Cybersecurity spending in the energy industry ‘will rise to $10 billion by 2025’
The rapid digitalisation of the oil and gas industry has made the industry increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, says GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that companies must now fortify their cybersecurity posture in line with their digitalisation strategy or risk financial and reputational harm. GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Cybersecurity in Oil and Gas – […]
IRENA: Renewable power ‘remains cost-competitive’ amid fossil fuel crisis
Costs for renewables continued to fall in 2021 as supply chain challenges and rising commodity prices have yet to show their full impact on project costs – the cost of electricity from onshore wind fell by 15%, offshore wind by 13% and solar PV by 13% compared to 2020. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021, […]
CEBR: Risk of recession in Europe ‘rises to 40%’ as Putin turns off the gas
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) estimates the risk of a recession in Europe this winter at approximately 40% as a result of Russian energy taps being closed shut as part of sanctions against the Putin regime. Last week, Germany triggered stage two of its emergency gas plan, following a significant reduction in […]
Energy & Carbon Savings – Data and the Physical Interface
By ETS Significantly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, through ETS’ Smart Energy Management which empowers those with drive and ambition through an approach that tenaciously maintains the lowest consumption required for any business to reduce waste, reduce spend, increase performance, and guarantee savings. Smart data acquisition and analytics allows waste to be identified and […]
UK vs EU Energy Security Policy: What you need to know
By David Kipling, CEO – On-Site Energy In April 2022 the UK published its Energy Security Strategy. The key aim of the strategy is for the UK to achieve long-term independence from foreign energy sources and decarbonise the nation’s power supply. The main initiatives of the strategy are investment in nuclear generation and offshore wind, the […]
Preventing legionella with IoT, automation and digital processes
Organisations across the UK are being held accountable by the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to prevent the growth of legionella and other known pathogens in fresh water systems. Healthcare and hospitality are especially under pressure here. But, to achieve and demonstrate successful prevention, many organisations need to allocate a substantial amount of time, […]
Routes to deliver net zero
By David Kipling, CEO – On-Site Energy Businesses have complicated energy needs, particularly those that use a lot of thermal energy such as for steam or ovens. Achieving net zero is going to require elements of re-engineering, re-thinking business processes, adopting new technology and changing energy purchasing strategy. But is it even possible in the […]
UK offshore companies to invest £250bn in low-carbon energy
The UK’s offshore energy producers are to invest £200-£250 billion by 2030 to provide the nation with secure and increasingly low carbon energy, according to research by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK). It has assessed the spending plans of offshore energy companies operating in UK waters, looking at their investment plans over this decade. OEUK represents […]
5 Minutes With… On-Site Energy’s David Kipling
In the latest instalment of our energy management industry executive interview series we speak to On-Site Energy CEO David Kipling about rising energy costs, what we can all do to manage through that challenge and how the path to Net Zero presents an opportunity for us all… Tell us about your company, products and services. […]
SPIE secures five-year FM contract with NHS NSS
SPIE UK has been appointed by NHS National Services Scotland to deliver planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical and electrical assets across nine National Services Scotland (NSS) properties in Glasgow, Scotland. Under the five-year contract (three plus two), SPIE UK will be responsible for managing mechanical and electrical assets and will undertake planned and reactive maintenance. […]