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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


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

Energy & Sustainability
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

Energy & Sustainability
Commercially Minded | Why real estate capital is moving into energy infrastructure
This month on the Commercially Minded podcast, I join Flora Harley, Head of Energy & Sustainability Insight, and Nik Potter, Capital Markets Insight Associate, to explore UK energy infrastructure investment: the rationale, returns and outlook for real estate capital.
14 July 2026
Energy & Sustainability
Finally, an update on MEES for non-domestic real estate in the UK
02 July 2026
Energy & Sustainability
From Real Estate to Real Assets: Infrastructure in the spotlight
02 June 2026
Energy & Sustainability
From Real Estate to Real Assets: Infrastructure in the spotlight
02 June 2026
Energy & Sustainability
Routes to power: An update on the Corporate Power Purchase Agreement market
22 April 2026
Energy & Sustainability
“Double down, not back down”: what the UK government's recent energy announcements mean
22 April 2026
Energy & Sustainability
Electric Vehicles and Commercial Real Estate: Charging infrastructure, land use and value creation
09 April 2026
Energy & Sustainability
Record Renewable Auctions: Almost 15GW of capacity awarded in AR7
23 February 2026
Energy & Sustainability
Warm Homes Plan: Implications for real estate and the private rented sector
23 January 2026
Energy & Sustainability
A sustainable budget? Key takeaways for energy & sustainability in real estate
28 November 2025
Energy & Sustainability
Physical risks priced, asset owner views and sustainability in the Alps
06 November 2025
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