Battery-free UPS system wins iF Design Award
HITEC Power Protection, a manufacturer of Diesel Rotary UPS (DRUPS), has announced that its PowerPRO2700 product has won this year's iF Design Award. Each...
£1.5m grant awarded for new engine technology
A consortium led by Lontra has been awarded a £1.5 million grant to apply the firm’s award-winning technology to energy generation. The Energy Catalyst...
Heat & Buildings Strategy: Johnson disappoints again
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s long awaited Heat & Buildings Strategy was this afternoon greeted with similar disappointment from energy campaigners and industry as the...
The role of air and gas systems in decarbonising UK industry
The UK’s net-zero ambitions are often discussed in terms of renewable power generation, electric vehicles and large-scale infrastructure projects. Yet across manufacturing, energy and...
Leading global businesses save millions through energy efficiency amid global price spikes
As the world faces its second sharp energy price spike this decade, more than 100 leading international companies are mitigating this cost shock through...
Why proper ventilation is key to achieving Net Zero targets
Pressure to hit Net Zero targets has long shifted from long-term ambition to day-to-day reality for utility procurement teams. Infrastructure decisions carry real weight...
New Bridge Street retrofit wins consent with reworked plans
Planning permission has been granted for a reworked deep-retrofit scheme at 10 New Bridge Street in the City of London, after national planning and...
WEG streamlines gear selection with new digital tool
WEG, a global manufacturer of industrial automation, gearboxes, motors and drives has launched Gear ProSelect, a digital tool designed to simplify and standardise the...
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme “scratching the surface” of efficiency transformation required
Just 3.3% of government grant funding set up to accelerate the decarbonisation of public sector buildings has been awarded to schools and academies so far,...
Seven SMEs win business acceleration place at Energy Systems Catapult
Seven UK’s innovators in Smart, Zero Carbon Building Solutions have been selected for business acceleration at Energy Systems Catapult. Collaborating with Places for People, the Catapult...
Draughty homes leak “a third of energy spend” out of the window, Citizens Advice...
Yet another report has highlighted the energy efficiency hole at the heart of the Truss government's measures to cap home heating bills.
Despite the government's...
Microsoft: We’ll be ‘carbon negative’ within 10 years
Microsoft has pledged to be carbon negative within a decade and to remove all the emissions it has ever produced by 2050.
Moreover, from next...
Treasury consults on VAT hike for energy efficiency and microgeneration kit
Installing small wind turbines and solar panels may become more expensive from August 2016 as the Treasury is forced to implement VAT changes by...
Industrial heat pumpers Futraheat raise glass to £1.5 million, eye up brewery trial
London-based industrial clean heat start-up Futraheat has closed a £1.5 million investment round led by green investors Clean Growth Fund. A brewery trial of...
Calder Textiles takes control of energy use with finance from Siemens
Calder Textiles is a family-run British supplier of woollen spun yarn for luxury quality contract and domestic floor covering.
The manufacturer had been growing operations for...
London Mayor to offer grants up to £20k to insulate 3,200 fuel-poor homes
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is assembling a £51 million pot aimed at insulating the capital’s fuel-poor and leaky homes. Grants of up to £20,000...
Smart meters trial ‘helps homes slash average 49% from bills’, says optimisation supplier
A two-year, small-scale smart meter trial backed by Beis points to potential for solar- and battery-equipped homes to slash their bills almost in half,...
Watford Football Club hits the back of the net with its ambitious net zero...
Watford FC has committed to net zero and begun its transformational journey to do its part, Watford FC’s Head of Procurement and Sustainability, Tarang...
Bridging the gap to decentralised energy
Energy security and cost concerns are highlighted as key barriers for UK industry to realise the benefits of decentralised energy, according to a report...
How professionals choose reliable power and energy solutions for sites
Energy is something that we, as individuals, tend to take for granted. Whether it’s the energy that heats our water at home, or the...