Centrica: How to prove the business case for energy resilience

There's usually a strong commercial case for investing in energy resilience, says Centrica Business Solutions. But how do you convince your Board to make...

Investor Confidence Project seeks heat network and street lighting projects

Local authorities and consultancies planning heat network and street lighting projects are being urged to partner with the Investor Confidence Project in order to...

Carillion goes under

Construction and facilities management firm Carillion has filed for liquidation. The firm handled energy management, energy performance contracts and FM services across the public and...

Centrica: How to manage the risk of business energy disruption

Many UK businesses are unprepared for the rising threat of energy disruption – risking significant financial, operational and reputational risk, says Ian Hopkins, director...

TEC managing director named Energy Champion of 2017

Education and public sector-focused energy consortium TEC celebrates its latest award win in this sponsored post. "We are delighted to announce our managing director Richard...

Was Esos any good, asks government as clock ticks on renegades

Government wants the views of businesses that had to take an Esos audit. The department for business, energy and industrial strategy (Beis) has commissioned external...

Heat meters keep hotelier happy

In this sponsored post, Micronics details how its U1000 heat meter saved time and effort in solving heat system water flow issues at a...

Association for Decentralised Energy and Association for Conservation of Energy to merge

The Associations for Decentralised Energy (ADE) and Conservation of Energy (ACE) are to merge. The announcement was made at the ADE's heat conference in London. Combining...

Enfield Council’s new heat network connects first customers

Enfield Council is now supplying heat to new homes in Arnos Grove, the first of its heat networks. The council's energy company, Energetik, plans to...

DCP 228: Monitoring the effects and mitigating the impact

In this sponsored post, STC outlines how to mitigate the impact of changes to distribution charges coming into force in next April. From April 2018...

Heat and light upgrades save Oxford hospitals £7.5k a day

The first month's figures for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Energy Project show savings of almost a quarter of a million pounds. The energy bill...

New finance chief for Aggreko

Mobile power and heat firm Aggreko has appointed Heath Drewett as chief financial officer (CFO). Drewett will join the firm, which now books around £1.6bn...

IoT buildings ‘increase value and attractiveness for landlords’

Sponsored post: Are you looking for cutting-edge services to increase your building value and attractiveness? Distech Controls delivers IoT buildings by connecting systems, technology and...

Centrica: Firms urgently need an energy resilience strategy

Centrica says businesses need an energy resilience strategy, suggesting energy security and continuity should not be taken for granted. The energy firm's Business Solutions division...

Government aims to simplify energy and carbon reporting while adding some bite

Government is consulting on a streamlined carbon and energy framework for larger UK companies. It thinks firms could save over £2bn a year by...

IET touts Guide to Energy Management in the Built Environment

Why is energy management important to your business? With the rising costs of powering a building already having an impact on the operational budgets...

Fläkt Woods helps to reduce Harrow Leisure Centre’s energy use

The centre, part of the Everyone Active group, is a large-scale facility that provides a wide range of activities to the local community. The...

Micronics U1000 helps measure energy usage in Sheffield Hospital

Five Micronics U1000 flowmeters were used by an installer of building control systems to measure the energy usage in the production of domestic hot...

Smart grid firm Passivsystems seeks £650K from crowdfunding

Smart grid firm Passivsystems is hoping to raise £650,000 via crowdfunding. The company wants to accelerate deployment of its smart energy management services for utility companies,...

Energy efficiency: Bring public sector into Esos and hold directors to account

The public sector should be made to take Esos audits and the energy efficiency scheme should be given sharper teeth, according to a new...