We are proud to announce that one of our members of staff, Stacey, completed ten 10K runs in ten consecutive days to raise money for her charity CRASAC (Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre).

Stacey started her first 10K run on Thursday 21st October and then ran an additional 10K every day until Saturday 30th October. She then joined a team of forty runners taking part in CRASAC’s 40th-anniversary fundraising run as part of the Coventry 5K on Sunday 31st October to complete her amazing challenge.

CRASAC is a rape crisis centre that provides specialist helpline, counselling and advocacy support services to all those who have been affected by rape or sexual violence at any time in their lives. The charity aims to address the trauma and injustice of abuse by giving victims and survivors a voice.

Natalie Thompson CEO of CRASAC says:

“A huge thanks to Stacey for her commitment and dedication by taking on this challenge for CRASAC. For survivors like Stacey and all our clients, it’s a difficult and painful journey. I hope the support that organisations such as ours offer can provide the help needed on their path to recovery.”

In addition to completing this amazing feat, Stacey has also managed to raise over £3,600 for the charity so far and would love to raise as much money as possible to show her appreciation for everything the charity has done and for the support they continue to provide for so many survivors.

Stacey’s fundraising page can be found at Stacey’s 10x10K run for CRASAC 

Everyone at GET Solutions would like to congratulate Stacey on her remarkable achievement for charity!

Listen to Stacey’s radio interview from BBC Sounds Coventry & Warwickshire:

GET Solutions welcomes Victor Levison into our successful and growing team.

Victor joins our successful GET team as Head of Procurement and Risk Strategy following a prosperous 17 year career at Total Energies. Victor has gained invaluable experience during his time at Total in the mid-market consultancy team, SME team and also the Major Business Team.   

“Having worked closely with Get Solutions for most of my time at Total it’s an absolute pleasure to be able to take the next steps in my career with such a great company and I am proud to be part of the Energy Revolution™. We are here to Specialize in reducing organisations carbon emissions and energy costs with guaranteed immediate and sustainable results.

Clearly the demand for a new approach to energy has never been higher; This can be seen on any new bulletin at the moment with COP26 in full force. I’ll be working on Procurement and Risk Strategies, if you’d like to get in contact and have a chat about options in regards to your energy then please do not hesitate to get in contact.

To find out more about The Energy Revolution and how you could join contact us on telephone number 024 76630 8830 or email @ sales@getsolutions.co.uk

New Electric Vehicle Chargers #evchargers

Get Solutions UK Ltd has successfully installed 6 electric vehicle chargers at Sundown Adventureland as part of The Energy Revolution™.

Each electric charger can be operated with the app which is available on Google Play and Appstore or it can be used with an NFC Fob and can be found on ZapMap.

Read more: https://www.theenergyrevolution.co.uk  

#evchargers

Eye-Wateringly High Energy Prices #ENERGYCRISIS

It is truly amazing what is occurring across Energy Markets at the moment, just when we think that prices cannot go any higher; the market responds with another knockout blow.

Electricity Market

As we are all aware, Markets rose furiously last week as supply concerns engulfed markets. There was incredibly, a bearish rebound after markets absorbed the bullishness and provided traders with some optimism: Increased Wind Generation in week 38, increased Norwegian flows and the arrival of LNG Cargoes to the UK in late September.

This bearish rebound simply only papered over the cracks, with offers remaining eye-wateringly high. This incredible volatility and high-price levels has claimed casualties and will continue to do so.

The bullish trend returned yesterday with Russia’s Gazprom booked less than half of the natural gas transportation capacity offered on the Yamal Pipeline from October (30.75 mcm/d out of 87.2 mcm/d) with offers increasing across the curve, with Gas Markets pushing to higher levels is a chaotic day of trading.

Gas Market

European Neighbours

With Energy Markets now on headline news and politicians now involved in discussions with the sector, Markets will have a ‘Hysteria Premium’ attached which simply adds to the volatility. A lot has been discussed in recent days about the UK Market, but let’s delve into the Global Market.

Firstly, our European neighbours; where it must be said that on average their Energy Bills are 30% Cheaper than the UK, but it could be argued that they are in a slightly worse position that the UK currently.

A quick look through Storage Levels, would see the UK at a healthy 90% of Natural Gas Storage, whereas Germany is at 63% and as a result German Wholesale Energy Prices have risen by 50% in September alone.

EU Countries have been swift to act though, with Spain already announcing measures last week, France introducing subsidies for households, and an expected €4.5billion support package for households to be unveiled in Italy later this week.

