Last year businesses missed the Esos deadline date by leaving it too late to start their audits. Inenco asks whether lessons have been learnt in this sponsored post. With the ESOS Phase 2 deadline (5th December 2019) now just six months away, businesses should be working on their ESOS audits – but is this the Read more…

Bristol City Council will reward employees for behaviour that cuts energy and carbon via a blockchain-based token reward scheme. Manchester-based Energi Mine has developed the platform, which rewards users with tokens for making energy efficient choices. This earns ‘Energi Tokens’ or ETKs, its digital currency, which can be used to claim offers from partner companies, Read more…

The Energy Consortium (TEC) provides energy solutions to public sector organisations and is now regarded as one of the country’s leading proponents and providers of collaborative energy procurement, particularly to universities and colleges. It is a full member of the Cabinet Office Collaborative Procurement programme, as well as other purchasing bodies and is committed to Read more…

Tesco’s energy efficiency initiatives have yielded £37m over two years, according to the company’s annual report. Across the group, the retailer now procures 58 per cent of electricity from renewables (up from 55 per cent last year) against a target of 65 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2050. The retailer committed Read more…

Honda has led an £8.6m funding round in Moixa. The carmaker struck a deal with the UK smart grid firm earlier this year as it bids to join the dots between the batteries in its cars and the global energy system. Moixa controls batteries in homes and cars to provide energy and grid services. CEO Read more…

A boom in private wires may be tempered by incoming regulatory change, writes Ali Lloyd, senior principal consultant at Pöyry Recent years have seen a growth of interest in private wire electricity supply arrangements, sometimes referred to as ‘on-site generation’ or ‘behind the meter’ generation. Under this arrangement an electricity generator supplies electricity directly to Read more…

In this sponsored post, Socomec outlines how logistics giant UPS has increased its EV fleet capacity by 200% using SMARTset EMS and Socomec Battery Energy Storage System The challenge Freight electric vehicles, like those used by UPS, can use up to ten times as much power as a typical home when charging. This means that Read more…

The Energyst Event, takes place Wednesday and Thursday this week in Birmingham. Here’s why you should register to attend the free conference and exhibition: The ADE, Energy Institute, Haven Power and LCP will outline what’s coming down the track from an energy perspective – and how this will impact your energy strategy. ABB, Pöyry, National Read more…

Gain expert insight on the developments that will directly impact your energy strategy at The Energyst Event, 1-2 May, Birmingham. Taking place at the Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, it’s a conference and exhibition tailored to our readers. The event is free to attend, but you need to register here. Here are some of the free sessions Read more…

TEAM Energy says its latest software paves the way for accurate and transparent tenant billing. Energy management specialist TEAM has strengthened its software portfolio with the launch of its next generation Sigma Tenant Billing solution. The application enables organisations to accurately and efficiently apportion utility costs between tenants, cost centres or departments delivering transparent accountable Read more…

There’s now just two weeks to go until The Energyst Event opens its doors – so what can delegates expect this year? Last year’s inaugural conference and exhibition was a great success, with over 900 energy professionals in attendance and plenty of insightful sessions from key names within the energy industry. On 1-2 May 2019, Read more…

National Grid Electricity System Operator has confirmed this winter’s periods of peak demand, known as Triads. Transmission charges for large businesses are based on these periods, the three half hours of highest demand that are at least 10 days apart, between November and February. But the cunning trick is that National Grid only reveals them Read more…

SSE has signed Smart Metering Systems (SMS) as preferred national supplier to rollout 200,000 smart meters to its small and medium sized business customers (SMEs). The meters will be the fully smart variant, or Smets2 units. Glasgow-based SMS claims it manages some 2.8 million metering and data assets across the domestic and non-domestic sectors. “We are Read more…

Join the UK’s leading energy, sustainability and resource professionals at edie Live 2019. Discover innovative energy solutions; be inspired by thought leadership and best practice case studies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon; overcome your business challenges with energy industry experts in free consultations; and pinpoint future strategy to prepare for the long term. At Read more…

Energy reporting is in the spotlight in 2019, with the ESOS Phase 2 deadline looming and the new Streamlined Energy & Carbon Reporting (SECR) framework commencing in April. But will businesses be ready? In ESOS Phase 1, over 40% of businesses were non-compliant by the deadline extension date. Even among those that were compliant in Read more…

An energy performance contract (EPC) across leisure centres operated for Glasgow City Council will reduce bills by six figures per year. Veolia’s agreement with Glasgow Life, a charity that delivers leisure and learning activities for the council, guarantees savings of over £106,000 per year and a reduction of 1.7GWh of energy drawn from the grid. Read more…

Coltrane Master Fund, the largest single shareholder in construction and FM company Interserve, has called for the board of directors to be removed from the company, bar CEO Debbie White. The news follows Interserve’s announcement that it has agreed a debt reduction plan with key lenders. The plan will see the company swap hundreds of Read more…