Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency measures can reduce an average household bill by £270 per year
Energy provides a host of useful services, but some methods of delivering those services use more energy than others. This measure of useful output for each unit of energy input is termed energy efficiency, and efforts to systematically improve efficiency are termed energy management. Improved efficiency can lower energy costs, and is consistently identified as one of the lowest-cost ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
You can explore various aspects of efficiency in this section, including an Essentials Guide to Energy Management, and the latest news and articles.
You can also contact energy efficiency professionals via the Register of Professional Energy Consultants if you have a question about improving your company’s energy efficiency.
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Viewpoint: Has the government fallen back in love with energy efficiency?
2018-3-2
The challenge of boosting UK productivity in a post-Brexit world has put energy efficiency firmly on the government’s radar. Notably, its Clean Growth Strategy – which aims to deliver in...
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Local opportunities and federal challenges for US energy efficiency
2018-3
State and local energy efficiency programmes in the US are doing fine, but the Trump administration has started moves to reverse direction at a federal level. Here, Steven Nadel from the American Coun...
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Has the government fallen back in love with energy efficiency?
2018-3
The challenge of boosting UK productivity in a post-Brexit world has put energy efficiency firmly on the government’s radar. Notably, its Clean Growth Strategy – which aims to deliver in...
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Israel’s national energy efficiency programme
2018-2-26
From reducing electricity loads from air conditioning to the development of smart local power distribution grids, the government of Israel has a new, holistic programme of energy efficiency improvemen...
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Household Energy Efficiency National Statistics, headline release April 2017: National statistics
2017-11-22
This release includes measures installed under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and the Green Deal schemes. It also includes further analysis and geographical breakdowns of ECO measures, ECO delive...
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Technical guidance publications
Design, construction, modification, maintenance and decommissioning of filling stations (known as the Blue Book)
2018
The fourth edition of Design, construction, modification, maintenance and decommissioning of filling stations (also known as the Blue Book) is essential reading for all those involved in the design, c...
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Assessing and managing the risk of arc flash
2018
The objective of this publication is to provide a practical approach to the management of arc flash risk within electrical installations. It provides general guidance on the causes of arc flash events...
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HM 62. Guidelines for cargo inspection order management
2018
This document is free to download for registered users of this site.This publication has been prepared for those persons involved in the order management aspect of an independent inspection and specif...
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G+ Safe by Design workshop report: WTG access and egress
2018
This publication is available to download for free for registered users.The latest G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation (G+) Safe by Design workshop focused on the issues associated ...
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Manual handling and ergonomic guidance sheets for offshore installations: Overview
2018
This document is freely available to all registered users of this site. The EI has created a set of 12 good practice guidance sheets for typical manual handling and ergonomic tasks in offshore energy ...
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