JDS Associates

  • Public Affairs

    JDS Associates specialises in helping clients in the sustainable energy sector to articulate their point of view effectively to key decision makers in Brussels, London and local government. We have extensive experience in assisting market leaders in designing public affairs campaigns to shape and inform policy making.

  • Policy and Regulatory Analysis

    JDS Associates also carry out detailed research into and analysis of complex policy issues such as modelling of the carbon intensity of the grid at different times; exploration of different design features for the Renewable Heat Incentive; analysis of implications of different levels of ambition for Zero Carbon Homes and Buildings.

  • Training and Workshops

    We understand that it is crucial for your team to have a solid understanding of the policy environment in which they are operating in order to use it to maximum advantage. JDS offers a range of training solutions to suit different budgets and requirements

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  • What we do
  • Winning Formula

JDS brings stakeholders together to design policies that work.

JDS uniquely combines technical expertise with public affairs know-how.

public affairs, policy and regulatory analysis

JDS Analysis

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MPs Back New Parliamentary Solar PV Forum

Leading figures in the UK solar PV sector have warmly welcomed the launch of a new Parliamentary forum for the technology

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Micropower Council RHI campaign update

Access our RHI Early Day Motion support letter here (copy and paste into word for your own use)

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New Energy Focus report on MPC reception

Read more for New Energy Focus's journalistic take on the MPC Summer Reception

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JDS Out & About

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The Micropower Council Summer Reception


12th July 2010
Central London

The Micropower Council's Summer reception presents an excellent opportunity to forge new links and develop existing relationships, facilitatinng collaboration between the microgeneration sector and the ne parliament.

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About JDS

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JDS Associates was founded in 2004 by Dave Sowden to provide specialist policy and regulatory consultancy services to the sustainable energy sector. We have grown from a ‘one man band’ in a small village just south of Birmingham to a team divided between the UK and Brussels.

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