Tuesday, 27 June 2017
by Ed Hardy
LEDs aren’t that popular… yet
Evidence suggests that LED lights, which are well matched to plant requirement, can stimulate greater plant growth and crop yield than conventional assimilation lighting (e.g. high-pressure sodium). In fact, when used in underground or vertical farms, LED’s can even be used to substitute natural Friday, 23 June 2017
by Andrew Kneeshaw
Fixed costs go up for some grain producers
I was on a site visit with a grain producer last week, helping him to understand why his electricity bill had gone up dramatically during the winter. He’d thought he’d be using more energy during this period, when in fact, his fixed charges had gone up dramatically under a recent regulatory change Thursday, 13 April 2017
by Jenny Beynon
Energy efficiency… the hidden money saver
Strawson Limited, a vegetable producer in Nottinghamshire, wanted to reduce energy cost as an overhead to the business and improve their understanding of energy consumption. They used us to carry out an on-site energy efficiency audit through E.ON, their energy supplier. Thursday, 30 March 2017
by Paul Jesson
Helping you buy, generate and save energy
Earlier in March, I attended the annual conference of the National Association of Group Secretaries for the NFU. The event took place over three days in Newcastle, Northern Ireland. It was a great opportunity to meet with representatives of the NFU and discuss ways in which we could jointly Thursday, 02 March 2017
by Ed Hardy
Water: Just another throw-away commodity?
During a recent GrowSave study tour to Belgium and the Netherlands, I learnt how irrigation practices differ between UK growers and our European neighbours. Thursday, 12 January 2017
by Jenny Beynon
FEC Energy turns 50
This year, FEC Energy is celebrating its 50th anniversary and we intend to make it our biggest and best year yet. Thursday, 22 December 2016
by Jenny Beynon
**Stop Press: Singing live on the radio!**
We were live on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire radio at 1.30 and 2.30pm on Wednesday 22nd December! They saw our story behind our singing Christmas card and wanted to come and find out more about FEC Energy and the making of the video. We also performed a live acoustic version of Jingle Bells with a Tuesday, 20 December 2016
by Jenny Beynon
2020 is fast approaching!
In the world of energy and climate change, 2020 marks a significant milestone. In accordance with the Renewable Energy Directive, the UK is mandated to produce 15% of its energy from renewable sources. With a starting point of 1.3% in 2005, one of the lowest in the EU, that target might have seemed Wednesday, 07 December 2016
by Andrew Kneeshaw
The power of people
We have launched our musical video Christmas card, after discovering that a third of our staff are accomplished (well, maybe pretty good) musicians. Thursday, 24 November 2016
by Andrew Kneeshaw
