Energy Efficiency Audits Articles
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The State of Energy Management in 2023 [Report]
Last December, we asked you to participate in our Energy Management survey and more than 200 of you responded favourably! The survey targeted companies with direct connections to the energy sector, including ESCOs or energy suppliers, representing 38.60% of the participants. Other notable sectors include OEM/Hardware Vendors and Utilities, each accounting for 13.60% of the survey population, ...
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Get ready for Energy Tax Changes in 2019
2019 brings with it big changes to energy taxes, markets, policy and legislation, which you should prepare for now. Be prepared for major changes from 1 April 2019: · 56% average rise in Climate Change Levy (CCL) rates for gas and electricity · Abolition of CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme · Introduction of Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) ...
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23 countries just got energy efficiency report cards – and they’re almost all flunking
The most valuable tool we have to meet the world’s growing energy demand while reducing greenhouse gas production could be figuring out how to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency can also save money, reduce pollution, encourage development and create new jobs. Yet, efficiency is often passed by in favor of more expensive energy solutions. Exactly how much room for ...
By Ensia
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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) - Envantage
Visit http://www.envantage.co.uk/energy-savings-opportunity-scheme-esos.html The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is expected to help reduce business energy costs by a total of £1.6 billion by 2030. ESOS is a mandatory energy assessment and energy saving identification scheme for large undertakings and their corporate groups. Under the scheme, which applies throughout the UK, ...
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Improved IT infrastructure helps Tata’s procurement in the UK case study
When Tata Limited discovered that certain aspects of its IT infrastructure upgrade had not been allowed for in the refurbishment project planned for its London offices, it knew that it didn’t have the in-house skills needed to handle a project of this scope and complexity. As the company’s Facilities Manager had previously worked with Mark Dansie, Inflectiontech was appointed ...
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Cutting Carbon through Industrial Energy Efficiency: The Case of Midwest Pulp and Paper Mills
While manufacturing is a critical part of the U.S. economy, it’s struggled over the last several years—both financially and environmentally. Overall U.S. manufacturing employment has dropped by more than one-third since 2000. Meanwhile, U.S. industry—of which manufacturing is the largest component—still uses more energy than any other sector and serves as the largest ...
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Energy efficiency: What are the laggards thinking?
Why do some states avoid creating policies that encourage consumers and businesses to save energy? What’s the psychology of the laggards? A new report by the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy sheds some insight as it examines the states that consistently fall behind in the organization’s annual energy efficiency ranking. The bottom states are: Alabama, Kansas, ...
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Energy Efficiency and the Solydra Effect
Not so long ago the green energy movement celebrated because President Obama used words like ‘renewable energy’ and ‘climate change’ in his inaugural speech. It was a first for a US president. Now comes the downside of being a political darling. Opponents of green energy – or rather opponents of its proponents – are using the collapse of California solar ...
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Is the energy efficiency service markets still MUSH?
We hear a lot about energy efficiency these days, but who is actually pursuing it? In recent years most of the big players that install efficiency measures, the energy service companies (ESCos), have found work largely in the MUSH market: municipal and state governments, universities, schools and hospitals. In fact, a report in June 2010 by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the National ...
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Where to find energy efficiency business opportunities
No one would disagree that this is a good time to be in the energy efficiency business. Another report, this one out last week, signals just how good. Conducted by Comverge, the survey of more than 100 US utilities found that 92% plan to increase their efficiency budgets by at least 10% in 2011. Comverge also found that 22% plan to boost their EE budgets by more than 20%. ...
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Best states for energy efficiency
If you live in Connecticut, California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, North Carolina, New Jersey or Ohio your state is doing something right – a lot right – when it comes to energy efficiency. The ten states deserve kudos, in that order, for policies that encourage energy efficiency, according to a report issued this week by the Center for American Progress ...
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Microsoft highlights energy savings with Windows 7
Microsoft is working on a major project that would highlight the energy savings that companies can realise by switching to its latest Windows 7. Microsoft has revealed that it is working on a major project with Reading University designed to highlight the energy savings that companies can realise by switching to its latest Windows 7 operating system. Windows 7 operates using about 30% less ...
By Vital Energi
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SMEs demand help to the UK government to cut carbon emissions
A new report examines how SMEs can contribute to the government’s carbon emissions 2020 targets and recommends a range of measures. A new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) titled “Making Sense of Going Green”, supports the government must include measures to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) cut carbon emissions through the upcoming Energy ...
By Vital Energi
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Franchises and bust companies included in CRC scheme
Business operating through franchises or that went bust during the recession are affected by the CRC energy efficiency scheme, reports Envido. ...
By Vital Energi
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Some firms should start CRC registration asap!
Firms with complex or foreign ownership structures should start registration for CRC energy efficiency scheme immediately, reports ...
By Vital Energi
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Only one month until CRC launch!
Organisations covered by the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme have just one month to put in place processes to measure energy use and carbon emissions, reports Envido.The government is urging businesses to prepare for the introduction of Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme when it comes into effect on the 1 April 2010.Any organisation with half-hourly electricity meters will ...
By Vital Energi
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Using your EMS to improve energy efficiency
Why an EMS Approach? With increased pressure to address energy and climate change issues, many organizations are leveraging their environmental management system (EMS) as an important mechanism for implementing energy efficiency initiatives. This phenomenon is not entirely new. The EMS approach has frequently been used across a broad array of sectors to facilitate energy improvements. But new ...
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No place like home for energy savings
Apparently there is no place like home, even when it comes to fulfilling lofty wishes like fixing our energy supply. A recent White House task force on the middle class finds that our homes generate more than 20% of the nation's carbon dioxide emissions. If we make our houses more efficient, we can significantly cut emissions and reduce energy use by 40%, a move that could lower our bills by $21 ...
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Is small business left out of the EE boom?
The US has about 29.6 million small businesses and they employ over half of the nation’s private sector. They hire 40% of our high tech workers, make up 97.3% of our exporters, and generate most of our innovations, according to SCORE. http://www.score.org/small_biz_stats.html Still, we hear small business often say it gets the shaft when it comes to public policy; it just doesn’t have the ...
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Data centre managers fail on energy management
Research shows data centre managers are still not making energy efficiency a priority, reports Envido. New Gartner research has found that many data centre managers have yet to turn on the energy measurement and monitoring tools they need to kick start energy consumption reduction initiatives and begin considering energy management a priority. Gartner said that energy management both in terms of ...
By Vital Energi
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