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How Energy Saving Costs Businesses & Governments Nothing: Save The World For Free!
Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by Ross.
Energy saving is the most important weapon in the fight against climate change.
Why?
Because it pays for itself! There is no excuse for businesses to not invest in energy saving projects such as energy efficient lighting, because energy saving has short return on investment periods and massive long-term, sustainable cost-cutting power.
There is no excuse for governments [...]
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Car Park Light Switch-off Leaves Call-in Councillor In The Dark About Savings
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Ross.
Devon County Council should have been basking in the glow of ecological enlightenment this week, after announcing on Monday that they were turning off their street car park lighting from 12:30am-5:30am in order to reduce energy bills and carbon emissions.
Instead, a clueless councillor on a local BBC radio show was left floundering when asked about [...]
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Energy Efficiency Can Destroy Drax Power Station
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Ross.
Drax Power Station in Yorkshire, UK is the biggest power station in Western Europe. By burning up to 36,000 tonnes of coal a day and producing 22,800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, Drax supplies 7% of the UK’s entire energy needs.
And it’s totally pointless.
In an interview with BBC Radio about the launch of the Big [...]
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Bunzl Retail Gets The Green Light For Eluma Energy Savings
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by Ross.
Distribution and outsourcing giants Bunzl have slammed the brakes on its energy consumption by installing a new, high-tech light system that is expected to cut lighting costs by around 70%.
Bunzl Retail has switched to advanced Somar Eluma warehouse lighting throughout their warehousing, racking and picking bays at its 200,000sq ft Manchester depot - and in [...]
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Seda UK Targets
Posted on 18. Jun, 2009 by Ross.
Food service packaging specialist Seda UK has revealed it is expecting to save almost
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Awards Treble for Cornwall’s Low-Energy Lighting Pioneers
Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Ross.
Truro-based low-energy light pioneers Somar International are hoping to dazzle at this year
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Energy-Saving Eluma Extolled By The BBC
Posted on 25. Feb, 2009 by Ross.
BBC South-West flagship news programme Spotlight today aired a news piece on the success that manufacturer Rittal CSM Ltd have had in driving down their energy costs by installing the Somar Eluma in their Plymouth-based facility. The firm, who make large rack mounts for computer server arrays, have seen their lighting costs reduced by 68% [...]
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Breaking Down Mindset Barriers to Eco-Projects
Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by Ross.
Energy efficiency initiatives give factory bosses improved CSR, potential health & safety benefits, and significant cost-savings. What
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Colorcon and Amcor Have A Bright Idea With Eluma
Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by Ross.
Spiralling electricity prices and the recession have combined to hasten industry efficiency drives. As Keith Wyatt, from energy-efficiency specialist Somar International, explains, some companies are starting to see the light
Lighting can account for up to 25% of electricity bills in manufacturing facilities and a massive 60% in areas dedicated to storage or warehousing. And all [...]
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Energy Efficiency: Seeing the Light!
Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by admin.
A high-tech lighting system is helping warehouse and logistics bosses tackle the economic slowdown and cut their carbon footprint.
The energy efficient
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Winning Ticket For ‘Green’ Energy Savings
Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 by admin.
Cutting company energy bills and enhancing environmental credentials is no lottery!
That
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