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Energy and sustainability insight
From ambition to real estate performance
From policy shifts to portfolio impact, our research tracks how sustainability impacts real estate markets and investment strategy.
As the conversation around ESG matures from reporting into action, our research focuses on what actually drives value: operational performance, resilience and returns.
We analyse energy efficiency, regulation, carbon targets and capital allocation, translating these into practical implications for assets, portfolios and locations. Our Sustainability Series and thought leadership explores how real estate is responding to the transition to net zero, from the rise of green homes and electrification to the growing importance of electric vehicles and supporting infrastructure.
Our research supports investors, occupiers, developers, lenders and policymakers navigating decarbonisation, evolving regulation and the energy transition.
Our latest research

Can GB grid accelerate the Age of Electricity?
01 October 2026
BYOP: Bring your own power
10 September 2026

Energy Insights Quarterly
Knight Frank's quarterly review of UK energy market trends, policy developments and investment activity
10 September 2026

Solar, storage and the rise of “bring your own power”
Solar PV and battery storage are becoming mainstream features of UK real estate, reflecting a broader shift towards behind-the-meter energy across both new developments and existing estates
07 September 2026
What will it take to get to B by 2031?
02 July 2026
Powering property and private capital
14 May 2026
Homing in on solar and EV acceleration
09 April 2026
Electric Vehicles and Commercial Real Estate
09 April 2026
Building low-carbon power for UK properties
13 March 2026
Record Renewable Auctions: Almost 15GW of capacity awarded in AR7
23 February 2026
Domestic MEES and Record Wind Auction
05 February 2026
More of the same? Sustainability & real estate for 2026
17 December 2025
Connection reform update: a new pipeline announced
11 December 2025
Bringing the energy: A COP & UK Budget special
28 November 2025
Why ESG as a term may be out, but the action is not
02 October 2025
Unlocking value through EUI
01 October 2025
Green shoots: spotlight on renewable energy
11 September 2025
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