Energy and sustainability threats are evolving quickly, and outpace conventional risk analysis and mitigation strategies. How exposed is your company, asks Schneider Electric in this sponsored post. Resilience is an organisation’s ability to adapt to risks and threats that challenge its viability. It’s also an imperative in the face of an increasingly broad and unpredictable Read more…

Winter 2018/19 could prove a challenging time for medium and large energy consuming businesses. The cold, dark days looming before us will combine with persistently bullish energy market conditions and higher network costs to create a budget-stretching winter season. These price pressures are likely to be an ongoing theme that impacts businesses on both sides Read more…

Let us help prepare you for Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting, mandatory from April 2019 following CRC abolition, says Inspired Energy in this sponsored post. As a result of the Government shakeup of carbon emission reporting and energy efficiency legislation, the new Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework, which is coming into force from Read more…

Mitie is to sell its social housing business, Mitie Property Management (MPM) to Mears Group in a deal worth up to £35m. The FM firm, now mid-way through a three-year structural overhaul, will put the money towards rebuilding its balance sheet and pension fund hole.  MPM provides property repairs and maintenance services to around 30 Read more…

Metered energy efficiency could unlock the holy grail of a market-based approach to cutting carbon, pulling in financiers, cutting the need for network investment and unlocking new business models. Brendan Coyne reports A UK-US partnership is attempting to embed a standardised, automated approach to real-time energy efficiency measurement into the GB energy system. The firms Read more…

Inenco says businesses may be paying 50% more in 2020 for power than they were in 2016. The third party intermediary (TPI) has published a new cost forecast that illustrates how rising non-commodity costs and wholesale markets are driving up prices. Over the last two years, non-commodity costs, which make up around half of business Read more…

The energy landscape is changing and this is creating opportunities for how businesses use and manage energy. Many are already thinking about how energy can contribute to business growth and drive deeper efficiencies. Local generation options (also known as distributed energy) are becoming more accessible and tools built on Internet of Things technology are providing Read more…

In this sponsored post, TEAM invites Energyst readers to its Energy Management Conference, to hear from industry experts, market and policymakers discuss the changing face of energy and deliver real-word insights. Join like-minded Energy Management professionals at the TEAM Energy Management Conference on Tuesday 20 November at the Stadium, Milton Keynes. Our Energy Management Conference Read more…

While many businesses understand the need for energy legislation like ESOS, the inevitable admin that energy rules and regulations often entail can seem a burden. But it doesn’t have to be – in fact, ESOS reporting can unearth some real opportunities for savvy organisations. Seek expert support Whether your organisation has a dedicated utilities team, Read more…

Smart Buildings Show 2018, the UK’s largest conference and exhibition dedicated to smart, commercial buildings, have announced the return of its influential panel debate. This year’s panel, entitled ‘Health and well being initiatives in the built environment – fad or game changer?’, will be hosted by smart buildings influencer Mark Tyson, who has held leadership Read more…

Smart Buildings Show, where the industry’s leading technology vendors and smart buildings professionals converge, is now open for registration. The free-to-attend conference and exhibition, which takes place at the Barbican, London on the 7th and 8th of November, 2018, features keynote and CPD-accredited training sessions from some of the biggest names in the smart buildings Read more…

On-site utility solution provider, EuroSite Power is calling on the hospitality and leisure sectors to consider new approaches to long-term energy strategies at an exclusive seminar being held at the world-famous Celtic Manor Resort Hotel on 25th October. According to The Carbon Trust, the hospitality sector spends in excess of £1.3bn a year on energy. Such figures Read more…