What information should I include in an initial enquiry to Northmore Gordon?

We recommend identifying your organisation and site, the country and Australian state where relevant, your role, the decision you need to make, and any firm deadline. Include a short description of the existing equipment or reporting problem, and state whether work is proposed, contracted, installed, commissioned, or already operating. Attach available energy history or equipment summary rather than waiting for a perfect dataset, and clearly distinguish estimates from measured information. For certificate projects, disclose previous incentives and clarify who owns the relevant energy-saving or renewable-electricity attributes.

How does Northmore Gordon's six-stage delivery approach work?

We describe a structured approach: Assess identifies opportunities and missing evidence through energy audits and benchmarking; Build the Case determines technical and commercial viability through feasibility and investment cases; Capture Value identifies funding or certificate pathways; Deliver implements approved projects with measurement and verification; Procure determines how energy and environmental attributes are purchased; and Perform sustains outcomes through reporting, energy management, and performance reviews. The specific work and deliverables are agreed for each project. Starting at the right stage depends on your current situation: a site with an audit can request a feasibility brief, while one facing a reporting deadline should clarify entity boundaries and available evidence first.

What types of energy audits does Northmore Gordon offer?

We offer Type 1, 2, and 3 energy audits. Type 1 is a basic overview; Type 2 provides more detailed assessment including financial evaluation; Type 3 is a precision assessment of a major subsystem with additional measurement. The audit type should match your decision: screening where to investigate first, evaluating which opportunities deserve capital, or assessing replacement of specific equipment. An audit identifies and assesses opportunities, but procurement, detailed feasibility, implementation, and verification are separate decisions. The audit standard, level of detail, and deliverables should be specified in the engagement.

What support does Northmore Gordon provide for environmental certificates?

We provide support for project registration, certificate creation and trading, alongside engineering and commercial assessment. Services cover energy-efficiency certificates under VEU, NSW ESS, and other schemes; renewable-energy attributes; and carbon credits under the ACCU scheme. The relevant instrument depends on activity, jurisdiction, timing, and intended claim. We can assess location, equipment, operating conditions, project timeline, and ownership arrangements. We also help establish evidence schedules, identify data responsibilities, and develop the commercial case. However, exact requirements come from the governing scheme, and certificate eligibility depends on method, dates, evidence, and prior arrangements.

How should I approach funding and certificates when building an investment case?

Treat grants, certificates, and financing as separate items in your project file and business case. Before relying on any support, establish applicability, approval status, and conditions. For grants, confirm the specific programme and round, deadline, eligible expenditure, and payment conditions. For certificates, verify activity eligibility, evidence requirements, quantity, ownership, and sale terms. Use a funding-status register distinguishing potential, assessed, applied, approved, and received. Present the project with and without conditional contributions, and identify the point where management would revisit the decision if support is delayed or unavailable. Keep the operating merits of the project visible alongside funding options.

What does Northmore Gordon's carbon advisory service include?

Our carbon advisory services connect emissions information with engineering, procurement, and investment decisions. Services include diagnostic workshops to clarify strengths and gaps; emissions inventories spanning Scope 1, 2, and 3; reporting support for NGER, NPI, ASRS, and NSW CCMAPs; product carbon footprint assessments; opportunity assessment and transition planning; climate-risk and scenario analysis; and environmental-attribute due diligence. A two-hour carbon-management diagnostic produces a prioritised action list with task owners and decision dates. Services are tailored to your reporting purpose, deadline, and organisation structure. The company can also provide electrification feasibility analysis and support for NSW Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plans.

What is moREnewable100 and how does it work?

moREnewable100 is our service for procuring renewable energy certificates without changing existing electricity supply contracts. It provides multi-site coverage, procurement flexibility, RE100-aligned sourcing, and technology and due-diligence support. The service is designed for organisations seeking to establish a renewable-electricity claim or market-based Scope 2 accounting. Start by documenting your consumption period, electricity volumes, site locations, and reporting framework. Establish whether the purpose is a renewable-electricity claim, market-based accounting, a voluntary commitment, or another objective. Certificates are different from carbon offsets or physical energy reductions; follow your applicable accounting framework and ensure exclusive claim rights and proper retirement or cancellation processes.

When should I engage Northmore Gordon if I'm considering an energy project?

Engage early if you face high bills with unclear causes, want to assess boiler or refrigeration performance, are planning gas reduction, have multiple candidate upgrades, need to demonstrate savings, or manage multiple sites. If you have an existing audit, bring the opportunity register and ask for a feasibility brief. Without reliable interval data, start with a metering plan. Facing a reporting deadline? Identify your entity boundary, reporting period, and available evidence first. For certificate projects, check scheme and activity requirements at the relevant stage—funding and measurement decisions often need consideration before procurement or installation. Avoid assuming every project can recover incentives after work is complete.

How does Northmore Gordon approach measurement and verification for energy projects?

Measurement and verification determines the effect of an energy improvement using an agreed boundary, data, and analysis. Our M&V services include project-boundary selection, baseline modelling, savings calculation, and reporting. A practical M&V brief should state the purpose (internal performance, investment contract, reporting, or certificate scheme), define the boundary and baseline, specify measurement instruments and intervals, record implementation details, and show calculations transparently. M&V establishes what energy use would have been without the intervention under comparable conditions; savings are the difference between that baseline and post-project consumption. The approach must account for production changes, weather variation, and operating-hour differences. Keep engineering estimates, verified energy results, and scheme-specific certificate results as distinct outputs.

What should I prepare before discussing an energy efficiency or carbon project with Northmore Gordon?

Prepare a project brief documenting the business problem, decision required, operational requirements, and target date. Describe your site location, facility boundary, sector, equipment, and project status. Create a dated chronology of studies, applications, quotes, and commitments. List available evidence: energy bills and tariffs, interval or submeter data, production records, existing studies, equipment quotes, and prior funding or certificate arrangements. Distinguish estimates from measured information and assign responsibility for each data type. State your requested output: desired scope, deliverables, assumptions, evidence gaps, and next decision. The project brief does not need to be perfect; visible gaps support an initial conversation. This structured approach helps Northmore Gordon establish an appropriate starting scope and identify the evidence needed for your next step.

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