Decarbonising your building’s gas usage is one of the most effective steps your business can take toward achieving net zero.
At ATE, we make this process seamless with professional air source heat pump installations and renewable heating solutions — tailored to your specific needs. And with no upfront capital required, our flexible financing options make gas decarbonisation accessible to every business.
How net zero can help your business
Gas decarbonisation involves replacing traditional gas-powered heating systems, such as boilers, with clean, low-emission technologies like heat pumps and solar thermal systems. Not only does this transition reduce your carbon footprint, but it also boosts operational efficiency and protects your business against future energy price volatility.
Studies by Deloitte have shown that 55% of consumers have chosen food and non-alcoholic beverage brands that have environmentally sustainable values and practices, for example.
The same report found that 32% of consumers would be prepared to pay more for goods and services if it ensured brands reduced their carbon footprint.
Re-evaluating your strategy and implementing a more carbon neutral plan may therefore benefit your company.
1. Business reputation
Customers are increasingly prioritising sustainability. By embracing gas decarbonisation, your business demonstrates a clear commitment to environmental responsibility — which can build trust, attract new customers, and differentiate your brand.
Research by the Carbon Trust found that customers increasingly expect companies to make sound ethical decisions on their behalf, with green businesses attracting new customers.
Examples of small business sustainable behaviours include: participating in carbon offsetting schemes such as tree planting, sourcing materials from local suppliers, reducing emissions from food miles, and tackling waste destined for landfills.
2. Cut Energy costs
Swapping your energy to renewable sources may help reduce your utility bills as a business.
This can be through installing renewable energy generators such as solar panels or simply switching to a green tariff.
Simply examining how energy is used in your business may lead to reducing energy consumption and costs.
The Carbon Trust helped one Scottish manufacturer to save £170,000 per year – equivalent to 2,000 tonnes of annual emissions – by simple changes to its ventilation system.
Other business costs can be reduced too, such as switching to electric vehicles if your business routinely enters low emission zones in major cities.
3. Security and resilience
Aiming for net zero can make your small business more resilient against market or national disruptions.
For example, the use of electric vehicles may help protect your business from rising fuel costs and disruptions in fuel supply chains.
Similarly, adopting alternative energy supplies such as solar or wind may help shield your business from unexpected increases in the cost of energy.
4. Competitive edge
A recent British Chambers of Commerce survey found that only 11% of respondents measure the carbon footprint of their business.
The study suggests that knowing your carbon footprint and reducing it could give you a competitive advantage over other businesses with some customers increasingly interested in a businesses’ sustainability credentials, from the packaging of products to the carbon footprint of produce.
Take steps to convert fossil-fuel based heating systems in buildings (such as gas-powered boilers) to technologies that are directly or indirectly powered by renewable sources. The main clean technologies are air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, and solar thermal systems. Emissions from natural gas grids can also be reduced by shifting to gas from renewable sources. Renewable heating and cooling projects should be implemented in tandem with building energy efficiency measures, to make more cost-effective use of these capital-intensive technologies.
Gas Decarbonisation Technologies We Offer
- Air source and ground source heat pumps.
These are efficient and cheap technologies that use electricity to transfer heat from the surrounding air or ground to the interior of a building, and vice versa for cooling. Heat pumps are more efficient than traditional boilers, so switching usually results in immediate energy cost and emissions savings. Coupled with a clean electricity grid, they deliver zero emission heating and cooling. Air source heat pumps are suitable for most buildings, but ground source heat pumps require access to an outdoor space, about twice the floor area of the building in question, which can be excavated to lay pipes containing the heating fluid. Sometimes these pipes can also be installed in vertical drilled boreholes, which require less space.
- Solar thermal hot water systems
These use the sun’s energy to heat collector fluid in rooftop panels, which is then used to heat water for use in the building. This technology is best suited to properties with high and relatively stable demand for hot water, roofs oriented toward the sun and ample space for solar thermal collectors. The use of solar thermal is growing, with at least 471 solar district heating or central hot water systems operating worldwide by the end of 2020, totalling 1.8 GWth (gigawatts thermal) of capacity.
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Why Choose ATE for Gas Decarbonisation?
At ATE you can be assured that our business will provide you with the most up to date leading-edge technology to engage the diverse wholesale market place, which in turn will ensure you have the best possible tools to accomplish the task ahead. To ensure we provide you with a seamless process, we will firstly gain a strong understanding of your corporate energy needs. We also understand the procurement of any product or service is vital in the corporate world and numerous factors need to be considered – especially for the best energy. However just as important, we look to engage with your key stakeholders to clearly define the strategy for the short and long-term goals of your business.
Short term drivers typically cover the current state of the energy markets (Bearish / Bullish), the prevailing fundamentals such as weather, geopolitical political risks, seasonality and your current immediate business requirements. Each one of these drivers will impact which energy solution is best for your corporation. Procuring energy whilst taking into account these short term and long-term drivers is where we stand out amongst our competitors. Longer-term drivers can be driven predominantly by your budgetary processes, hedging capabilities or business dictated strategies, which in turn will highlight other indicators that may drive the decisions, such as, raw material costs. Therefore, ensuring that our energy solutions for your corporation also aligns with your budget is vital to minimise your overheads. Each financial aspect of the corporation will be considered making our energy procurement not only the most suitable option, but also an affordable option as we always seek to find the best deal for our clients in Bradford and across the UK.