Encouraging and developing independent renewable energy generation has always has been at the heart of what we do. It’s the foundation upon which we see a 100% renewable future for Britain being built.

While they help to reduce carbon emissions, some forms of renewable energy still have an impact on the environment, making them unsustainable overall. At Good Energy, we don't think this is acceptable so to ensure that the sites we source electricity from do not compromise our environment unnecessarily we research their environmental credentials thoroughly.

For wind and hydro generators we will evaluate sites that may interrupt the migratory path of bird or fish species, damage rare habitats or threaten the existence of rare species. If we conclude that the local ecology is unacceptably compromised, we will not source power from the site.

With the introduction of the Feed-in Tariff interest in large-scale solar is booming. As with the development of all renewable technologies there are projects that will have greater impacts than others and solar is no exception. This is why we have developed criteria to help us judge whether a a solar project is sustainable or not.

You can read the guidelines we follow on our environmental procurement policy. Naturally, we also apply these guidelines when we developing Good Energy’s renewable energy projects.

Sustainable Biogeneration
Biogeneration harnesses the energy from organic material and converts it into heat and electrical energy. If managed properly, biogeneration is a ‘carbon neutral’ form of energy generation as the entire process returns to the atmosphere a similar amount of carbon that the fuel (trees, energy crops) absorbed. However if biofuels are not managed in a sustainable way they can cause considerable environmental damage.

This is why we have developed a biogeneration procurement policy. Our policy defines what we believe is sustainable when it comes to sourcing and transporting biofuels and producing biogeneration. To assess a biogenerator's sustainability, we require them to complete an application and based on the information they provide, we decide if we can work with them. Read more about biogeneration.