Internet energy use to double – ‘but data centres aren’t ready’

Research suggests that data centres are not sustainable enough to deal with online energy demands without emissions targets suffering

Searches for ‘can’t pay bills’ jump by 1,300% amidst energy crisis

Following Bulb entering special administration, Google searches for help with paying energy bills have skyrocketed, a new report has found

Foreign Wikipedia pages ‘have climate change conspiracy theories’

Many pages on the site that are not written in English show questioning of the science behind climate change and theories that are commonly dispelled in the West

Around 40% of businesses’ online green claims ‘could be misleading’

The research found some websites were using ‘vague claims and unclear language’, including terms such as ‘eco’ or ‘sustainable’ or reference to ‘natural products’ without adequate explanation or evidence of the claims

ELCC20 is online – take a look at what’s on…

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced us to postpone the event taking place in Manchester but we are hosting a series of webinars today to supply you with some of the great content on offer

OVO Energy poaches Tesco exec as retail CEO

The supplier serves more than 850,000 retail energy customers in the UK

EBRD unveils climate disclosure web tool

It aims to show businesses how sustainable information can be incorporated into financial reporting

Centrica launches digital platform to supply small firms

Centrica has collaborated with a software developer to launch British Gas Lite, a new electricity service aimed at small and medium-sized businesses. Using Nottingham-based ENSEK’s retail energy platform, the online service aims to allow better management of industry and customer facing processes including those relating to revenues, billing and accounting. Customers pay by monthly, variable direct […]

E.ON to end “face to face” sales

Energy supplier E.ON plans to stop selling electricity and gas to customers in shopping centres or at events. The firm said this is in response to the “changing way” customers want to interact with their energy company. Up to 450 sales and sales support jobs are potentially affected. Instead it seems likely to shift towards […]

E.ON launches ‘energy toolkit’ for small businesses

The Big Six energy supplier E.ON has launched a new ‘energy toolkit’ which shows small businesses how energy is being used so they can uncover and eliminate waste. The free wireless energy monitor E.ON is handing out to its business customers works in near real time – updating every 10 seconds so they can see […]