This price volatility in Europe/UK has many factors; firstly, a bitterly cold winter in 2020 where stock levels plunged; this stock which would usually start to be replenished in April saw Gas Demand soar during the month as unseasonably low temperatures hit.

Secondly, Russia has continued to refuse to increase flows on the ‘Spot’ (this idea that flows are increased as and when it is need) rather by continuing to supply via advanced quotas. There are levels to this also, one being increased Gas Demand in Russia itself and, possibly more interesting news-wise, Russia could be limiting output in a bid to force the European Commission’s hand into agreeing the commercial operation of its Nord Stream 2 Pipeline.

Also, the EU/UK has been priced out of the lucrative Liquified Natural Gas Market by its Asian competitors. LNG is used to re-fill storage levels on a wider scale, however, there has only been a small number of deliveries to the continent over the last 6 months.

Asian Markets

This leads well onto the Energy Market in Asia, which relies heavily on LNG to meet its demand needs. Demand has soared in the region as countries exit harsh lockdowns and population growth in the region remains high. This has led to Asian LNG Markets to contain a huge premium compared to European Offers, therefore cargoes initially heading for Europe are turning around and heading back to Asia where to prices are higher.

Essentially Asian Markets have no alternative than LNG, so traders are willing to pay more than their European/UK Counterparts in order to meet with demand. Also, there would still be a heavy Coal influence on Power Generation in Asia, and as you can guess, Coal Prices are at record highs as well as Carbon Markets, so this pushes Asian LNG Prices up further as it becomes cost negative to use Coal for production.

United States

Indeed, the United States could be a major beneficiary of this price war, since the Obama Administration the US has been flexing its Energy muscles with US Exports of LNG now at a very high level with cargoes hitting the lucrative Asian Market as well as South American markets at an all-time high price. Yet, the US has still seen a 120% increase in Gas Costs this year; substantially lower than Europe but still a large increase however you look at it. A key point about the US though is that Gas Users tend to be heavy industrial premises rather than households so the impact on the general public isn’t as dramatic.

Stagflation

The key area that markets will soon shift focus to is Stagflation – High Inflation, Low Growth. This has been bubbling under the surface during the Covid Pandemic, however there are real signs now that Stagflation is becoming a growing issue as we head into the Winter months.

For further information on the energycrisis, help or support contact us on Tel. 024 76630 8830 or email @ sales@getsolutions.co.uk 

#energycrisis

The UK fires up coal power plant as gas prices soar.

Warm, still autumn weather has meant wind farms have not generated as much power as normal, while soaring prices have made it too costly to rely on gas. As a result, National Grid ESO – which is responsible for balancing the UK’s electricity supply – confirmed coal was providing 3% of national power. It said it asked EDF to fire up West Burton A, which had been on standby.

A National Grid ESO spokesman said there had been a three-day coal-free run in mid-August. However, the country had relied on some coal power every day since then. Last year, coal contributed 1.6% of the country’s electricity mix. That was down from 25% five years ago.

Both the government and National Grid ESO have committed to phasing out coal power completely by 2024 to cut carbon emissions. However, coal is currently still used when it is better value than gas.

For further information, help or support contact us on Tel. 024 76630 8830 or email @ sales@getsolutions.co.uk 

SOURCE: BBC

All-time highs across electricity and gas markets.

Markets are now in uncharted territory, with all-time highs now present across the Electricity Curve and Front Month Gas Contracts. Supply and Storage issues have been bubbling under the surface for the majority of the summer as little to no LNG Cargo Arrivals, Planned/Unplanned Maintenance and Demand as contributing to very little injections as we approach the Winter Months. This issue has now been amplified after a fire broke out at a Gazprom gas condensate plant in Novy Urengoy causing a sharp increase in Gas Contracts and a sharp decrease in flows from Russia through Poland and into Germany. Further reduction in flows from Norway have also occurred this week, with unplanned outages occurring at Troll, Osberg and Kollsnes. This has allowed Front Month Gas Offers to climb to 116.10p/therm, a record high, and an eyewatering increase of 85.25p/therm since this time last year.

This sharp increase in Gas Offers, has fed directly into Electricity Markets, which were already under pressure from low Wind Generation, Rising Oil Prices and a Carbon Market that continues its bullish trend. The UK has also had to rely on slightly increased Coal fired Generation over the last month or so, however, European Coal Prices are also a record highs with offers hitting 147.02$/t.

