23 July 2026 With new targets, regulations and funding opportunities, 2026 marks a year of change for UK heat networks. Jeff House, director of external affairs & policy for Baxi,…
Carol Hitchcock23rd July 2026
16 July 2026 A research project monitoring the growing use of air conditioning in Burkina Faso has findings that the UK can learn from about future electricity demand and grid…
Carol Hitchcock16th July 2026
25 June 2026 Should the recent government announcement on breaking the link between gas and electricity prices make any difference to your energy procurement strategy? Kelly Lovesy, sales director at…
Carol Hitchcock25th June 2026
18 June 2026 Heat pumps are a key part of the government’s low-carbon agenda, but poor system design and product selection can lead to costly reworks. Dean Loizou, design director…
Carol Hitchcock18th June 2026
Hard water silently drives up costs, wastes water and reduces equipment efficiency in commercial buildings. Gary Haseltine from Aquabion explains more.
Carol Hitchcock9th June 2026
18 May 2026 UK energy is shifting from solar-led generation to battery-first flexibility, as home storage rapidly scales, enabling price arbitrage, grid services, and a more decentralised, resilient electricity system…
Carol Hitchcock18th May 2026
12 May 2026 As data centres race to support AI-scale workloads, operators are focusing on every watt of efficiency inside the server hall — but overlooking the roof could be…
Carol Hitchcock12th May 2026
11 May 2026 Data centre companies around the world are currently focused on building and expansion, but more thought needs to be given to what comes next, when the challenge…
Carol Hitchcock11th May 2026
17 April 2026 The decarbonisation of existing commercial buildings presents a number of challenges, but hybrid solutions – combining a heat pump with boilers – could provide a practical and…
Carol Hitchcock17th April 2026
A pioneering pipework cooling system tackles overheating in wind farm battery storage, enabling efficient energy management in confined spaces and offering a scalable solution and grid stability challenges From the…
Carol Hitchcock14th April 2026
13 April 2026 With many UK businesses rethinking diesel-led power, hybrid systems and battery energy storage could represent a cost-saving solution for off-grid and temporary sites. Andy Richardson explains how…
Carol Hitchcock13th April 2026
10 March 2026 In the race towards smarter, greener and more cost-efficient buildings, the conversation often starts with energy. But focusing solely on kWh misses the bigger picture. William Wilkinson…
Carol Hitchcock10th March 2026
25 February 2026 Gamma Telecom operates a high-demand data centre at Trafford Park, Manchester, where continuous uptime and energy performance are critical. With annual electricity consumption approaching 3 million kWh,…
Carol Hitchcock25th February 2026
17 February 2026 Marcus Walsh, Director at Ventilux, examines how tightening building performance standards and whole-life cost considerations are driving a shift towards central battery emergency lighting with DALI control…
Carol Hitchcock17th February 2026
13 February 2026 The lighting industry has spent years discussing the promise of ‘smart buildings’, yet much of that conversation has remained rooted in hardware – drivers, sensors, luminaires –…
Carol Hitchcock13th February 2026
5 February 2026 Real-world retrofit projects are demonstrating that significant energy and carbon savings can be achieved without wholesale replacement. Grundfos is highlighting one of the most overlooked opportunities for…
Carol Hitchcock5th February 2026
14 January 2026 A pioneering heat pump project at a Sussex brewery is helping it to radically reduce energy use and costs – promising to slash bills for wort boiling…
Carol Hitchcock14th January 2026
Sponsored Content 1 December 2025 Clark Morrow, end user marketeer for Signify UK&I, argues that partnerships are fast becoming the engine of progress in connected lighting, enabling smarter buildings, driving…
Carol Hitchcock1st December 2025
26 November 2025 As organisations navigate an increasingly complex energy landscape, two technologies –solar PV and battery energy storage systems – are proving especially powerful. For energy managers, understanding and…
Carol Hitchcock26th November 2025
21 November 2025 As energy costs and climate pressures mount, businesses are increasingly turning to the Internet of Things to transform HVAC from an expensive necessity into a smart, efficiency-driven…
Carol Hitchcock21st November 2025
20 November 2025 Ciaran Cotter explains how lightweight solar solutions can help overcome some of the key challenges associated with retrofit commercial applications and help businesses unlock some of the…
Carol Hitchcock20th November 2025
17 November 2025 Artificial intelligence is turning up the heat on data centres, with plans underway to integrate the technology through every sector in the UK. Tim Mitchell explores how…
Carol Hitchcock17th November 2025
13 November 2025 Hybrid electric water heating systems combining heat pumps and electric boilers offer a practical, lower-carbon solution for commercial buildings, argues Greg Brushett. Commercial new build stipulates electric…
Carol Hitchcock13th November 2025
31 October 2025 Across the UK, businesses are facing a growing energy dilemma. Rising fuel costs, tightening environmental regulations and increasing pressure to demonstrate sustainability are converging to create a…
Carol Hitchcock31st October 2025
23 October 2025 While a BMS gives you control over your building’s operations, an EMS provides the insight to cut energy waste and costs. Clive Bodenham, founder of Clarke Controls, argues…
