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...
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...
Pants on fire: bogus energy-saving product awards
The “Pants on Fire” award recognises bad science in adverts for supposed energy-saving products. Nominations will be announced at the energy CPD event “Practical...
Lawyers outline how landlords can avoid falling foul of minimum energy efficiency leasing laws
Law firm Eversheds has drafted guidance on how landlords can avoid falling foul of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES). The new laws, which come...
SSE touts big energy bill reductions for firms via IT and comms control software
SSE's Enterprise division is touting significant bill energy savings via software that controls comms and IT, which the firm says typically accounts for 12%...
Centrica buys ENER-G’s CHP business in bid to scale distributed energy operation
British Gas parent company Centrica has bought ENER-G’s CHP business for £145 million. The deal gives Centrica a 500MW portfolio of co-generation across 1,400...
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...
Early capacity market costs to hit business energy bills
Energy suppliers will not be allowed to delay payments for the early capacity market auction. That means businesses face higher than anticipated energy bills...
Investors with €1bn to spend on energy efficiency seek UK projects
A consortium of banks and infrastructure investors that aims to invest over €1 billion in energy efficiency projects launched today.
The Investor Confidence Project Europe...
Successful sub-metering requires the power of three
Metering is an essential part of building management systems and allows energy managers to understand how much energy a building is using. However, making...
UK becoming ‘sick man of Europe’ on energy efficiency: report
The UK is ranked 27th out of 28 member states for progress on energy efficiency, according to a survey of energy experts across the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Stirling Council to cut streetlamp energy consumption by 63% with £10m LED lighting loan
Stirling Council is swapping 12,000 sodium lightbulbs for LEDs over the next four years in a move it predicts will cut energy consumption by...
Welsh government pushes energy performance contracts
The Welsh government wants its public sector bodies to use energy performance contracts (EPCs) in a bid to free up savings for other public...
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...
Public sector procurement group moves portfolio to Corona, EDF and SSE following two year...
In this sponsored post, public sector energy procurement group TEC outlines how it will transfer a significant chunk of its £180 million energy portfolio...
Gardner Denver’s new compressor technology on show at Air-Tech 2016
Looking for the newest compressor technology? In this sponsored post, Gardner Denver details its CompAir L140 rotary screw compressor. It will debut in the UK...