ASHRAE names Carl Munters ‘a pioneer of industry’
Carl Munters, the inventor who gave his name to the Munters’ brand, has been honoured by ASHRAE for making milestone contributions to the growth...
Schneider Electric and HPE collaborate on solution for micro data centres
Schneider Electric has announced it has collaborated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) on HPE Micro Datacenter. The collaboratively engineered converged infrastructure solution provides end-to-end...
Eaton appoints new service partner for Scotland
Eaton UK service business manager Steve Spicer said: "We have seen an increase in demand within the UPS market in Scotland and are excited...
Why do policymakers always assume we need more power stations?
Electricity consumption is falling, yet governments consistently fail to recognise the facts when setting policy that assumes security of supply can be achieved only by energy...
New BRE and ESTA guide helps businesses gain value from ESOS audits
A newly published briefing paper from BRE in collaboration with the Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA) addresses the opportunities that an ESOS audit...
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...
Green Grid: Data centres ‘must become like mobile app developers’
Data centre operators must adopt the mindset of mobile phone software developers or risk the wrath of regulators for wasting energy.
That was the message...
Wasted energy: Business groups urge government to do something about losses
More than half of the UK’s energy is lost in the transition from generation to end use and government needs to address those losses...
2016 Sustainable City Awards
The City of London Corporation has announced that the 2016 Sustainable City Awards are now open for entries. For 14 years, the awards have...
Government to axe CRC, moots subsidies for energy efficiency
The government is set to axe the carbon reduction commitment (CRC) as part of a purge on green tape. It plans to scrap the...
Scotland’s party leaders to make energy efficiency and renewable heat core policy
The leaders of Scotland’s political parties have signed an agreement that puts energy efficiency central to policy-making.
WWF Scotland brokered the deal ahead of the...
Could the end for energy guzzling transformers be the dawn of a new industrial...
In this sponsored post, Wilson Power marketing manager Dr Lore Grohmann outlines how the EU Eco Design Directive for transformers is set to drive...
Tell us why you struggle to finance energy efficiency projects
Energy efficiency projects often fail for lack of finance, boardroom buy-in and doubts over the projected cost savings. We want your views on why...
Cutting the waste in wastewater treatment
Gardner Denver has launched its new Robuschi Robox Screw compressor and blower package for the wastewater treatment industry; designed to save customers up to...
ESOS firing blanks on board-level buy in to energy efficiency project finance
The introduction of ESOS has made little impact on board level attitudes towards financing energy efficiency, according to UK businesses that have to comply...
Brussels takes UK to court over wastewater and emissions, launches infringement proceedings over energy...
The European Commission is referring the UK to the European Court of Justice over poor wastewater collection and treatment and over emissions at the...
Cut compressed air costs: Free download
BOGE Compressors is touting a new white paper that explains how to reduce energy use in compressed air generation while optimising performance. Compressed air...
The solution to financing energy efficiency projects lands in September
Energy managers are too bogged with compliance and admin at the expense of finding ways to ensure energy efficiency projects get off the ground...
Councils step up heat network plans
Fifty five local councils in England and Wales will share £3 million in government funding towards setting up heat networks. The Department of Energy...
Energy efficiency: Transformer rules change in July
From July, any transformer put into service must comply with strict minimum energy efficiency requirements. In this sponsored post, Bowers Electrical says its new...