Carol Hitchcock23rd October 2025
26 September 2025 With regulatory scrutiny ever-tightening, the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is looking to provide more opportunities for building energy management systems engineers to validate their expertise and…
Carol Hitchcock26th September 2025
25 September 2025 Electric thermal fluid heaters provide a safe, efficient and zero‑emission alternative to fired systems, says Etienne Fourie of Babcock Wanson, however – while they may support decarbonisation…
Carol Hitchcock25th September 2025
12 September 2025 Air to water heat pumps from Panasonic are currently the subject of intensive research as part of two projects that are investigating the potential energy and carbon…
Carol Hitchcock12th September 2025
11 August 2025 CEO of Leep Utilities Louise Manfredi talks about how Ofgem regulations and fifth-generation approaches are making heat networks a sound investment. The UK government recently announced that…
Carol Hitchcock11th August 2025
1 August 2025 Raw sensor data is abundant, but real value lies in smart interpretation says Adrian Barber, marketing manager at Prefect Controls, who explains how universities are using analytics…
Carol Hitchcock5th August 2025
1 August 2025 Heat networks are becoming an increasingly vital component of our sustainable energy infrastructure. With new regulations recently introduced, Behfar Abedinia, general manager at Taconova UK, explores how compliance…
Carol Hitchcock1st August 2025
20 July 2025 With net zero targets looming and demand for energy efficiency rising, heat networks are gaining traction. Alex Hill, managing director at Whitecode Consulting, explores their growing appeal and…
Carol Hitchcock20th July 2025
18 July 2025 Dave Marshall-George, UK & Ireland sales director at Condair, weighs the case for humidification against the energy it consumes and asks whether turning off humidifiers is ever worth…
Carol Hitchcock18th July 2025
17 July 2025 Market-side half-hourly settlement (MHHS) reform will provide an opportunity for businesses to assess whether their current metering arrangements will work best for them in the long term.…
Carol Hitchcock17th July 2025
12 June 2025 Redeveloping brownfield sites is a priority for local councils with housing targets to meet. Bhushan Kumar describes how heat pumps have provided the ideal solution for a…
Carol Hitchcock12th June 2025
Modern heat pump technology offers an effective means of meeting the climate control needs of many commercial buildings but what are some of the key factors that need to be…
Carol Hitchcock10th June 2025
With government heat pump targets looming, and billions earmarked for retrofit funding, Stuart Fairlie,MD of Elmhurst Energy, argues that the UK must urgently address incorrect heat pump sizing by putting heat…
Carol Hitchcock6th June 2025
Many UK hospitals are already benefitting from the installation of solar panels, but battery storage solutions can help them to maximise the benefits of clean energy, providing a source of…
Carol Hitchcock12th May 2025
2 May 2025 Ciaran Cotter, technical director at Solivus, explains that retrofitting solar on large commercial buildings has traditionally been difficult, largely due to the structural reinforcement required for conventional…
Carol Hitchcock2nd May 2025
When the University of St Andrews needed to create a state-of-the-art battery dry room, the energy-efficient climate control experts at Munters helped to design and install a facility that achieves…
Carol Hitchcock11th April 2025
Battery storage is a key part of the government’s strategy to achieve a low carbon future. For businesses too, battery energy storage is integral to the successful adoption of onsite…
Carol Hitchcock10th April 2025
Wembley Stadium upgraded its boiler plant rooms with advanced BMS and innovative, high-efficiency technology. Billy Huggett director of Autoflame Service & Support details how this upgrade led to significant cost…
Carol Hitchcock10th April 2025
AI, IoT and digital twins are revolutionising the way buildings function. Not only are they driving rapid evolution, but they’re actively increasing the pace of the net zero journey. Kas…
Carol Hitchcock19th March 2025
Public sector buildings contribute about 2% of the UK’s emissions, mainly from natural gas heating. Here, Chris Caton argues for a hybrid approach to cut carbon emissions in these buildings…
Carol Hitchcock20th February 2025
Decarbonising the UK’s school estate will be essential to keeping the country on track with its net zero commitment. Developing pre-engineered, prefabricated heating solutions offers an efficient and cost-effective way…
Carol Hitchcock11th February 2025
As businesses and communities embrace renewable energy, microgrids are becoming a powerful solution, says Craig Tropea, account manager at POWWR, who argues that this shift towards decentralised energy is reshaping…
Carol Hitchcock20th January 2025
Energy-efficiency retrofits can help solve problems with decarbonisation, fuel poverty and poor living conditions. However, with six million UK households living in fuel poverty and the government committed to making…
Carol Hitchcock13th January 2025
In this article, Ramzi Charif – VP of technical operations, EMEA, VIRTUS Data Centres – explores how AI-driven systems can transform energy management in data centres. He discusses the urgent…
Carol Hitchcock28th November 2024
There is a noticeable drive to replace inefficient boilers and burners with modern energy efficient heat raising systems, but has the industry got the skills to manage the transition? Etienne…
Carol Hitchcock20th November 2024
