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Manufacturing Succumbing To Energy-Efficiency Inertia: Workers Choose To Lend A Hand

Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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Energy efficiency is seemingly the big corporate issue for 2009, with companies aware of the need to save money by reducing energy costs, but many in the manufacturing sector are failing to make the sort of improvements necessary to help ride out the current recession and emerge stronger in what is likely to be a [...]

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Energy Efficiency - Profiting From Uncertainty

Posted on 19. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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Whilst acceptance of the link between climate change and human activity is now almost universal across the world’s political spectrum, and the need to act to halt the rise of global carbon emissions is still high on governmental agendas despite the economic slowdown, how to go about saving the planet remains a source of debate [...]

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EU Votes In Energy Efficiency For Electric Motors

Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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Minimum energy efficiency standards for industrial electric motors have been unanimously agreed by the European Commission in part of their drive to ensure a widespread reduction in carbon emissions and energy usage. The energy efficiency standards, relating to high-efficiency (IE2) and premium-efficiency (IE3) electric motors, will be phased in gradually between 2011-2017.
Electric, or AC induction, [...]

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Somar Adds Extra Insulation To Save More Energy

Posted on 06. Mar, 2009 by Ross.

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Despite already having substantial insulation throughout the loft space of Somar House, last week saw Somar International commission an extra layer of insulation in a bid to further drive down the company’s energy costs. Over 200m2 of 100mm thick loft insulation was professionally installed over a two-day period without any disruption to the company’s operations, [...]

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Breaking Down Mindset Barriers to Eco-Projects

Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Energy efficiency initiatives give factory bosses improved CSR, potential health & safety benefits, and significant cost-savings. What’s more, many can be bought through interest-free loans. So why do many still resist ‘green’ technologies?
Keith Wyatt from energy-efficient industry light specialists Somar International – and Honorary Advisor on Environmental Matters to the UK Warehouse Association – considers [...]

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Hibernating Through Global Warming

Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Energy efficiency is the hot topic in the policy lists of governments and corporations looking to save significant sums of money during the global depression, whilst still attempting to meet carbon dioxide emission targets. There are a set of first-instance, immediately enhancing investments that can be made in order to save energy costs, such as [...]

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Germany Invests In Energy Efficiency Projects

Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

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Germany’s Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWI) has increased the budget for its Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection programme by 15% to €115 million for 2009.
The programme’s principal aim is the acceleration of the development of energy efficiency and clean energy technologies. The increase in funding will be ploughed into improving the efficiency of existing [...]

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Governments Seek Green Solution To Credit Crunch

Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by Ross.

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As the world continues to slide into recession, many would have predicted that environmental initiatives would have been amongst the first for the governmental policy chop. As country after country has announced their plans to fight against the downward spiral, however, the green agenda seems to have been furthered by politicians looking to combine Keynesian [...]

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Efficiency Could Save U.S. 22% on Future Power

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by Ross.

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A report from the Electric Power Institute Energy has concluded that efficiency programs in the United States could save the country 236 billion kilowatt hours by 2030 – the equivalent of 14 New York Cities. The study examined existing utility, government and industry collaborative energy efficiency programs to get a sense of how they [...]

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Energy Efficiency: Seeing the Light!

Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by admin.

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A high-tech lighting system is helping warehouse and logistics bosses tackle the economic slowdown and cut their carbon footprint.
The energy efficient ‘Eluma’ lamps, manufactured by Somar International, afford energy savings of anything up to 80 per cent when compared to traditional high-ceiling lamps.
Several forward-thinking companies have already switched to the Carbon Trust-backed technology – and [...]