Melody Abeni

Melody Abeni

Based in London, Melody is a specialist green technology writer who has been covering sustainability, climate action and ESG for the past five years, after gathering operational experience in green investing and financial services. She has written for various industry publications, including renewable technology advisor The Eco Experts, and she holds a Master’s degree in law from Birkbeck University.

Posts from Melody Abeni

A blue polycrystalline solar panel with the yellow letters 'FiT' next to it, and an electricity pylon in the background

The Feed-in Tariff (FiT) scheme: an expert guide

New build home with solar panels on the roof, cartoon spanner and screwdriver next to it, teal background, sun in top left corner

DIY solar panels: should you do your own installation?

Black solar panel with yellow highlight, the letters 'MCS' in the middle in yellow

The MCS certificate for solar panels: an expert guide

Two solar panel installers carrying a black solar panel, yellow and turquoise background, a yellow question mark in the centre

Solar panel quotes: 7 questions to ask before installing solar

Yellow map of the UK, big question mark next to it, blue line running from left to right that keeps rising and falling

What is the energy price cap and how does it work?

The front doorstep of a house with a colourful EPC grading scale in the left foreground

The 11 best ways to improve your home’s EPC rating

Zoomed in photo of an electricity meter, overlaid with the blueish filter and a carton yellow '£' symbol in the centre

What is a standing charge and why do we have them?

A black solar panel, a wind turbine and a heat pump, with a yellow thumbs up and a yellow thumbs down, turquoise background

The advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy