Green Investment Bank: Energy managers must build better business cases

Energy managers must build better business cases if they are to succeed in getting energy efficiency projects signed off by their boards, according to...

There’s a quieter, more efficient vacuum pump in town

In this sponsored post, Atlas Copco says its GHS 350-900 VSD+ range of highly efficient vacuum pumps delivers average energy savings of 50% and...

Taking full advantage of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme

As the deadline for ESOS submissions approaches, energy managers have the opportunity to present at board level the technologies and the business cases to...

Don’t let Esos costs go to waste

With the clock very much ticking on compliance with the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (Esos), organisations should be thinking about how they can get...

P272: are you ready for the change?

Inenco chief commercial officer Dave Cockshott explains what you need to know about the new half-hourly settlement code in this sponsored post. P272: mandatory half hourly settlement...

What has the CRC done for us?

A piece of research commissioned by Decc has found the CRC carbon tax has done broadly what it said on the tin. The 88 page...

The Energyst: The new name for Water, Energy & Environment magazine

The rebrand of the print masthead comes a year after editor Tim McManan-Smith and sales director Steve Swaine completed a management buy-out of the...

Tinytag data loggers: energy efficiency monitoring for ESOS and more

Tinytag data loggers support energy efficiency applications by accurately monitoring power usage, CO2, temperature and RH locally or throughout a building, says Gemini Data...

Aircraft hangar halves heating costs with destratification

Gama Aviation has slashed running costs for heating in its Farnborough hangar by over 48%, simply by recirculating heat, says Airius in this sponsored...

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...

Recovering utilities costs from commercial tenants

Recovering utilities costs from commercial tenants: are service charges a simple accounting exercise or complete minefield, asks TEBS director Martin Jaehme in this sponsored...

Esos: 152 companies compliant, can it be enforced?

The Environment Agency remains committed to enforcing Esos despite growing consensus that it will have to extend the deadline for compliance and may lack...

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...

Esos or not, firms must make energy efficiency number one priority says Energy Institute

The Energy Institute (EI) is committed to improving energy efficiency across industry and has developed a variety of resources to support this. Whether you...

Government may subsidise Esos measures

The government has indicated that it may subsidise the cost of energy efficiency measures for businesses under the Esos programme. Under the Energy Savings Opportunity...

Energy Efficiency Summit 2015

ESTA invites all energy industry participants to attend its annual conference next month in this sponsored post. ESTA’s annual event programme is going from strength...

When not to trust your energy consultancy

With energy consultancy, as with everything, you get what you pay for, says CUB in this sponsored post. 'Free' consultancy is one sign that...

How to waste energy No. 8: Road Transport

The latest installment from energy expert and trainer Vilnis Vesma, who applies the power of ridicule to transport. Transport in all its forms provides excellent...

Boom and bust: Mark Group in administration, US parent Sun Edison blames solar subsidy...

Energy efficiency and renewable energy installer Mark Group has been placed in administration after its new owner, US-based Sun Edison, decided to pull the...

Environment Agency effectively extends deadline for Esos with 371 firms compliant

The Environment Agency has effectively extended the deadline for Esos submissions by confirming that firms are unlikely to face punitive action provided they have...