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IEA highlights “huge” untapped potential for energy efficiency
Investment in energy efficiency markets around the world have been pegged at around US$300 million in 2011 – a level on a par with global investments in renewable energy or fossil-fueled power generation – the International Energy Agency (IEA) today announced. However, there is still a “huge opportunity going unrealised”, it said. IEA Untapped Potential Chart “The scale of global investment...
London Zoo roars to success to become first official Low Energy Company in UK
ZSL London Zoo has been officially recognised as the world’s first Low Energy Company (LEC). It gained the official status after putting its staff through basic energy management training, using courses approved by the Energy Managers Association’s (EMA) sister company the Carbon Management Association – a condition of gaining LEC status. Often under-prioritised, energy is the lifeblood...
LuxLive 2013
Last year’s conference We are excited to announce that Energy Demand and the EMA will be a Partner at this year’s LuxLive 20-21 November at Earls Court, London. The UK’s biggest lighting event provides a unique opportunity to meet the world’s biggest brands, hear from experts in more than 70 hours of free talks and be inspired by the latest tech in new, dynamic, interactive features. Best...
Spotlight on… Energy Management Recruitment
The role of the energy manager is emerging as a stalwart in the company organisational chart. But, with only 5% of existing energy managers holding formal energy qualifications, selecting the right person for the job is famously difficult. Energy Demand investigates. Rising energy prices, a stagnant economy, energy taxes and regulation and increased awareness of sustainability issues: after decades...
BT cuts 2012/13 energy use by 3.3% with smart network
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...
Video: Asha Kayla, Alliance Boots “Energy legislation needs to be simplified”
In this video interview (below) Asha Kayla, Energy and Carbon Reduction Manager at Alliance Boots, shares her opinions on her role in the Energy Management field and work at the Energy Managers Association. Alliance Boots was formed in 2006 through the merger of the UK retail brand Boots and the wholesale and retail pharmacy group Alliance UniChem. Alliance Boots is a multinational health and beauty...
Event Listing: Energy Performance Future
WHAT? Energy Performance Future: An Energy Managers Association conference examining the issues associated with the energy performance contracting market place. “The Energy Managers Association is working with supporting partners to create guidelines concerning Energy Performance Contracts (EnPCs). It is envisaged the EnPC Guideline Document will significantly expand the marketplace, reducing...
Energy costs: finally on the radar?
Time to get energy prioritised in the boardroom? Here, BP’s chief scientist, Steven Koonin, speaks about the energy scene in the BP boardroom on 22 February 2005. With energy prices soaring at alarming rates, Energy Demand questions a select group of the top brass at the Energy Managers Association (EMA) whether energy is finally becoming a boardroom issue. For James Swanston, chief executive...
EMA: CRC “unnecessary burden” on energy managers
The Energy Managers Association (EMA) has gone on the record to state that the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC EES), the government’s energy efficiency scheme for large UK companies, needs to be phased out. “The EMA is opposed to the CRC EES in its current format and believes that the merits of the [performance] league tables have been lost,” Steve Wright, chairman...
DECC supports CMA training for non-energy specialists
Chris Allen, CEO of GAIA Active and Fellow and Chair of the Training Standards Working Party at the Energy Managers Association (EMA) The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is supporting energy management training for non-energy specialists, the first ever course to be approved by the Carbon Management Association (CMA), sister organisation of the Energy Managers Association (EMA). DECC...