National Grid urges major energy users to provide demand response for winter peak, may...
National Grid has launched a second call for UK firms to stop using power when required next winter in return for payment. It is...
NTS acquires NQA
National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS), a leading independent provider of environmental simulation testing, inspection, and certification solutions in the US announced that it has acquired UK based...
Rumm acquired by RWE npower
With the UK’s industrial and commercial sectors spending £20 billion a year on electricity and gas, npower Business Solutions has shown that increasing energy...
UK manufacturers prepare for EMR charges to hit bills
As EMR charges are added to bills this month, UK food and drink manufacturers are concerned about rising energy prices. Many feel government has...
Supermarkets and data centres ‘afraid’ to challenge energy load assumptions
Major energy users such as supermarkets and data centres could achieve serious energy and cost savings and drive down UK peak demand if they...
Utilitywise posts strong profit, spends it on t-Mac acquisition
Utilitywise has acquired utility management software firm t-mac Technologies Ltd (t-Mac). The deal values the software company at around £10 million and comes as...
Boiler load controls save college thousands and cut CRC bill
Boiler load optimisation controls will save Sidney Sussex College over £9,500 a year and result in avoided CRC costs of over £3,500 over five...
Energy Institute sets up energy efficiency helpline for businesses
The Energy Institute (EI) has set up a helpline to provide a 20 minute free consultation for businesses, enabling them to ask questions about...
The Energy Event assesses the new political landscape
The Energy Event is touting a series of fresh initiatives for 2015, with a stronger conference programme, a new hosted meeting programme with energy...
Fitting energy efficiency retrofit kits while occupants remain in the building
To stand any chance of delivering the EU’s energy reduction targets in buildings, the existing building stock must be made significantly more energy efficient....
How to waste energy No.1: Motor driven equipment
In the first of a regular feature, energy expert and trainer Vilnis Vesma applies the power of ridicule to motor-driven equipment.
When a motor fails,...
Triads: Time to take a load off your mind?
Dave Cockshott, chief commercial officer at Inenco, considers what the latest increases in transmission costs mean for businesses.
Spring has well and truly sprung, but...
IES and EnergyDeck partner to make ESOS compliance easier
Performance analytics firm IES and energy management platform provider EnergyDeck have struck a deal that allows EnergyDeck customers to link the platform with IES’...
Only 32 firms have notified Environment Agency of ESOS compliance
Only 32 businesses have so far notified the Environment Agency of ESOS compliance, raising the prospect of a scramble as the December deadline looms....
Utilitywise: Edd:e is ready to tackle the world
Utilitywise has been granted a European patent for its measurement and verification tool Edd:e. The firm already has a US patent for the system...
Lord Redesdale ‘puts money on brownouts or blackouts by year end’
The head of the Energy Manager’s Association has blasted UK firms’ myopia on energy risk and suggested many could be in for a rude...
Utilitywise eyes SME energy efficiency market with Royal Bank of Scotland deal
Utilitywise has struck a deal with Royal Bank of Scotland to perform energy audits for the bank’s 14,000 SME business customers and recommend energy...
Manchester Central becomes ‘t-mac central’ with every inch of the venue monitored
In this sponsored post, t-mac Technologies details the completion of a coveted metering contract with award-winning exhibition and conference venue Manchester Central.
The large-scale modern...
Energy efficiency finance ‘too complex and too expensive’?
Energy managers must report directly to boards rather than to finance directors, according to Lord Redesdale, head of the Energy Managers Association.
Speaking at a...
Utilitywise bets against Lord Redesdale on blackouts risk
What would you wager on the lights staying on in the UK over the next six months? With Lord Redesdale, CEO of the Energy...