD), becoming its 50th partner. UKSSD is a network of public, private and voluntary organisations working towards sustainable development in the UK. Its mission is to inspire and support all stakeholders to transform the UK into a sustainable society. CAG has a […]
Fuel poverty training for Clarion Housing Group staff
We’re currently running a series of fuel poverty training sessions for staff at Clarion Housing Group, which recently formed from the merger of Circle Housing and Affinity Sutton to create one of Europe’s largest housing providers, with over 125,000 homes. These sessions provide staff an understanding of how we use energy in the home plus overview of […]
Just one thing to make London a more sustainable & fairer city?
On a drizzly Monday evening in January, 50 or so of CAG’s partners, colleagues, clients and friends got together in a pub to set the world to rights. We asked everyone to consider what ‘one thing’ they would do, if they were mayor, to make London a fairer and more sustainable city. To kick off […]