Northern Ireland energy storage project awarded €90 million EU grant
Irish renewable energy firm Gaelectric announced on 2 April that the European Union has awarded a €90 million grant for works under the Connecting...
Nottingham University Lab scores a carbon neutral first for the UK, with top BREEAM...
Nottingham University’s recently opened GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry has achieved BREEAM Outstanding and LEED Platinum certifications. It is seemingly one of...
Smart meters often give false readings, study shows
Some electricity meters are prone to giving false readings – up to almost six times higher than the actual energy consumed, according to a...
Monitoring power factor for effective energy management
The ability to monitor power factor (PF) can be useful in planning and implementing energy saving initiatives in high consumption facilities, says data logger...
“Remove barriers for energy storage” solar trade body asks
Responding to Ofgem’s call for evidence on A Smart, Flexible Energy System, which closed on 12 January, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has called...
Businesses in Scotland: energy inefficiency is having a significant impact on the bottom line
• Businesses are wasting around £19,000 on average each year through energy inefficiency.
• The Scottish Government is offering interest free, unsecured loans to businesses...
Awards pay tribute to energy professionals’ ingenuity
Over 200 energy industry senior executives joined former swimming champion and host Mark Foster in congratulating the winners of the 2016 Energy Institute (EI)...
Future of pumped storage hydro analysed in new report
20 benefits of technology highlighted – along with challenges and solutions
A new report outlining the investment case for pumped storage hydro has set out...
No need to dump diesel: Report calls for balance when appraising energy supply for...
A new report challenges current perceptions on the use of diesel generators in STOR and related capacity market schemes.
Aimed at supporting utilities organisations...
Battery storage firms win National Grid tender to provide grid balancing technology
Seemingly an important boost for the development of technologies to help with balancing services for the electrical grid, National Grid announced on 26 August...
Myths steering English business toward £1billion fleet losses
Misconceptions about fleet management creating unnecessary costs
Hundreds of thousands of English businesses could be wasting £1billion every year simply because of misconceptions about how...
New report sets out blueprint for investment in energy storage
A report published today on 14 July will for the first time decode complex market opportunities for UK energy storage and explain what is...
New monster campaign aims to take a bite out of businesses’ overheads
Resource Efficient Scotland, a programme of Scottish Government-backed Zero Waste Scotland, has launched a new campaign to help organisations beat the monsters that are...
New online qualification in energy management
The Energy Institute (EI), the chartered professional membership body for the global energy sector, now offers a new online qualification in energy management. Level...
Green initiatives cut self-storage business’s energy costs by 75%
London based Space Station has successfully reduced its energy costs by 75% through a £550,000 investment in new green initiatives.
Implemented as part of a...
Scottish street lighting programme in the spotlight
A Scottish LED street lighting replacement programme, forecast to deliver electricity and maintenance cost savings of £1.2bn over the next 20 years whilst saving...
Better the dEUvil you know?
Dr Kerry Ashford, Chief Executive of the National Energy Foundation, offers a few thoughts on the EU referendum and its implications for energy and...
UK to adopt 200MW of energy storage assets to stabilise the grid
Due to the increasing share of renewables in Britain’s generation mix, National Grid will contract 200MW of energy storage assets to stabilise the grid...
Low and zero carbon homes threatened by Government policies, says report
The Government’s ability to meet EU targets for delivering low carbon homes following the Paris international climate change agreement has been challenged by a...
Household bills could be cut by £50 a year through energy storage, report finds
A report released today (2 March) by the Carbon Trust outlines the significant cost savings that could be made with the UK electricity system,...
