Businesses Don’t Take Energy Management Seriously

A Siemens report says UK businesses don’t take energy management seriously. A report published by Siemens says that 1 in 3 of those responsible for energy management in UK businesses say that their organisation doesn’t take it seriously. At a time when business electricity prices and gas tariffs are rising and when economic conditions are tough, energy management is something which businesses should be taking into ... More

Rise In Wholesale Energy Prices Threatens Business Gas Prices

Wholesale energy prices are increasing as forecasters warn that there’s cold weather on the way and as a result business gas prices could start to rise. The news over the last few weeks has been about the Big Six energy companies cutting domestic electricity and gas prices as a result of the fall in wholesale energy prices since last summer. However, wholesale energy prices are now ... More

Centrica Increases Stake In North Sea

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, is to increase its stake in the North Sea after agreeing a deal with ConocoPhillips. Centrica has reached an agreement with ConocoPhillips to buy its non-operated interests in the gas and oil producing North Sea field of Statfjord and associated satellites. The oil and gas fields are located in the Norwegian and UK sectors of the North Sea and produce ... More

Welsh Firm Wins Turbine Tower Contract

A Welsh firm has won a contract to build 35 wind turbine towers for various sites within the UK. Mabey Bridge, based in Chepstow, has won a multimillion pound contract to build wind turbine towers for various wind farm sites in the UK. The company signed a deal with the Germany company Nordex and as a result Mabey Bridge has taken on 45 new members ... More

Businesses Need To Cut Energy Costs

Business energy prices are rising and it’s never been more important for businesses to cut their energy costs. Businesses are facing both energy price rises and the need to reduce their carbon emissions so it’s no surprise that it’s never been more important for businesses to cut their energy costs. Average wholesale electricity prices have doubled over the last 10 years but it’s still possible to ... More

Time To Compare Gas And Electricity Prices

Energy suppliers cut electricity and gas prices last week and it’s now time to compare gas and electricity prices. Despite suppliers cutting gas and electricity prices by around 4% last week, prices are still high after energy companies increased prices by as much as 19% during the summer of 2011. The average household energy bill has doubled over the last six years and the average cost ... More

Ofgem Fast Tracks Energy Upgrade

Ofgem has fast tracked plans to update energy networks in the UK and connect Scottish wind farms and other sources of renewable energy to the grid. Ofgem says it has fast tracked plans by ScottishPower and SSE for improvements on infrastructure and a final decision will be made in April after consultations. The infrastructure investment from SSE and ScottishPower will be paid for through energy bills. ... More

Ecotricity Invests In Sea Power

Ecotricity, the green energy supplier is adding sea power to its portfolio of renewable energy generation. Ecotricity is working on a new device called Searaser which will harness the constant power of the sea and will be able to generate green electricity on demand. The device has been invented by a Devon engineer, Alvin Smith. It uses the power of ocean swells to generate electricity. It ... More

Wind Power Passes 6GW Threshold

Wind power has passed the 6GW threshold according to RenewableUK, which represents renewable energy industries. The UK wind sector has reached an installed capacity of 6GW which is enough renewable electricity to power almost 3.5 million homes and small businesses. The threshold of 6GW was reached with the Ormonde offshore wind farm, situated off the coast of Cumbria. This is currently generating around 120MW of electricity ... More

Opus Energy Poll Finds Cost Deters SME’s From Renewable Energy

Research by Opus Energy has found that many UK small and medium sized businesses (SME’s) would like to buy their business electricity and gas from sources of renewable energy but are deterred by the cost. A poll of SME’s in the UK found that only 12% of businesses are buying renewable energy and that the rest are put off by the cost. Business electricity prices have ... More

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