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A recent article from the carbon trust below:

Turning down the heating by just 1°C could save UK businesses and the public sector over £35 million, according to the Carbon Trust.

The UK currently spends around £450 million a year on workplace heating, accounting for over 75% of companies’ fuel bills in the service sector, for example.

But new guidance published by the Carbon Trust on Friday indicates that turning down the heating by 1°C could save 8% on fuel consumption, while resetting timers and replacing old controls could save a further 15%.

The Trust also recommends regular maintenance of heating systems to ensure that they are working efficiently and training staff on using the heating correctly.

Overall, the Trust’s heating guides, which cove heating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as heating control systems, promise businesses savings of up to 30%.

“Many companies are in for an energy cost shock in the coming weeks as the temperature drops and heating bills rise,” says Richard Rugg, director of Carbon Trust Programmes. “[Instead], insulate yourself against rising costs by making sure your system is serviced and the controls are set correctly.”

For further information:
www.carbontrust.co.uk/expertinenergy

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A recent article from E.ON energy regarding energy efficiency.

UK small businesses are missing out on potential savings of up to £7.7 billion by not investing in energy efficiency measures, according to energy company E.ON.

Its research indicates that nearly 4 million of the UK’s 4.8 million small businesses have not implemented energy efficiency measures.

Only one in five (21%) of the 1167 businesses surveyed by E.ON have energy efficient equipment in the workplace, with nearly all financial and professional services companies apparently unaware that they could make savings.

Key measures like smart meters are in place in only 15% of workplaces, while 81% don’t have an energy monitor in the office and 86% don’t have lighting timers or motion sensors. And 13% confess to opening windows while the heating or air conditioning is on.

“Worryingly, four out of five small businesses are not aware of the significant financial savings that can be made by becoming more energy efficient in the workplace,” says Iain Walker, head of business sales at E.ON. “Introducing small changes in your business behaviour, like installing energy saving equipment, light sensors and smart meters, can have a significant financial impact on your energy bills.”

E.ON’s findings echo a report from Rexel earlier this month, which indicated that many companies are unaware of the support available to install energy efficiency measures.

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A recent interesting article regarding energy efficiency from Retuers:

A UK energy act came into law on Wednesday which aims to boost energy efficiency in residential homes, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) said. More than half of UK homes have insufficient insulation, and around 50 percent more energy is used to heat and power homes than is used to power UK industry, according to DECC. “It is vital, therefore, that action is taken to address home energy efficiency,” the department said.

“The coalition is doing all it can to bear down on energy prices, but insulation will provide the long-term help to manage bills,” energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne said. DECC also said that the energy act would set in stone the legal framework for the ‘Green Deal’, which will be launched in autumn next year. “The Green Deal will . help people insulate against rising energy prices, creating homes which are warmer and cheaper to run,” DECC said.

Climate change minister Greg Barker said that the Green Deal is “expected to attract capital investment of up to 15 billion pounds in the residential sector alone by the end of this decade and at its peak support around 250,000 jobs.” The key elements to the energy act will remove the upfront cost of energy efficiency measures (like loft, cavity and external wall insulation, draught proofing and energy efficiency glazing and boilers) making expensive home improvement affordable. DECC said that the energy saving work will be repaid over time through a charge on the home’s energy bill. The act aims to provide financial help for the most vulnerable and hardest-to-treat homes by getting energy companies to fund work like basic insulation and boiler upgrades. The act also aims to improve at least 682,000 privately rented homes. “From April 2018 it will be unlawful to rent out a house or business premise which has less than an ‘E’ energy efficiency rating,” DECC said. “The Green Deal scheme is innovative. Historically, Energy Performance Certificates have been seen as a white elephant. However, today’s regulations provide a strong incentive for landlords to pay attention to their building’s energy efficiency,” David Symons, director at consultancy WSP Environment & Energy, said. But Symons said there were still hurdles to overcome before the legislation would be a success. “Early indications are that customers may still have to provide an up-front payment to make the scheme work” and that the “scheme will struggle if high demand leads to shoddy workmanship.”

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A recent article below taken from http://www.edie.net :

Schools could save enough money to fund a newly qualified teacher if they install energy efficiency measures, according to the Carbon Trust.

Fifty-two local authorities will pilot new school schemes led by the Carbon Trust in a move to reduce energy bills which are costing the sector £543m a year.

Carbon Trust’s Collaborative Low Carbon Schools Service will help more than 400 pilot schools will implement cost-effective energy savings as the basis for helping them save up to £40m in energy bills and 270,000 tonnes of carbon across all their regions’ schools.

Simple measures such as switching off lights and installing more efficient heating could help the average secondary school save £500 in energy bills, almost say the trust, equal to the annual salary of a newly qualified teacher outside of London.

The Carbon Trust’s experience of driving public sector energy efficiency reveals that UK schools account for over half of local authorities’ carbon emissions, with a total £543 million annual energy bill, of which as much as £135m could be saved through simple cost-effective measures typically paying back in less than 3 years.

Forty-three local authorities have signed up to take part in the pilot, including Camden, Cumbria, Bedford, Buckinghamshire, Walsall, and Wiltshire. The 10-month programme will help schools save up to 25% on their energy bills through free expert advice, new pupil switch-off initiatives, and cost-effective measures such as installing energy-efficient lighting and heating.

Carbon Trust Programmes director, Richard Rugg, said: “The Carbon Trust’s work with local authorities shows that schools can play a pivotal role in helping the public sector to save millions of pounds while slashing carbon emissions.