There is still a chance as we head into Winter Months that the worst is yet to come.

For further information, help or support contact us on Tel. 024 76630 8830 or email @ sales@getsolutions.co.uk

GET new Energy Revolution™ Electric Vehicle Chargers (EVC) for your Business.

GET Solutions new EVC at their head office in Coventry is now open for business. The recently installed three phase fast charger is available for staff and visitors to charge their electric vehicles and can deliver fast AC charging at a full 32 amps per phase with a maximum 22kW total for industry standard type 1 & 2 electric vehicles.

Electric vehicle chargers are available from GET Solutions on a CapEx or funded basis and they have a range of chargers to suit any size of business.

The G-EVC is simple and easy to use with plugin operation and clear LED indicators, or it can be operated using the EVopencard app which is readily available on App store or Google Play.

With the number of electric vehicles (EV’s) on British roads now increasing at a faster rate than ever before, you could be forgiven for assuming that the same could be said for electric chargers (EVC’s). Whilst this may be the case for domestic charging, destination chargers such as workplace chargers appear to be a little way behind in the adoption process.

If your organisation requires further information, is planning a switch to EV’s or is wanting to source electric vehicle chargers, why not visit www.The-Energy-Revolution.co.uk?

The Energy Revolution™ provides a Free survey service and funding options for EVC’s. If your circumstances qualify, you could have your charging infrastructure fitted at no cost.

Shocking electricity price increases.

The world has changed since November 2018, that’s for sure and Electricity Markets are no exception. In late 2018, we were well aware of what was to come from an industry point of view, rising Third Party Costs were expected; there were other factors that hadn’t been resolved yet, Brexit, Oil Markets, Geopolitical tensions/changes and possibly the rise in Renewables. Before we delve into some of these facets, lets compare the com-modity itself:

On average, the Commodity is around £13/mWh or roughly 1.3p/kWh higher now than it was in late 2018. There are various reasons we can point to; an enormous increase on Carbon Markets as governments announce ambitious Carbon Reduction Plans as a result Carbon Markets have risen by over €30/t since 2018. The UK Gas System is currently engulfed in a storage crisis ahead of Winter 21, where offers have increased to over 82p/Therm (a rise of 42p/therm since last year) which has fed through into Electricity Markets. Oil Markets have also increased considerably, with Brent Crude posting a $31.73/bl increase in the past year alone.

There are other factors to consider, notably, Supplier Risk; this is the element of a Final Unit Rate that we cannot see; and due to the pandemic we have seen Suppliers take a much more guarded view and as a result Supplier Risk (and Margin) may have just swelled a few percentage points also. Another element is Targeted Charging Review (TCR) – an Ofgem led change on how industry costs are recovered. This element will significantly change the Standing Charge element of a HH Customers Electricity Bill as the introduction to a Fixed Day Residual Charge takes over. In some instances we could see Standing Charges increase by over 25%.

For further information, help or support contact us on Tel. 024 76630 8830 or email @ sales@getsolutions.co.uk

Britain’s electricity grid made up of 80 per cent zero-carbon sources.

On Easter Monday the British electricity grid was the greenest it has ever been, with 80 per cent of energy coming from zero-carbon energy sources at their peak.

This was assisted by the low demand driven by the Easter holiday, conjoined with sunny and blustery conditions, perfect for solar and wind generation. These perfect conditions helped renewable sources dominate the energy mix over the weekend.

Read more on our Energy Revolution website here, or visit www.The-Energy-Revolution.co.uk
Alternatively, contact us on Tel. 024 76630 8830 or email @ sales@getsolutions.co.uk

National Grid forecasts tight electricity margins for Britain.

The National Grid ESO has issued an electricity margin notice as tight demand is predicted for Britain this afternoon and this evening.

The electricity system operator announced on Twitter there is an expected shortfall of 584 Mega Watts between 4pm and 7pm on the 6th January.

The shortfall on the electricity system is due to colder temperatures, renewable output levels and the availability of generators over periods with higher demand.

“An electricity margin notice is used to send a signal to the electricity market. It highlights that, in the short-term, we would like a greater safety cushion (margin) between power demand and available supply,” National Grid said.

“It does not signal that blackouts are imminent or that there is not enough generation to meet current demand.”

A fantastic way to reduce the number of energy margin notices is to switch to localised energy generation, further details can be found on www.The-Energy-Revolution.co.uk
Alternatively, contact us on Tel. 024 76630 8830 or email @ sales@getsolutions.co.uk