energy use

All large companies must report on their global energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from 1st April 2019

Seven projects have been chosen under the first phase of the £9.2m Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator

The new rules will come into effect from April next year

Voltaware’s technology enables businesses to track the energy demand and performance of individual machinery

Light-duty cars are expected travel around 3.3tn miles by 2050 – 18% higher than last year

It informs businesses if their equipment uses more energy than it should

The use of drones to deliver commercial packages could help save energy and emissions. A new study shows drone-based delivery could reduce both greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in the transportation sector. Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Carnegie Mellon University, SRI International and the University of Colorado at Boulder conducted tests […]

Hydrogen could account for almost one-fifth of total energy consumed by 2050 if deployed at scale. That would reduce annual carbon emissions by roughly six gigatons compared to today’s level, according to the Hydrogen Council – a global initiative of leading energy, transport and industry firms, including Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Total and Shell. Its report […]

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €56 million (£49m) to build “nearly zero-energy” apartments in Stockholm. Non-profit private housing firm SKB will upgrade 349 apartments between 2018 and 2021 and reduce the amount of energy consumed to less than 55kWh per square metre. Alexander Stubb, EIB Vice President said: “This brings us one step […]

The US is expected to see a fall in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions this year, continuing the trend seen in 2015 and 2016. However, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts a 2.2% increase next year, with weather being a key factor. Its report suggests by the end of 2017, annual heating degree days are expected […]