Saving money on energy using Artificial Intelligence
Many use BMS (building management systems) to control your buildings. BMS is seen a “smart” in that it automates tasks that would need a human to do (such as changing set points, dead bands etc). Artificial Intelligence is best known for self-driving cars and playing chess against grand masters!! So does it have any role […]
Coping with COVID-19: Waterscan’s Claire Yeates anticipates the long-term impacts for the water sector
By Claire Yeates, Waterscan A great deal of good will come from all this. Yes, yes, I know it is an easy thing for an optimist like me to say but I honestly believe it, having attended many day-long, socially distanced, virtual industry meetings over the last couple of months. That is not to say that […]
Are you getting the most from your CHP?
By Onsite Energy Projects We visit a lot of customer sites and am often struck that the heat from CHP is not being used, or that they have operating problems with the CHP and their returns aren’t what they expected. I equally see CHP vendors and other proposals to customers that advocate a power only solution, […]
Are you ready for a sustainable future?
World Kinect Energy Services provides targeted energy management solutions and support for businesses looking to increase efficiency, enhance sustainability and reduce costs. As a consultative partner, the global energy expert can help companies achieve environmental goals through developing and implementing innovative solutions such as sustainability consulting, electric supply valuations, renewable energy services, carbon management solutions […]
The danger of green energy tariffs
Entry into renewable energy PPAs soared in 2019, with European corporates signing up for 8GW of power supply arrangements. Groups of major corporates such as RE100 (http://there100.org/) advocate for a collaborative, global initiative of influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity, to work to increase demand for – and delivery of – renewable energy. Additionally, […]
Coronavirus: Impact of the 20 second rule on water consumption
By Barry Millar, Operations Director, Waterscan Last summer, DEFRA launched a wide-ranging public consultation on how the UK could better manage its water consumption in response to the Environment Agency’s grim prediction that we are likely to run out of water by 2050. This consultation offered up a range of proposals for improving water efficiency […]
Do you have a Net Zero strategy?
The UK has become the first major economy to pass laws requiring all greenhouse gas emissions to be net zero by 2050. The electricity grid is decarbonising (its carbon intensity has dropped by over 50% since 2011 to where it is today – 254 g CO2 per kWh) and is forecast to drop another 50% by 2030. Grid costs are rising to […]
Do you have a Net Zero strategy?
The UK has become the first major economy to pass laws requiring all greenhouse gas emissions to be net zero by 2050. The electricity grid is decarbonising (its carbon intensity has dropped by over 50% since 2011 to where it is today – 254 g CO2 per kWh) and is forecast to drop another 50% by 2030. Grid costs are rising to […]
Electricity Savings In Plain Sight
Take a look at your electricity bill. What do you see? Many will probably look at the rate and the bottom line £ amount, and often that’s about it before it gets passed for payment. Energy savings in the past has been associated with re-broking to secure a better rate. Even then, fewer than 60% […]
RENEWABLE HEAT ENERGY: Incentive Scheme Set to End
If you use hot or warm water (or cooling) within your operations, and are interested in reducing your carbon footprint or in using renewable energy, you need to have until 31 March 2021 to benefit from the Government’s Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) subsidies. This subsidy provides a “per kWh” financial contribution for installed qualifying technologies, […]