Blog > June 2011

 

Google steps out of the home energy market

Wednesday 29th June 2011

In recent years a lot of tech companies have entered the home energy market, with products aimed at helping consumers manage and reduce their energy use. But this isn’t an easy market to break into, with even technology giant Google turning its back and...

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ISO 50001: New standard for energy management

Friday 24th June 2011

In the last decade energy-related issues and energy consumption have become some of the most critical challenges facing the international community. So my interest was peaked when the ISO International Standard ISO 50001 on energy management systems was...

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Why British technology is set to revolutionise the energy market

Friday 24th June 2011

This week the Design Council’s Design for Growth conference took place in London. At this year’s event, Navetas’ CEO Chris Saunders presented alongside the Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover and Jonathan Ive, Senior...

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Reducing carbon emissions is the future of energymanagement

Wednesday 22nd June 2011

I recently read an article in The Guardian that stated nearly half of the UK’s top companies are failing to act on carbon emissions law by not having targets on greenhouse gas emissions in place. It’s a worrying story and is in direct contrast with the...

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Small energy companies to receive carbon break

Wednesday 15th June 2011

On Monday, Energy minister Charles Hendry announced that, following a consultation exercise, companies with less than 250,000 customers would not have to take part in the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and Community Energy Saving Programme (CESP). As...

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How to avoid a customer fallout

Thursday 9th June 2011

It’s been less than three days since Scottish Power announced its ‘shocking’ price rises, and consumers are not taking the news well. The energy giant has revealed it is set to raise the price of domestic gas and electricity bills by 19% and 10% respectively...

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Ofgem should sticks to its guns

Tuesday 7th June 2011

Consumer Focus, has today called on Ofgem to ‘stick to its guns’, pending the results of its Retail Market Review. The consumer group is demanding that the regulator ensures that key reforms in the energy market are pushed through and that consumers are...

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Providing transparency

Monday 6th June 2011

Tesco recently launched an energy management initiative that will see more than half of its workforce gain access to energy usage data for their stores, along with tips to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions. The initiative forms part of...

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Why consumers should start carbon reduction measures today

Wednesday 1st June 2011

Recent figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) indicate that greenhouse gases, including CO2, rose by nearly three per cent in 2010. It’s a finding that is causing concern that the UK may not reach its 2022 target of reducing...

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