We are committed to delivering results for our clients as we move forward towards a truly sustainable society together.
JDS Associates was founded in 2004 by Dave Sowden to provide specialist policy and regulatory consultancy services to the sustainable energy sector. We now have a truly European team with offices in both the UK and Brussels
We have earned an excellent reputation amongst industry and other stakeholders for timely advice and shrewd analysis of the sustainable energy policy landscape. Our influencing campaigns, grounded in thorough fact-based research, have helped numerous clients achieve their policy goals and Government to make energy policy that works.
An Impressive Track Record
2009
• JDS opens new office in Brussels and Micropower Europe is founded
• Safeguarding of fiscal advantage for microgeneration under VAT Directive
• The Green Energy act, supported and promoted by JDS and the Micropower Council has become Law
• This has created a legal duty for a new Microgeneration strategy
2008
• Removal of planning red tape for low carbon energy technologies
• JDS clients celebrate amendments to Energy Act to include a wider range of low carbon technologies
2007
• European targets for biofuels included within European Commission’s draft renewable energy package
• Inclusion of microgeneration within CERT
2006
• Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act
• Private Members Bill passed
• First ever Microgeneration Strategy launched by the UK Government
2005
• Treasury agrees to include Micro-Combined Heat and Power products in reduced rate VAT scheme for
microgeneration
• Modification to Balancing and Settlement Code to facilitate greater distributed energy generation
• UK Government announces Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation for biofuels
2004
• Micropower Council founded to represent the interests of the microgeneration industry
2003
• Development of G83/1 connection standard for micro-electricity technologies