Drax to power Thames Water via £500m Haven Power deal
Haven Power will provide Thames Water with power for the next five years in a deal worth £500m. The Drax-owned energy supplier said the...
Is Triad past its peak?
National Grid’s 'Triad' peak charging methodology has helped reduce demand peaks since the early nineties. Will it still be effective as the market changes,...
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...
Inprova group acquires energyTEAM and Ener-G brokers, becomes major player
Inprova Group has bought two non-domestic energy brokers, energyTEAM and ENER-G Procurement. The procurement outsourcing company said both firms will be rebranded as it bids...
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...
Global gas glut pushes UK power prices to four year low
UK power prices fell to their lowest in four years during the first quarter of 2015 and averaged 10% lower than the previous quarter....
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...
Optimise energy efficiency, comply with legislation, payback in six months
Socomec has launched Diris Digiware. In this sponsored article, the firm claims its new digital range changes the game when it comes to electrical...
ESOS: New Environment Agency tome supersedes Decc guidance
The Environment Agency has published a detailed guide to ESOS compliance, which supersedes previous Decc guidance.
The Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme is the UK’s implementation...
Supply not demand: Capacity market design risks higher decarbonisation bill
The government’s demand reduction pilot auction has not delivered value for money because the department of energy and climate change (Decc) excluded projects incentivised...
Decc to pay firms for implementing energy efficiency projects
The UK government has run its first £10 million pilot auction to see if energy efficiency measures could bid into the capacity market, a...
Sponsored post – What lower oil prices mean for your firm’s next energy contract
In this sponsored post, CUB says market forces make it a good time to think about locking in keen energy prices for years to...
UK firms with CHP generators could be paid to stop exporting power
Firms operating combined heat and power plants could be paid to keep their power off the local grids at times of network stress, in...
What is the levelised cost of power?
Since Energy Procurement reported on levelised costs in 2011, understanding the cost of power generation has become no less complex or controversial. However it...
How directors rate energy suppliers, third party intermediaries and purchasing teams
How do business bosses rate their energy suppliers, as well as third party intermediaries/brokers, and how they rate their own purchasing teams? And how...