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The benefits of energy efficiency

According to a joint survey released by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and energy supplier npower, Britain’s manufacturers are increasing their investment in strategic energy...

Energy efficiency: money for nothing without subsidy

The idea that companies need to be bribed to even consider the idea of saving money has become imbedded in the corporate culture, argues...

Bogus products – Too good to be true? Part1

The first instalment of a two-part article in which Vilnis Vesma discusses the hallmarks of bogus energy-saving products and how to deal with their...

Bogus products – Too good to be true? Part2

The concluding part of an article in which Vilnis Vesma describes the hallmarks of bogus energy-saving products and how to resist sales pressure. In the...

Building the evidence base

Increasingly, making the best decision relies on convincing decision makers that there is some evidence supporting a proposal, as ESTA’s Richard Hipkiss explains. After the...

Entries now open for the Energy Awards 2014

The Energy Awards are back for 2014 and bigger than ever. This year we have revamped the 15 categories and moved to a bigger,...

Take part in our energy performance survey

Click to participate The Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is the UK government’s proposed approach to meeting the requirements set out in Article 8 EU...

Are boiler controls a good idea?

The short answer to this is “yes, of course they are”. Boilers potentially consume a great deal of energy so they need to be...
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Four steps to effective energy management with ISO 50001

Martin Hockaday, environment and energy sector manager at NQA, reviews the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle of ISO 50001 and how it improves energy...
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Improving Energy Management through ISO 50001

Martin Hockaday, environment and energy sector manager at NQA, reviews the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle of ISO 50001 and how it improves energy...

Boiler controls

Keeping up with the evolution of boiler controls The principle of new technologies improving on or complementing old ones is well established, and is clearly...

AHU and energy recovery company Weger Air Solutions realises UK ambitions

A new company Weger Air Solutions has been formed and acquired the assets of Thermal Technology (Sales) with the aim of expanding sales with...

ISO 50001 is needed and worth the ROI

In the 2012 edition of Energy Efficient Solutions, we asked “Is the new energy management standard actually needed?” In that article the case for...

Cofely to operate power station at BP’s Sullom Voe Terminal

Cofely has been awarded a contract by BP to supply utilities to the Sullom Voe Terminal (SVT) on the Shetland Islands – one of...

Senselogix announces new framework partnership with Inenco Group

SenseLogix announced a framework partnership with Inenco, the UK’s largest independent energy broker. The framework agreement will see SenseLogix provide Inenco with a branded...

We’re on the latest loop of the energy roller coaster

In the first of his regular columns Dave Cockshott, board director at the Inenco Group, looks at the ever-changing landscape in the sector. I began...

Practical and Effective Energy Monitoring

The Tinytag Energy Logger provides an effective means of power usage monitoring for individual equipment or throughout an entire premises. It is often easier to...

Decc urges small firms to bid for energy efficient tech funding

The winners were announced as Decc launched the next phase of the programme, urging companies developing low carbon energy projects in generation, efficiency and...

How the NHS cut gas costs with boiler load optimisation controls

Sabien’s M2G boiler load optimisation controls have delivered a 12% reduction in gas costs at NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Biggart Hospital in Prestwick. The...

Anesco a go-go: Energy firms start to hog Sunday Times growth list

Energy companies are among the UK's fastest growing businesses. More than a dozen energy firms made the latest Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100...