Whatever else you do about managing your energy cost and net zero carbon journey, don’t do anything else until you’ve done this There are no shortage of breathless, ‘must do this’, ‘this is cutting edge’ projects in the energy sector. Like anything else, some are good some not so good. The question is how do […]
Come and see us at the Big Zero show on the 21st June at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Attendance is free, and you will not only get to meet us on Stand G10, but you will also hear from people like you and how they have tackled, and succeeded with, some of the Net Zero challenges. […]
What you blow away from your fiscal meters – and it’s worth a fortune Advances in AI computing have transformed the value that can be extracted from what we previously just threw away. Like turbo chargers use the exhaust fumes from a petrol engine and condensing boilers use the exhaust gas from the flue to […]
As we come up to the Easter break and you all catch up on your reading, we thought we would give you a little Easter egg hunt of all the material we’ve written, issues we’ve opined on, ideas that we’ve floated, advice that we’ve given – asked for or not, over the past few months. […]
You could be sitting on a fortune but how do you get at it? Let us introduce you to DaaS, Data as a Service, and the potential it has to transform your business. You’ll be aware of SaaS, Software as a Service. It emerged from the realisation that businesses didn’t need the massive infrastructure that […]
We’re Optimal Monitoring. We help businesses save a fortune from reducing energy overuse and carbon reduction. In these cash strapped times we want to help at home, where we can. So here’s eleven tips or hacks to help you reduce the impact of the energy price hikes coming down the pipe without making you less […]
Energy prices are going through the roof and look to continue to do so over the next 12 to 24 months. For a variety of reasons prices are at an all-time high; global demand for gas, slowness of renewables to replace fossil fuels, rising cost of carbon offsets and more. Domestic price hikes are running […]
Let’s start with a quick analogy. Imagine you’re in charge of a lovely seaside town, but you have a litter problem – bloody day-trippers! You quickly realise the answer is more bins. So, you put together a tender document asking for quotes for one hundred new bins. The quotes come in and you pick the […]
If you’re operating shops and stores the pressure is on like never before. As people have grown more comfortable with buying online, how many will return to the High Street? What knock on effect will this have on cafés, restaurants and bars? In such an environment, controlling costs is vital. Of course, energy use varies […]
When it comes to energy conservation and efficiency, forward thinking organisations realised the importance of monitoring and measuring their energy use a long time ago. As you know the key was and is, data; accurate information about water, gas and electricity use. We’ve come a long way since the early energy management software (EMS) technology. […]
