You’re hired! Oil and gas apprentice of year crowned

A former trainee car mechanic has been crowned 2016’s oil and gas apprentice of the year. Lewis Nichols, a 21 year old from Norwich, received the Oil and Gas Apprentice Programme (OGTAP) award for displaying outstanding ability and attitude. He decided to study as a mechanical maintenance apprentice at North East College Scotland after recognising the long term, international […]

Denver to make commercial energy ratings public

Denver City Council is to make the energy ratings of all commercial buildings public. The information will be published on a clickable map and searchable database online. The move is the latest step in a series of initiatives from the Energize Denver task force, which aims to ensure the city meets its energy efficiency goals. […]

Obama bans more than 100m acres of offshore drilling

Barack Obama has banned oil and gas drilling in large areas of the Arctic and the Atlantic Ocean. The President enacted a 1953 law called the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to make than 100 million acres off-limits for fossil fuel exploration. He co-ordinated the move with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to also shield large areas of […]

Job of the Week – Head of Energy Consumption – McLean Ross

Our client, a global energy and utility supplier, seeks a Head of Energy Consumption to join their team. The role is designed to control and govern the policy, process and primary operational activity to ensure accurate volumetric and financial reconciliation of consumption of energy with the industry and customer accounts. Within this role you will […]

Australian proposals to go green could cost consumers

Australian proposals to introduce new environmental and fuel efficiency standards could cost consumers. The move would force vehicle manufacturers to make their cars more economical and make fuel refineries increase the quality of the petrol and diesel they produce. It’s estimated the proposals would cut emissions by 65 million tonnes a year. Although these changes would help increase efficiency […]

Driving style can significantly affect emissions

A vehicle trade association says driving style can significantly affect emissions and mileage. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes major brands such as Ford, BMW and Toyota, has released a series of simple of steps to improve fuel efficiency and reduce carbon footprint. It includes a variety of advice gathered from industry experts, including […]

Editorial – Happy Xmas to all our readers

Yes it is that time of year again, you are tucking into whatever feast you desire. Turkey, Goose, Chicken, Lamb, Salmon, Nut roast. At home or in a restaurant. You’ll be opening presents and I guarantee you’ll be plugging something in, whether you are aged 2 or 92. This year I’m having Xmas a day […]

EU expects Ukraine to legislate on energy efficiency

The EU expects Ukraine to approve a law on energy efficiency. That’s according to Vice President of EU Commission in charge of Energy Union, Maros Sefcovic, who speaking in a conference about the partnership between the institution and the country, called for a law in energy efficiency in Ukraine. Maros Sefcovic added the implementation of the new […]

Scots lead UK with 42% of energy from renewables

Scotland is leading the UK’s green revolution, with 42% of its energy in 2015 coming from renewables. This proportion of clean energy is an all-time record and is around double that of the other UK nations. In Wales, environmentally unfriendly coal made up the largest part of the energy mix at 33%. Scotland had enough capacity […]

Ferrari and Aston Martin miss 2015 EU emissions goals

Luxury brands Aston Martin and Ferrari were the only two major car manufacturers to miss their EU emissions targets in 2015. They will have to pay premiums as a result – all other car and van manufacturers met their goals. The report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) also confirms preliminary findings earlier in the year that suggested the EU […]