EnergyDemand.co.uk
At a glance:
- The official online community for the Energy Managers Association (EMA)
- News, Reviews and Resources for Energy Managers
- Enabling businesses to reduce their energy demand
Hello and welcome to Energy Demand.
We believe energy management is of growing importance for the financial viability of many businesses.
Our aim is to provide news, reviews and resources to enable Energy Managers to reduce their energy consumption.
Our Guiding Principles:
- Independent – Supplier and Vendor agnostic
- Pragmatic – Useful content that Energy Managers can make use of in their daily work
- Community Driven – Our content is dictated by the demands and needs of the Energy Managers Association
- Focussed – Specifically aimed at the Business Energy Demand
Our primary objective is to support the energy manager in their goal of reducing their organisation’s energy dependence, understanding the opportunities that exist to minimise or eliminate carbon emissions and create awareness of future trends in the industry.
Additionally we aim to create an environment where both the vendor and the practitioner community can work together with a common shared goal, one where the practitioner is aware of the market place offerings that support their corporate goals and where the vendor community gains insight into the needs and challenges of the practitioner allowing them to better support these.
The provision of this free, impartial and independent forum allows readers to make informed decisions on their energy management investments and strategy.
This site is 100% privately owned, vendor and service provider independent and impartial. The site is supported by advertising revenue and paid reviews.
Lord Redesdale
Lord Redesdale, Co-founder, Energy Demand
Lord Redesdale was the Energy Spokesman for the Liberal Democrats for the House of Lords 2000-2008 during which time he has introduced more private members bills in the area of energy and conservation than anyone else.
As Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Climate Change Group he has worked to spread the message about the carbon costs of energy especially computing.
In 2009 Lord Redesdale founded the Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) which now has over 260 member companies.
In 2012 he was awarded the accolade of Environmental Parliamentarian of the year by the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management.
Lord Redesdale is the Chairman of the Energy Managers Association (EMA) and CEO of the Carbon Management Association (CMA).
He is married and has four children. Lord Redesdale on LinkedIn
Martin Thompson
Martin Thompson, Co-founder, Energy Demand
Martin Thompson is the publisher for Energy Demand. He is an established industry analyst in the technology space with a focus on how organisations can get the most from their assets, both for the business and for the individual.
As part of his role at Energy Demand, Thompson has a commitment to open information exchange and analysis of the wider issues that affect businesses around their use of energy. He has a broad background on the problems that companies face around energy management and where it will affect their overall strategies in future.
As founder and publisher of The ITAM Review and The ITSM Review, he has refined and developed two successful online publishing portals based on a dedicated community focus and what really makes the enterprise software market tick.
Prior to his publishing roles, Thompson enjoyed 15 years of experience across a variety of IT industry companies, including roles with Centennial Software, CA Technologies, FrontRange Solutions and Tech Data. This gave him first-hand experience of the challenges around IT management, as well as how IT can support organisations in transforming their approach to business.
He is married with three children and lives in Swindon, Wiltshire. When not working, he can usually be found looking after his young family and listening to endless progressive trance.
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Energy Demand Limited,
Tel: +44(0) 0845 130 3166
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Registered Address & Office: Energy Demand c/o Enterprise Opinions Limited, Basepoint Business Centre, Rivermead Drive, Westlea, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 7EX, United Kingdom.