Thursday, 17 May 2018
by Jodie Hisgett
An enjoyable time at the British Pig and Poultry Fair 2018
On Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 May I attended the British Pig and Poultry Fair at Stoneleigh Park representing the NFU Energy Service on the NFU’s stand. This was my first time out at an event and with the event being so close to our offices (on the same business park) it was the perfect Thursday, 10 May 2018
by Jodie Hisgett
Put your eggs in one basket and save your bacon…
…at the British Pig & Poultry Fair Visit us at the NFU stand to see how taking advantage of buying power for contracts and reviewing your Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) compliance can help your business. Tuesday, 08 May 2018
by Jenny Beynon
UK powered without coal for three days
Read our top five renewable energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this Thursday, 03 May 2018
by Anonymous
25 years in energy and 50 years in farming
No, I’m not 75 years old! I was born on a farm (yes, I’m 50 in a month or so) and on 4 May 1993, I started work here. At the time, the company was known as Farm Electric Centre and I was only offered a two-year contract. I thought ‘it’ll do for now…’ Tuesday, 01 May 2018
by Ed Hardy
Learning how to empower plants
UK growers may have heard of Next Generation Growing (NGG), but could be forgiven for not really knowing what it is. In essence, it refers to a set of growing techniques, developed in the Netherlands over the last decade or so, with the aim of empowering the plant – i.e. giving it what it needs (e. Thursday, 19 April 2018
by Anonymous
Could blockchain change how we buy/sell electricity?
I always like to keep an eye on the future of the energy market and this week I saw that Elexon has published a White Paper exploring how customers could buy their electricity from more than one supplier at the same time. Tuesday, 17 April 2018
by Jenny Beynon
NatWest banks on sustainability
Read our top five energy related news stories from the last couple of weeks. Energy is always in the news in one way or another, from renewable energy technology advancements and the latest from the ‘big six’ energy suppliers to advancements in energy saving and sustainability. In this blog, we Tuesday, 10 April 2018
by Ed Hardy
Tomatoes grown under LED’s only
A Dutch grower, Lans Zeeland, has recently become the first to grow tomatoes in a large greenhouse under a full-LED setup, where growers have previously used HPS lamps or hybrid setups. Although the LED units look similar to SON-T lamps, rather than the red/blue installations often used in trials, Thursday, 29 March 2018
by Jenni Elves
Onwards and upwards on my learning curve
After two years as the Office Administrator here at FEC Energy, 2018 marked the start of a new challenge for me as I commenced my new position as Technical Administrator for the On-Site Generation (OSG) team. Tuesday, 27 March 2018
by Jodie Hisgett
