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, […]
Energy Monitoring and Targeting – Mapping data to gain more meaning
Gathering energy data to measure the performance of your building estate is commonplace. With rising energy costs and a move towards reducing carbon it is of course important to monitor and report on the energy usage across your building estate. Automatic Monitoring and Targeting (AM&T) is a standard process for energy reduction, but what if […]
GUEST BLOG: Why the new energy generation should not focus on the past
By Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO, Azuri Technologies The saying goes, the best way to predict tomorrow’s weather is to assume it will be the same as today. A lot of the time it will be. But this approach gives you no insight into what the future will bring and fails horribly when disruptive change is around the […]
IN FOCUS: UK carbon emissions and key legislation changes
With environmental concerns continuing to hit headlines, governments across the globe are taking initiatives to help alleviate the situation. The UK, in particular, has taken steps forward in recent years, and legislation continues to evolve to support emissions reduction in line with international targets. From the way we work, to the transport we use, the […]