Day: 23 September 2013

Intelligent efficiency: turning data and energy efficiency into valuable assets

In the past, it has been all too easy to think of energy efficiency as a chore, a marginal 'upgrade' to existing infrastructure or processes that may save a bit on utility bills in the long run - and a few tons of CO2 or gallons of water for the environment too, says Craig Anderson

Energy

Construction of Scotland’s largest wastewater tunnel to begin in 2014

Scottish Water is to build a 3.1 mile-long wastewater tunnel in the south of Glasgow as part of the biggest upgrade of the city's wastewater network since Victorian times.

Labour: Smart grid crucial to overcoming energy challenges

The UK needs a smart grid to achieve a low carbon energy future that is affordable, says shadow energy minister Tom Greatrex MP.

Ecotricity drives down cost of green energy

Green energy company, Ecotricity, is undercutting the standard tariffs of the Big Six energy companies by supplying green electricity for less than the price of their standard 'brown tariffs' from October 2013.

Most resource efficient house in Scotland launched

One of the first projects to be delivered by the Scottish Government's Resource Efficient Scotland programme has been launched.

Business leaders urge minsters to support binding 2030 energy savings target

Some of Europe's largest private enterprises are calling on EU Energy Ministers to support an ambitious EU-wide binding energy savings target for 2030.

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