Full electrification of heat in buildings is the ultimate destination for energy managers, but the journey is not necessarily straightforward – especially in older commercial buildings. James Matthews, director of building…
Carol Hitchcock12th November 2024
A modular daisy-chain sensor system by Vaisala is optimising energy efficiency for Vantage Data Centres, significantly reducing its cabling needs and carbon footprint, as Anu Kätkä, strategic project management for…
Carol Hitchcock3rd November 2024
Energy management can play a big part in helping companies to monitor their energy use, but accurate data analysis is only the first step in reducing energy use and achieving…
Carol Hitchcock21st October 2024
The Refinery is a purpose-built student accommodation development in Leeds. It opened in 2021. A combination of studio and bedroom cluster flats accommodate 407 residents. Fresh Student Living manages the…
Carol Hitchcock14th October 2024
The virtual replication of real-life environments is used in many industries to ensure safety and efficiency prior to spending money. Steve Morris, head of maintenance at Insite Energy, explores what…
Carol Hitchcock8th October 2024
Comprising the largest share of an organisation’s emissions, Scope 3 is also the most difficult to tackle. Ahead of the world’s largest hydrogen event in Copenhagen in September, Nadim Chaudhry,…
Carol Hitchcock13th September 2024
Gavin Bollan, technical director at ITPEnergised, suggest that the UK is at an energy crossroads. But can clean energy deliver a secure and sustainable future? The UK stands at a…
Carol Hitchcock6th August 2024
Maximising the performance of your organisation’s energy assets must be a key priority, says Mike Shepherd, business development director and global measurement expert at Alderley. Here, he argues that the…
Carol Hitchcock1st August 2024
Ben Whitelam, director of commercial at npower Business Solutions, explains how MHHS can empower businesses to better manage electricity usage, unlock cost savings, and contribute to the UK’s sustainable energy…
Carol Hitchcock17th July 2024
Energy flexibility has the potential to take a leading role in helping to decarbonise the energy use of commercial buildings energy use. Here, Adrian Johnston, co-founder and CEO of Elyos…
Carol Hitchcock8th July 2024
As commercial heat pumps become more widely deployed in an increasing variety of facilities, the industry faces the challenge of matching the technology to a wide range of very different…
Carol Hitchcock19th June 2024
Ian Ellis from Siemens plc considers looking beyond just energy efficiency and discusses how BMS can contribute to improving indoor air quality and wellbeing. There are many varied definitions of…
Carol Hitchcock19th June 2024
Glenn Simpson explains why, in the search for further energy savings in data centres, water quality is a crucial factor to consider as energy and carbon reduction regulations bite harder.…
Carol Hitchcock14th May 2024
With mounting environmental concerns, NHS Trusts are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint and adopt sustainable practices. The NHS's ambitious target of an 80% reduction in carbon emissions…
Carol Hitchcock14th May 2024
With more businesses capitalising on the benefits of renewable energy, Stephan Marty of Wattstor looks at how independent energy generators can future-proof their onsite assets. Carbon dioxide emissions from the…
Carol Hitchcock10th April 2024
UK business is going green. As the nation looks to improve the carbon footprint of its operations, pressure is mounting on SMEs to invest in energy-efficient solutions. Ollie Finkill and…
Carol Hitchcock10th April 2024
There are a range of things you can do to help cut your business’s electricity consumption, whether that’s turning appliances off when you’re not using them or by installing smart…
Carol Hitchcock13th March 2024
The world's largest vertical farm in Lydney, located in the Forest of Dean district, is benefitting from arrier AquaSnap 30RBP air-cooled scroll chillers operating on lower global warming potential (GWP)…
Carol Hitchcock20th February 2024
Lightning strikes can potentially cause catastrophic damage to unprotected or poorly protected buildings and structures, particularly electrical systems housed within them. Implementing the proper lightning protection measures helps mitigate these…
Carol Hitchcock13th February 2024
Burner technology has seen significant changes in the last 30 years, with an emphasis on reducing emissions whilst increasing combustion efficiency. Graham Barker, sales & service director at Riello, reflects…
Carol Hitchcock13th February 2024
Adrian Barber examines how precise monitoring of water heating in student accommodation can bring benefits over and above energy savings. Student accommodation properties typically host between 250-500 residents. Many of…
Carol Hitchcock2nd February 2024
As part of a major upgrade, ELCO Heating Solutions has supplied 15 TRIGON XL 570kW boilers to 10 Upper Bank Street in Canary Wharf. The new compact and highly efficient…
Mark Thrower14th May 2021
Laurent Bataille believes that all buildings must become value-added generation assets to play a greater role in fighting climate change As restrictions begin to lift in some countries, businesses…
Mark Thrower11th May 2021
With almost 20 years’ experience in solar energy, Vital Energi’s Pre-Construction Manager, Giles Barker, gives an insight into how solar technologies can provide organisations all over the world with a…
Mark Thrower23rd March 2021
Vilnis Vesma reflects on a year of enforced remote training delivery and believes that there are advantages to this new way or learning It’s the morning of 18th March 2020.…
Mark Thrower17th March 2021