“With a squeeze on budgets, our focus is on helping local authorities in collaboration with their schools estate to identify low cost opportunities that deliver high financial savings.

“Whether a pupil, a teacher or a school site manager, every member of the school community must play its part in saving energy.”

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The article below looks at a new non-profit organisation as reported by reuters :

A consortium including banks Goldman Sachs and HSBC and UK energy companies plans to open a not-for-profit organisation to help finance the government’s programme for home energy efficiency, the firms said in a joint statement.

The Green Deal Finance Company (GDFC) will lend money to suppliers and installers involved in the state programme — the Green Deal — which provides consumers with a mechanism to pay for home energy efficiency by offsetting payments for installations through monthly savings on energy bills.

“By minimising the cost of finance to future accredited Green Deal providers, it will create a highly competitive market that will compete on cost, reliability, lifespan and technology,” said Paul Davies, lead partner on the GDFC at consultancy PwC.

“It will maximise the measures that can be included within the Green Deal and for many potential providers will solve the question of where their finance will come from.”

Companies taking part in the consortium also include UK energy suppliers British Gas , E.ON (EONGn.DE), EDF Energy , RWE npower RWEg.DE and SSE .

The group expects suppliers, installers and local authorities to join the organisation over the coming months.

The first installations under the Green Deal are expected in the autumn of 2012.

Around a quarter of Britain’s carbon emissions comes from energy used to heat homes.

By the end of this decade, Britain plans to cut carbon emissions 34 percent below 1990 levels, compared with a 7.4 percent reduction achieved in 2010.

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A recent article from http://www.energyefficiencynews.com below regarding energy efficiency:

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson urged Londoners yesterday to take up the energy efficiency RE:NEW programme, which is being rolled out to homes in nine more boroughs.

The programme, which was originally targeted at improving 200,000 homes in the capital by 2012 through measures such as low-energy light bulbs, stand-by switches and more substantial measures like cavity wall and loft insulation, has had a slow start with only around 9000 homes helped to date.

Last month, new funding enabled the programme to be rolled out to 1742 homes in Barking and Dagenham, Lewisham, Newham and Waltham Forest. Now, it is being expanded to Wandsworth, Croydon, Brent, Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Hounslow.

The programme involves a full home energy survey, which includes identifying whether loft or cavity wall insulation can be installed and whether homeowners are eligible for any grants. Participants receive a tailor-made report and can have a range of free energy saving measured installed.

“Retrofitting London’s homes and buildings has a multiplicity of benefits for all of us. It makes sound economic sense by saving you money on your fuel bills, it reduces the pumping out of CO2 and it creates much-needed jobs. I would urge Londoners to take advantage of this free service,” said Johnson.

Homes taking part in the programme can typically save around £154 on their annual energy and water bills, but the latest round of price rises could now put this figure at £180.

The programme is being delivered by London Councils and the Energy Saving Trust and all 32 of the capitals boroughs have signed up to participate.

The Mayor now aims to raise funds to roll the programme out to help 1.2 million homes by 2015, principally through a tie-up with the Government’s forthcoming Green Deal scheme.

Meanwhile, the scheme has joined forces with the L&Q Housing Association and British Gas to install solar panels on 1500 housing association homes. Over the next few months, the figure should rise to a further 22,500 homes.

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A recent article below from the Energy Savings Trust:

Around 80 per cent of companies have now invested in energy efficiency, according to new research published today. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, found in its latest survey that 84 per cent of firms have taken action to reduce their emissions. This compares to only 54 per cent two years ago.

However, with only one in eight reporting that current policy will boost investment, the group says that the government must work to reconcile improving the economy and helping the country become more energy efficient. Steve Radley, director of policy for the EEF, explained that two schools of thought are going against each other when they need to work together. “Some observers argue that because the current approach isn’t working, we should forget carbon reduction commitment and focus on economic growth,” he said. ”

Others argue that we need to concentrate on delivering a green economy and in so doing exploit the market for renewable technologies. This is a false choice, and we need to find an alternative route to secure both goals.” It comes after the Carbon Trust said last week that UK businesses should recover heat waste to reduce their energy bills. Posted by Emily Thomas Sign up for regular email updates to help you save money and energy For more information please see: EEF

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2 September 2011, source edie newsroom

London mayor, Boris Johnson has unveiled a £100M energy efficiency fund to help hundreds of public building across the capital get a green makeover.

The London Energy Efficiency Fund (LEEF), which was announced today (2 September) by the mayor, is part of Mr Johnson’s overall plan to upgrade London buildings which are responsible for 80% of the capital’s carbon emissions by making them more energy efficient.

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A recent article from Ric Romero at Abclocal below:

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — New federal regulations on energy efficiency have been going into effect in California that will phase out standard incandescent light bulbs.

California decided to replace the least efficient incandescent bulbs one year earlier than the rest of the country. That means 100-watt light bulbs are out because they need to be 72 watts or less.

Light-emitting diodes, commonly known as LEDs, are a good alternative because they last a long time, are cooler to the touch and give off great color.

Consumer Reports put a variety of LED bulbs through tests in its labs. These bulbs are expensive, anywhere from $17 for a table lamp bulb to more than $60 for a floodlight.

“Even with an LED’s high cost, you can still save $100 or more over its life compared to a standard incandescent,” said Bob Markovich of Consumer Reports.

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