Carbon Management
Carbon management is closely linked with energy efficiency with the now very familiar term 'Carbon Footprint' being the public face of the industry. At Air Technology we have a number of consultants that are accredited under the Carbon Trust and have completed a number of carbon footprinting exercises around the country, a brief case-study can be found on our Case Studies page.

However, Carbon Management isn't all about Carbon Footprinting and large capital costs, it also covers optimisation of existing systems such as heating, lighting, motors etc... We have a wealth of experience in our team covering all aspects of site energy usage, we can offer very low cost surveys to perform a one-day walkaround survey focusing on the major savings and low cost options as well as longer more indepth studies including economic modelling and future strategy.
Renewable Technology
Renewable technology includes such areas as Wind and Tidal Power, Energy From Waste and heatpumps. Air Technology have experience in a number of these areas and can offer our extensive knowledge to scope and project manage projects.

In order to make these renewable options more attractive the government introduced financial incentives. Two specific Government regulatory measures will provide additional sources of revenue to CHP projects depending on technology configuration and fuel type used; these are Climate Change Levy Exemption Certificates (LECs) and Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs).

The Renewables Obligation (RO) has been part of the UK electricity market since 1 April 2002. The RO places an obligation on electricity suppliers in England and Wales to source a percentage of their total supply to all customers from renewables. Each obligation compliance period runs from 1 April to 31 March of the following year. The obligation creates a financial incentive for new renewable energy projects. Developers earn Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) for each MWh of electricity generated from renewable sources. The value of ROCs is subject to change each year and the total value is the product of the agreed ROC ‘Buyout’ price and Recycling Payment which is calculated against any CP shortfall. The average market price for ROCs in January 2008 was £49.95/MWh. The RO is regulated and administered by The Office for Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem).