Combined Heat and Power provides businesses and organisations with an affordable route to cleaner energy and long-term economic savings. So how to ensure maximum rewards from this low-carbon technology? Remeha offers advice Step 1 – check demand CHP operates most efficiently and generates greater cost and carbon emissions savings if it is running constantly and, Read more…

Inspired Energy has acquired fellow TPI Squareone in a £1.375m deal. Squareone, based in Boldon, Tyne and Wear, provides energy and water services to clients in the I&C and education sectors. The business makes a healthy margin: revenues in the year to 31 March 2018 were £0.5m. From that, earnings before interest, taxes, deductions and Read more…

Greene King cuts its carbon intensity by 26.7% year on year, according to its annual report. Tonnes CO2e per £100k turnover fell from 12.546 in 2016/17 to 9.197 in 2017/18. Total gross emissions fell 21% year on year, from 253,141 to 200,208 tonnes of CO2e. Water The company, which has a water licence, says it has Read more…

Following the evolving energy landscape, including the governments increasing pressure on businesses to utilise energy more efficiently, in addition to Industry 4.0 driving demand for connected assets with real-time insights, it’s time that critical infrastructure was brought into the 21st century. Due to the lifespan and critical nature of equipment such as high voltage distribution Read more…

Interserve shares fell on the back of half year results. The company posted a £6m pre-tax loss versus profit of £24.9m the prior year. Total revenue fell almost 10% to £1488.3. Reported operating profit fell 29% to £40.1m. Net debt climbed 22% to £614.3m. In 2016, net debt stood at £390m. Shares dropped by 12% Read more…

The newly formed ‘Association of Independent Meter and Data Agents’ (AIMDA), launched today,  is made up of seven of the UK’s largest, and competing, independent non-domestic customer metering and data collection businesses. AIMDA is to actively lobby OFGEM and BEIS to influence government policy making, and so preserve effective competition for the benefit of the customer Read more…

More than eight in ten members of the Energy Institute (EI) think the UK will miss the fifth carbon budget, according to a poll of 406 members. Meanwhile, members suggest that local energy systems development is the most important aspect of recent government policy. The EI’s annual barometer asks members for their views on key energy Read more…

Government has awarded £8.8m to nine groups to develop energy applications for smaller firms in retail, hospitality and education. The aim is to help UK small firms and organisations (SMEs) engage with energy and cut consumption, driving down UK peak demand. The projects, built around smart meter data, include easy to use energy management systems Read more…

Mitie chairman Derek Mapp has urged industry to properly price risk or the economics of facilities management will become unsustainable. Such a situation would see further large providers go out of business, though Mapp suggested a “subtle” shift was already underway. Posting full year results, the firm acknowledged the scale of the challenge facing the Read more…

The Energy Systems Catapult has launched a new set of free data tools designed to help energy innovators access relevant data faster, and connect them with potential partners and sources of funding. The Energy Knowledge Exchange, or ETX, allows users to explore summaries of existing energy knowledge, research and data. The aim is to help Read more…

BT shaved a further £29m from its energy bill in the year to 31 March. The telco also cut worldwide CO2 equivalent emissions by 8.9%. BT’s annual report states it has made cumulative energy cost savings of around £250m since 2009/10. Despite cutting overall energy consumption by 1.7% in 2017/18, the firm spent around £370m on Read more…

United Utilities increased renewable generation by 12% and cut electricity consumption 4% in the year to 31 March. Posting full year results, the company said its renewable generation, at 167GWh, was a record. Last year the company reported renewable energy production of 149 GWh, which it said was roughly 18% of its consumption. Despite generating more and Read more…

Severn Trent said it generated 38% of its own power in the financial year to 31 March 2018 and remains on track to generate half of its own power by 2020. The firm’s full year results show its power bill increased by £6.9m on a like for like basis (excluding the impact of the Dee Read more…

In this sponsored post, Centrica says combined heat and power systems can boost efficiency and cut energy costs by up to 25%. It’s offering a free guide to CHP here. Today’s energy landscape is changing fast – and bringing new challenges for business. Volatile markets, escalating costs and unremitting demand for supply mean businesses are Read more…

It’s a crucial component of every energy buyer’s arsenal, but is your Market Intelligence really fit for purpose? Information must work for every type of buyer, but it’s only as good as its application, says Open Energy Market in this sponsored post. Market intelligence is integral to energy buying. No matter how your business buys Read more…

In this sponsored post, Inspired Energy outlines why organisations should not delay in starting compliance work for the second phase of the government’s ESOS energy efficiency scheme. What is ESOS? The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is a mandatory energy assessment and energy saving identification scheme. ESOS is in four-yearly phases and requires the organisation Read more…

Water firm Severn Trent is to make its energy data public in a bid to cut its 900GWh annual consumption, which, if it did not generate 38% of its own power, would equate to a £100m bill. The company has published an open invitation to data experts to come to its Coventry HQ and take Read more…