Why are retrofit boiler controls proving so popular?
Why are retrofit boiler controls proving so popular, asks boiler control firm Sabien in this sponsored post.
Retrofit boiler controls are now making a significant...
Local authorities say finance and public procurement biggest hurdles to heat networks
Local authorities say financing heat networks is the biggest barrier to and have warned that a lack of appetite from both property developers and...
Use the right metrics and energy efficiency projects will get board’s attention
Turning an energy-saving idea into reality nearly always relies on getting the required investment, either internally or externally. Understanding the options and supporting proposals...
Healthy heating: How to cut your boiler’s wasteline by 7%
With sustained pressure to drive down operating costs and reduce carbon emissions, the healthcare sector continues to explore new ways to improve its energy...
European Commission steps up focus on energy efficient heating and cooling
The European Commission has outlined proposals to improve energy security across the bloc. A renewed focus on heating and cooling – which accounts for...
Renewable heat subsidies ‘wasting money’ by ruling out waste heat
As the government mulls changes to renewable heat subsidies and Brussels plots a renewed push on heating efficiency, public and private sector organisations have...
How to decarbonise heat at lowest cost: Free report
Waste heat is a huge wasted opportunity and the UK government must push Brussels harder to ensure it can be harnessed and supported.
That was...
Heatpumps, CHP and biomass top firms’ heat investment priorities
Heatpumps, CHP and biomass dominate the list of heating technologies being explored or installed by readers of The Energyst.
Surveyed for a new report on...
The heat is on: but which technologies will meet heat targets at lowest cost?
With 2020 closing in, the energy secretary has admitted decarbonisation of heat is lagging. Money is tight, the energy market is in flux, oil...
Local authorities must scope heat networks better to get funding
Green infrastructure funds like the look of heat networks, says Amber Infrastructure's Jenny Curtis. But poor data, planning and leadership can undermine otherwise viable...
Government ‘has heat network numbers wrong’
Decc says there are 2,000 heat networks in the UK. But actually, says Chris Jennings, strategic development manager at consultancy Sustain, there are 100,000...
An energy manager’s approach to decarbonising heat in 26 cities
Decarbonising direct electric heat across an estate spanning 136 buildings in 26 cities is no mean feat. But Unite Students energy & environment manager James...
Bristol City commits £5m to heat network, eyes bigger prize
Bristol City Council will allocate of £5m in capital to fund the next phase of its district heating network. Mayor Marvin Rees approved the...
M&V: Results have to be meaningful or evaluation is useless
Verifying the success of an energy-saving project requires a holistic approach that takes account of all variables, says Sabien's Tony Willis in this sponsored...
Decc consults on how £320m heat networks money should be spent
The department of energy and climate change (Decc) has launched a consultation to gauge how the £320m put aside for heat network development should...
How to make the boiler room deliver more for your budget
Once you’ve implemented all of the obvious energy-saving measures in the boiler room, what comes next? Tony Willis of Sabien Technology suggests the next...
Firms using up to 10% of UK power to cool buildings – even when...
A new report by BRE suggests that as much as 10% of UK power generation is being used to cool non-domestic buildings - even at the evening and...
CHP system saves Newcastle United to the toon of 390 tonnes of carbon
Newcastle United keeper facilities manager Eddie Rutherford has pulled off a huge save: The football club’s use of a combined heat and power (CHP)...
Boiler run-times don’t measure up
Sponsored: Reduced boiler run-times on modulating and two-stage boiler plant do not necessarily equate to energy savings. The only accurate measures are a reduction...
Local authorities invited to apply for heat network funds by end November
Local authorities and other public sector bodies can start applying for new heat network funding from today.
The government has made up to £39m available...