EU bans halogen bulbs in favour of greener LEDs

LEDs are more expensive in the short-term but cheaper over an extended period

Upgrading outdated energy tech ‘could heal NHS spend by £260m a year’

If just half of NHS trusts adopted distributed energy solutions, they are expected to save at least £130m a year

IEA: Only four out of 38 clean technologies on track to meet sustainability goals

Most technologies will not meet the climate, energy access and air pollution targets under its Sustainable Development Scenario

Energy efficiency upgrades for government buildings in Ireland

Up to €4 million (£3.6m) is being provided to improve the energy efficiency of government buildings across Ireland. It is part of a new pilot scheme aimed at reducing the energy dependency of public buildings and cutting costs. The buildings selected for the project are those that already have energy management awareness programmes in place […]

Calls for all cities to adopt LED streetlights by 2025

If the entire world switched to LEDs, lighting’s share of power consumption would fall from 15% to 8%. That’s according to Philips Lighting, which has called for all cities to adopt 100% LED street lighting by 2025. There are approximately 300 million streetlights across the world – only a tenth have undergone energy efficient upgrades […]

Shopping centre bags serious energy savings

A shopping centre in Northern Ireland has cut its electricity bill by a third after installing energy efficient lighting upgrades. The Kennedy Centre in Belfast had its 26-year old system upgraded – it says the work has resulted in significant savings both in terms of energy consumption and cost, with the payback period estimated to […]

UK pet retailer makes pawsitive change with LED system

A UK pet retailer has slashed energy use by a third by installing energy efficient lighting systems. Pets at Home spent £8 million implementing the LED project last year across its 437 stores. The investment represents the largest capital expenditure project ever undertaken by the firm, with a payback of under two and a half years. The […]

Philips switches on bird-friendly LED streetlights

Philips Lighting is to roll out energy efficient LED streetlights in the Netherlands that have been designed to be friendly to migrating birds. It claims the street lighting could cut energy consumption by up to 70% and contribute towards Ameland’s sustainable goals. One of the Netherlands’ northern most islands, Ameland supports the Dark Sky World […]

London streetlights go green

A London council is to start making its streetlights more sustainable. Barking and Dagenham Borough Council is to receive a £6.8 million green loan from the Green Investment Bank (GIB). It will finance the replacement of around 14,790 traditional streetlights with efficient LED models and could eventually save the council up to £21 million. The council expects annual savings of […]

GIB provides £10.2m for Kent’s street lights

The Green Investment Bank (GIB) is investing £10.2 million in a street lighting project in Kent. The money will part-fund Kent County Council’s £40 million project, which involves the replacement of 120,000 traditional streetlights with LED alternatives. It also includes the installation of a central management system to increase the efficiency of the local authority’s […]