Inside track: Smart buildings expert unpacks the energy challenge
This is the perfect storm for the sector. Rising energy costs, increasing challenges in getting FM staff, no clarity about what is happening within buildings, a new norm and a hybrid model which does not seem to have stability are all creating complete uncertainty for businesses.
Sizing up sensors for data centres
Accounting for around 1% of global electricity consumption, the sector is heavily affected by turbulence in energy costs. Instrumentation firm Vaisala explores opportunities to tighten up energy usage.
Comment: Second-life vehicle batteries should be first choice for energy storage
To mark Energy Day at COP27, Matthew Lumsden of Connected Energy called on consumers and businesses to understand that switching to electric vehicles is...
Energy saving innovations dominate Scottish Environment Business Awards
There were 12 winners at the annual “VIBES - Scottish Environment Business Awards” in Glasgow on Tuesday 1 November, recognising innovations including a system...
Making homes more energy efficient could sustain 500,000 jobs
As many as half a million jobs could be supported annually if the UK is successfully able to fully retrofit the country’s existing housing...
Increase in renewables sees Irish winter energy prices drop below historic average by 2027
Data from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight Ireland’s third ‘All-Island Power Market Outlook to 2030’ report has forecast Ireland is set to reach its 80%...
£14 million awarded to use digital technology to drive energy efficiency, productivity and growth...
3D printing at record scale, AI to make steelmaking more productive and using big data to make century-old baking machinery more efficient are among...
No magic bullet: Industry cannot solely rely on energy price freezes
Energy-intensive manufacturers need to heed the warning that the Government’s energy support package is not a ‘magic bullet’ for under-strain organisations, and further action...
British Compressed Air Society suggests further energy-saving measures as relief scheme launches
The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) says it welcomes the Government’s new Energy Bill Relief Scheme, which comes into effect on 1 October -...
Surveyors call for urgent regulation of spray foam industry
Industry leaders from the Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) and the Property Care Association (PCA) are calling for urgent regulation of the spray foam...
Fivefold rise in smart meter data, and what to do with it
A 500% increase in data traffic from smart meters is predicted over the next four years, according to the Data Communications Company (DCC), the...
Hydrogen-ready boiler installation is an NHS first
Hydrogen-ready boilers are to be installed at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, believed to be the first use of this technology in the...
New retrofit report calls for ‘triple win’ action by UK Government and provides inspiration...
Investing in a nationwide retrofit is the 'win-win-win' of climate response - cutting emissions, reducing fuel poverty and boosting local employment, says climate solutions...
Storage horizons: more battery systems needed
UK Government must spend £20bn on energy battery storage to meet 2030 renewables targets
Modelling from energy consultancy Cornwall Insight on the UK's Power Market...
Smart meter network passes 20 million milestone
The firm behind the telecommunications infrastructure underpinning the UK's smart meters rollout, the Data Communications Company (DCC), says the 20 millionth smart meter has...
A compressor manufacturer offers thoughts on saving energy
Mitigating higher energy prices: how we can help reduce energy costs for running compressed air equipment and keep manufacturers competitive? Alexander Pavlov of Atlas...
Offshore energy storage secures UK BEIS funding
Offshore energy specialist Subsea 7 and technology partner FLASC BV have been awarded a grant from the UK government Department for Business, Energy and...
Battery storage first will assist Scottish utility’s net zero drive
Scottish Water has completed work on its first large-scale battery storage project which the utility says will accelerate its drive towards net zero...
Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?
Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when...
Pre-eminent projects crowned at Scottish Green Energy Awards
More than 1,000 people returned in-person to Edinburgh to see 13 winners announced
Director of industry body said shortlist highlighted the “leaps of innovation” of...
