London Zoo is to become the first company to be accredited under the Carbon Management Association’s (CMA) Low Energy Company (LEC) scheme, due to be launched in October, Energy Demand can exclusively reveal. Under the programme, the zoo has agreed to train around 600 of its employees (which amounts to almost 100% of its total staff) in basic energy management in a bid to help its supply chain also... 

Efficiency in the health sector is a core focus of high level government debate. Software management firm Certero explains to Energy Demand how a recent project involving a leading London hospital demonstrates the vital role PC Power Management (PCPM) can play to create cost and energy savings and boost green credentials. The scale of the UK’s PCPM challenge has been highlighted in many reports.... 

This opinion piece is provided for Energy Demand by Rob Bamforth, marketing director at software platform company Ecosteer. A quick glance around energy management solutions in recent years has been almost reminiscent of the1990s IT industry. Lots of proprietary solutions, with hardware tied to software and services – some opportunity for innovation, but many too well established players enjoying... 

Telecoms giant BT cut its global energy use by 3.3% in the 2012/13 financial year racking up annual savings of £33 million, according to the company’s yearly sustainability report. Driven by CSR targets and by the need to cut costs in the face of rising prices the company cut its energy use to 2,575 GWh down from 2,665 GWh the previous year. This has exceeded BT’s target of cutting energy use... 

Disability sports landmark Stoke Mandeville Stadium has invested in a £5,000 joint water and energy saving package, which it says will pay for itself within a year. The stadium, the home of the British Wheelchair Association and the National Centre for Disability Sport, has installed aerators on the building’s shower heads, urinals and taps, which will simultaneously reduce the water consumption... 

The Energy Managers Association (EMA) has given its backing to the government’s proposal to introduce a financial incentive for businesses to reduce their electricity demand via the capacity market. The government has tabled an amendment to its Energy Bill, which has just reached its third reading in Parliament, which will allow it to introduce electricity saving incentives for businesses for the... 

British businesses are “woefully unprepared” for impending electricity shortages, according to a back-up power generator. According to Mainsfailure, UK businesses are walking blindly into a power crisis without giving thought to what happens when the capacity crunch hits — which it warns could happen within two years. Up to 80% of businesses could be without back-up power, the company told... 

Energy Demand talks to Toby Marlow, general manager of sustainable development at the John Lewis Partnership. What targets does the John Lewis Partnership (JLP) have to reduce its energy use? What we have is a 15% by 2020 absolute carbon reduction target, of which energy is a big part. Because it’s an absolute target based on our 2010 emissions, our growth programme is key to understanding the direction...