IRENA:Renewable energy can support coronavirus recovery
Advancing the renewables-based energy transformation is an opportunity to meet international climate goals while boosting economic growth, creating millions of jobs and improving human welfare by 2050. That’s according to the first Global Renewables Outlook from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), which concludes that while a pathway to deeper decarbonisation requires total energy investment up to […]
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 […]
Level up your career with these bespoke online courses
Put the extra downtime created by lockdown to good use by learning new skills and improving existing ones with our newly available and unlimited annual courses for energy management & FM professionals. These are specially-curated online courses designed to help you and your team improve expertise and learn new things. The Management, Leadership & Business Operations online […]
We’ll get through this together at the Energy Management Summit
In such difficult and unknown times, it is key to keep updated with industry changes, stay connected with peers and gain access to new budget-saving solutions for times ahead. The Energy Management Summit could help you with all of the above – 5th & 6th October – Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted. As our guest you can benefit from; an itinerary of spaced […]
Proptech eyes improved building performance with new platform
A new digital twin platform has been launched that claims to change the way buildings are managed and perform, helping to make them safer and more energy-efficient. Twinview is powered by cloud-based, 3D digital twins – digital replicas of physical buildings – which connect the virtual and the physical buildings with real-time analytical data. Its creator […]
Can a data centre achieve Net Zero?
By OnSite Energy Projects Achieving net zero is a challenge for any business but data centres are amongst the most power hungry users. Globally data centres consume >3% of total power generation (that’s 140% of the entire UK power generation). So can data centres ever attain net zero? Some data centres simply buy “green tariffs” which […]
Facilities Management Forum – Book on today!
Claim your complimentary guest place at the Facilities Management Forum, which is taking place on July 6th & 7th – availability is extremely limited! This small and niche event is far removed from the traditional busy and crowded exhibitions and conferences, and takes place at the Hilton Deansgate, Manchester. The Forum will give you access […]
Calling all energy managers – Join us this October!
The Energy Management Summit takes place this autumn, and it’s designed specifically for you – don’t miss out on this fantastic industry event! 5 & 6 October – Radisson Blu, London Stansted Your personal two-day experience will be created based entirely on your own requirements and interests… Receive a bespoke itinerary of 1-2-1 meetings with […]
Carbon Offsetting – An Exciting Strategy
One of the biggest challenges the UK is facing is how to tackle the issue of climate change. As our populations and economies grow, the environment is feeling the strain of our increased energy needs. This means we all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon footprint, and quickly. Over the past decade […]