Industry News | Energy-Saving News

Energy-Saving Eluma Extolled By The BBC

Posted on 25. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

0

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% [...]

Continue Reading

Breaking Down Mindset Barriers to Eco-Projects

Posted on 20. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

0

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 [...]

Continue Reading

Canadian Forestry On The Financial Brink

Posted on 05. Feb, 2009 by Ross.

0

The downturn in the global economy has had a massive effect on the price of timber as demand for materials has plummeted, leaving the Canadian timber industry unable to predict anything but doom and gloom. The emerging Asian markets have disintegrated, and their staple sales to the US have plunged with the housing market. Until [...]

Continue Reading

Industry Should Lead the Low-Energy Light Switch

Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by admin.

0

The Government could hit its carbon emissions targets more quickly by insisting UK businesses, not homes, switch to eco-friendly lighting, according to a leading energy efficiency expert.
By phasing out incandescent bulbs – stocks of 100-watt versions have dried up, with 60-watt bulbs set to disappear next year – it’s hoped the country’s carbon emissions will [...]