Energy-Saving News

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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New Video: Cornwall Business Awards 2009 Winners Showreel for Somar International Ltd

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by Ross.

From the 2009 Cornwall Business Awards, here’s the official video that accompanied Somar International Ltd winning the Best Diversification Award. The video, which was shown on the night of the awards as part of the announcement of Somar’s win, was presented by John Smith, Chief Executive of BBC Worldwide.

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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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