Esos and the slow death of energy management
Six months on from the original Esos deadline, what has the scheme achieved? If nothing else, it has shone a light on glaring gaps...
Landlords and investors ‘don’t trust energy efficiency solutions providers’
Distrust in energy efficiency solutions providers and lack of a standardised methodology for appraising project viability are discouraging commercial landlords and property investors from...
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...
Triad, capacity costs, CfD and RO: Prepare for increases, warns SmartestEnergy
SmartestEnergy has outlined its predictions for power bill non-commodity cost increases from next year onwards. The forecasts suggest significant hikes for some pass through...
Cometh the Brexit, cometh the energy manager
Post-Brexit, the only certainty is uncertainty. The pound and the FTSE250 continue to slide and nobody knows what will happen to UK energy policy...
Glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain saves £165k through Triad avoidance
Glass manufacturer Saint-Gobain saved £165,000 on its power bill over last winter through avoiding peak network charges.
So-called Triad charges are how National Grid bills...
Energy Institute urges retrofits and equipment upgrades to make quickest efficiency gains
Retrofitting existing building fabric will make the greatest energy efficiency gains over the next three years, according to the Energy Institute.
Institute members believe technology...
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...
Ener-G and ExxonMobil produce energy efficiency guide focused on CHP and good oils
The firms point out that a 20% reduction in energy costs could equate to a 5% increase in sales in terms of firms' bottom...
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...