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Whitbread hits 2020 carbon targets with three years to spare, cuts electricity consumption

Food, drink and hospitality giant Whitbread has hit 2020 carbon reduction targets with three years to spare. Publishing copies of its annual report this morning,...

Engineers tell government to pay for energy efficiency, storage and tidal power

The UK's main engineering bodies have urged government to provide energy efficiency payments or tax breaks to businesses, communities and households that can demonstrate...

Half of small generators ‘could give up capacity market contracts’ due to Triad cuts

Up to half of small generators with capacity market contracts for delivery in winter 2018/19 and 2019/20 could give them up due to steep...

We need to talk about Triad

Smart Grid Consultancy director, Gary Swandells, believes heated debate around proposed cuts to Triad payments is fuelling fear and misunderstanding of the nature of the...

National Grid confirms Triad dates

UPDATE: This story is from 2017. If you want this winter 2018 Triad dates, click here. National Grid has confirmed the three winter evening peak...

Vital Energi claims EPCs with 14 hospitals slash energy bills by £300m

Vital Energi claims the energy performance contracts it has in place across 14 hospitals will cut their energy bills by £300m over the life...

RBS invested £1bn in green energy projects in 2016, touts LED lighting loans

RBS says it lent more than £1bn to sustainable energy projects and customers in 2016. Announcing that it is on track to achieve its target...

If BEIS or Ofgem did one thing in 2017…

The Energyst recently surveyed directors, senior managers and consultants for the 2017 Directors' Report, asking participants to suggest one action for government or regulator to...

Triads: Maximum avoidance with minimum runs

As the debate continues over energy bills, an increasing number of businesses are seeking to take greater control of costs by taking a more...

Directors ‘right not to spend cash on energy efficiency’

Finance remains the biggest perceived barrier to energy efficiency investment amongst small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector, according to a survey of company...

Energy supply emissions fall 12% but transport and housing emissions rise

UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions attributed to the energy sector fell 12% year on year in 2015, government estimates suggest. The reduction comes largely from...

Government commits to energy efficiency drive, asks businesses how to deliver it

The government will set out a long-term roadmap to minimise business energy costs later this year, with energy efficiency - or increased energy productivity...

Give energy savings regulation more bite, incentivise energy efficiency say UK bosses

UK firms say government should beef up existing energy efficiency regulation and consider better incentives for energy efficiency investment. Those are some of the findings...

Is energy efficiency regulation working?

Has ESOS affected your energy strategy? Is Energy efficiency working? The Energyst has produced a report in association with E.ON that asked more than 120 industrial,...

DeepMind AI: From Atari games to climate change via 40% cooling savings at Google...

DeepMind co-founder outlines how the firm slashed cooling costs at Google's datacentres and plans for Artificial Intelligence as a service en route to tackling...

Can industry help government fix UK energy efficiency policy?

What's wrong with energy efficiency policy and can industry help fix it? Respected consultants Mervyn Bowden, James Summerbell and John Mulholland weigh in. Energy efficiency...

UK firms say finance remains key barrier to energy efficiency

Finance remains the biggest perceived barrier to energy efficiency investment amongst small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector, according to a survey of...

Reduced surface tension improves heating system efficiency

Sponsored: It is well-established that imperfections in a heat exchange surface can have a negative impact on heat transfer. Tony Willis of Sabien Technology...

TPIs failing to engage clients on energy efficiency

Third party intermediaries (TPIs) are failing to engage their clients on energy efficiency services, initial survey data collected by The Energyst has revealed. Of 97...

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...