Wednesday, 06 July 2016
by Andrew Kneeshaw
Make savings to offset higher energy prices
Electricity prices took off last week and at this rate, we’ll soon be looking at them returning to levels seen 12 months ago. If you are going to cut costs, you’re going to have to look closely at something other than cheaper tariffs. Wednesday, 25 May 2016
by Ed Hardy
LEDs in space
Water cooled LED lights have made their way into space! Safe food production is an ongoing issue for the EDEN Institute of Space Systems project. Heliospectra AB, working as part of this project, has designed high intensity LED grow lights to be used for this purpose on both the Internation Space Tuesday, 12 April 2016
by Chris Plackett
Budget announcement impacts on future CCL costs and savings
In his budget speech on March 16th, George Osbourne made some interesting energy related announcements. For many, the most significant news was that the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (known as the CRC) will end on 1st April 2019. Tuesday, 08 March 2016
by Frances Christodoulou
Energy efficient potatoes
Ed and myself have been out and about with our research caps on recently, visiting potato stores, and examining how the store environment is manipulated to maintain potato quality during the crop storage phase. Tuesday, 23 February 2016
by Ed Hardy
Goodbye, Mr Chips
So, they let me out again. Clearly the Powers That Be didn’t read my last blog, as my request for a cosy, warm greenhouse went ignored! This week's location: a potato store. As I arrived, a HGV was being loaded with around 40 tonnes of potatoes, ready to go to a frozen chip producer. Monday, 25 January 2016
by Jenny Beynon
Renewable energy storage in the UK
Western Power Distribution has committed to investigate the technical and commercial feasibility of battery energy storage within distributed generation installations in the UK. As a result, they have commissioned Renewable Energy Systems (RES) to build and support its first major UK battery energy Thursday, 24 December 2015
by Jenny Beynon
Enjoy a happy low energy Christmas
Christmas is an expensive time for everyone, but the rise in energy bills can affect your workplace too. In fact, the Carbon Trust has estimated that, on the whole, businesses lose around £9million over the Christmas holidays! Tuesday, 01 December 2015
by Elisa Evans
Going, going, going... Dutch
I recently had the pleasure of having a Dutch relative come to stay and, knowing that some of our clients have Dutch origins, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to quiz them on the differences between life here and across the channel. Thursday, 15 October 2015
by Elisa Evans
A taste of the Orient
During my recent holiday to the Far East I experienced why Japan has a reputation for being the worlds’ technology leader. I spied some regenerative braking on an electric train and travelled by maglev bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto past the Panasonic Solar Ark. Thursday, 08 October 2015
by Max Knowles
