We work in local energy, energy access and carbon management. Our projects span everything from local energy systems in the UK to innovative technology solutions in India and Africa. We are contributing to Sustainable Development Goal #7 and we are strong supporters of the community ownership of energy systems.
To find out more about our various fields of work, follow the links below.
Consultancy
We support communities throughout the UK to design and develop low-carbon projects. Our expertise spans from feasibility appraisal to installation and operation across a variety of renewable energy technologies and scales. We offer in-house project management, environmental and resource assessment, and design engineering, alongside various economic services including financial modelling.
Our work has encompassed innovative technologies and approaches, such as shared ownership, local energy systems, peer-to-peer energy trading, geothermal district heating and supply-side innovation.
We have particular expertise in stakeholder engagement, managing complex and challenging project delivery.
To find out more about our projects, please see our consultancy page.
Products
We develop smart energy system solutions that create new markets and business models internationally and in the UK. Scene start with product ideas and take them through the development life-cycle before commercialising them as new companies to expand their scale and impact.
For over five years we have successfully used this model to create three new companies and currently lead several exciting R&D projects in development. Through technical collaboration and business services, we also support the development and commercialisation of other companies.
Companies Created by Scene:
Inclusive Energy work with off-grid energy companies and programmes, providing ‘last mile ICT’ for accelerated energy access in Africa and India. CET has two products. Cloud Solar enables solar energy providers to offer ‘solar as a service’. Smart Biogas is a smart metering technology for small-scale biogas digesters.
Farm-Hand uses localised day-ahead weather forecasting to provide automated precision irrigation schedules for smallholder farmers.
Current Scene Products in R&D:
EMBLEM is a new model for electricity provision in Africa and India through modular, evolving mini-grids and the creation of peer-to-peer energy markets.
ZUoS is an energy services platform for UK energy suppliers and virtual power plant operators enabling the optimisation of local distribution grids, the uptake of low-carbon energy and the creation of new local energy markets.
Net Zero Services
We help organisations in the UK understand and reduce their carbon emissions. Our services include carbon footprinting, net zero strategy development, and tailored carbon emissions reductions advice to maximise environmental, social and economic impact.
We have a team of carbon experts with experience in ISO 14640-certified carbon auditing and environmental management. Our expertise is grounded in Scene’s wider experience designing and implementing low-carbon projects including local renewable energy generation, energy efficiency management systems and international gold-standard certified emissions offsetting schemes.
We help SMEs like us to identify, declare, and meet ambitious Net Zero Carbon targets, prioritising cost-effective solutions which maximise societal benefit and impact.
To find out more, click here.
Research
Our team brings a rich blend of skills and experience to the table, covering econometric, geospatial and sociological analysis in community energy and energy access. We have collaborated on research projects with clients and collaborators around the world.
Past and present research themes include:
Risk assessment for community renewable energy
Business models and financial vehicles facilitating community ownership
Socio-economic impacts of community energy
ICT for effective off-grid energy markets
Financing and scaling up energy access
We hold an extensive database of community energy projects that can be made readily available to researchers in the context of a research collaborations.
See our most recent publications and reports.