Predicted growth of electric vehicles (EVs) means energy managers may also become fleet managers, according to Association for Decentralised Energy director, Tim Rotheray. Meanwhile, changes to grid charging structures mean firms that take a ‘passive’ approach to consumption will be less competitive than proactive rivals. Speaking at The Energyst Event in Birmingham, Rotheray outlined increases Read more…

The Energyst Event takes place Tuesday and Wednesday this week, at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. It brings businesses and public sector organisations together with industry to discuss energy opportunities and challenges. The theme is convergence of procurement, management and flexibility. Conference sessions will outline what the changing market structure means for end users, how they Read more…

Sponsored article: The clean power revolution is gathering pace – disrupting power generation around the world. The relentless increase in the demand for energy is a major driver of change in the current energy landscape – particularly the mission to make the provision of electricity more democratic, for everyone, everywhere. Harvesting and distributing renewable, clean energy Read more…

April sees a number of changes to energy regulation come into force. Firstly, minimum energy efficiency standards, or MEES regulations, now mean public and private sector landlords cannot grant a tenancy to new or existing tenants if their property has an EPC rating of band F or G. Landlords can self-certify for exemption, but it Read more…

The Association for Decentralised Energy wants to hear from firms that think they have delivered world-class energy projects. If they are as good as you believe they are, and you can prove it, it’s probably worth entering the ADE’s awards. The Association wants to hear from parties that have helped deliver projects in areas including Read more…

National Grid has confirmed this winter’s Triad periods. The System Operator said the three highest winter peaks, at least ten days apart, upon which it bases transmission system charges for large firms, were on: 11 December for the half hour ending 17:30 5 Feb, for the half hour ending 18:00 26 Feb for the half Read more…

India’s Ministry of Power has acquired UK combined heat and power firm Edina for £55m and plans to invest millions in the UK energy services market over the next two years. The deal is structured via UK subsidiary, EnergyPro Assets Limited (EPAL), which is a joint venture between Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a publicly-owned energy services Read more…

Unite Group says it cut total carbon emissions 8.8% and water consumption 17% in 2017. According to its annual report, the student accommodation provider did so despite increasing beds by 11.6% to 54,000. From May 2017, the firm agreed to procure 100% renewable power backed by renewable energy guarantees of origin (REGOs) from supplier Npower. Read more…

The market is not getting any easier, writes Tony West, energy trading consultant, Pulse Business Energy, in this sponsored post. For many years prior to the summer of 2016, wholesale energy prices fell and forward curves for annual prices were generally in contango. Consequently, it was reasonably easy to meet or beat energy purchase budgets year Read more…

The decentralisation of energy is having a profound effect on all aspects of the system. The Energyst Event aims to discuss what this means for businesses – and how organisations across the public and private sector are turning challenges into bottom line benefits. The two-day conference and exhibition covers all aspects of energy procurement, efficiency Read more…

Non-commodity costs are set to make up 60% of your energy bill by 20201. It’s time to take energy into your own hands. These costs are not unavoidable. And as unlikely as it may seem, solutions to avoid them can also create revenue opportunities and be an integral part of meeting your CSR responsibilities. Well Read more…

UK organisations need to take action to reduce their non-commodity costs, says Inenco in this sponsored post. While wholesale energy costs are affected by many unpredictable factors, making it difficult to forecast whether they will go up or down, it is far more certain that non-commodity costs will rise. In 2017/2018 alone, various levies, including Read more…

Incoming changes to accounting rules may materially affect energy performance contract structures and risk allocation. But there may be upsides, experts suggest. Brendan Coyne reports IFRS 16 is a new leases standard that comes into effect on 1 January 2019. It requires virtually all leases to be recognised as on balance sheet. That’s a big Read more…

Government should add bite to energy efficiency regulations such as Esos and MEES and extend plans to bring houses up to EPC band C to commercial buildings, a group of large corporates has said. A set of reports published by The Aldersgate Group looks at structural challenges in financing clean infrastructure. It asks government to Read more…

Sponsored: James Pearson, head of I&C pricing, British Gas Business, outlines changes to network capacity charges coming into effect from April – and the actions businesses should take in preparation. From April 2018, sites that exceed their allocated electrical capacity could be facing significant increases on their electricity bill. Approved by Ofgem in October 2014, Read more…

Government is tendering for a supplier to work on a digital delivery platform which it hopes will help unlock up to £500m in energy efficiency savings in the SME sector. The department for business, energy and industrial strategy (Beis) committed to making more information and advice on energy efficiency to smaller firms in its Clean Read more…