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£4.5bn manufacturing funding boost: How SMEs can maximise the opportunity
In 2023, SME manufacturing faced challenges marked by soaring energy costs, a sectoral downturn and broader economic uncertainty, resulting in a call for government support. The announcement of a £4.5bn funding commitment to the manufacturing sector offers a crucial lifeline for long-term confidence and growth.
Why simple energy efficiency improvements could be key to reducing carbon emissions
Dr. James Crosby-Wrigley, Head of Sustainability for Commercial and Industrial Energy Supply and Usage at Advantage Utilities, explains how simple energy efficiency improvements could make a significant impact.
Financial incentives to dial down commercial energy use: Energy experts welcome new Demand Flexibility Service
Energy and sustainability consultancy Advantage Utilities has today urged businesses to register their interest with a view to participating in the Ofgem approved Demand Flexibility Service. This involves reducing energy consumption during designated and pre-determined windows likely to coincide with periods of high demand and/or low generation.
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“We now buy energy the same way we look at our food and beer prices” MD of Tom Kerridge Group embraces energy-efficient solutions
What can operators practically do to lower their carbon footprint and create a positive impact on the environment around them? In our latest guest post, Antoine El Tayah, sustainability consultant at Advantage Utilities, explores how hotels can implement energy efficient technologies.
Case Study – Faraday Property Management Reduced Energy Costs
Energy turns the wheels of business, and in the UK, much like other countries suffering from an energy crisis, it’s not just households struggling with the rising costs of energy bills.
Advantage Utilities supports net zero progress and energy savings for businesses through Carbon Reporting and Bureau Service
The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 mandates that organisations must reach net-zero by 2050. In recent years, businesses have become acutely aware of the need to focus on their progress towards net-zero and many are exploring carbon reporting and bureau service as a result, not least because of increasing expectations of reporting activities within supply chains and for their customers.
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Hospitality businesses urged to review their energy costs ahead of possible rent hikes
Hospitality businesses in Wales could be at risk of rent and other cost rises due to inflation still being high, and for some these additional costs are untenable. A total of 3,347 eateries have been unable to pay their debts in the past two years to March 2023, according to data from the Insolvency Service.
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Businesses urged to stay vigilant amid unstable energy market
The energy market has become increasingly volatile, prompting energy experts to advise businesses to stay alert and consider greener energy options.
Commercial solar photovoltaic: transitioning from the carrot to the stick
By Dr James Crosby-Wrigley, head of sustainability for commercial and industrial energy supply and usage at Advantage Utilities
NEW FREE WEBINAR REVEALS HOW TO USE ‘GREEN TECHNOLOGY’ TO TACKLE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY CRISIS
A new free webinar taking place on 20th September will explore how green technology can help lower energy bills and move closer towards net-zero goals. Against the backdrop of an increasingly turbulent global climate, inaction, or even slow-moving steps are no longer a viable option for UK businesses when it comes to tackling the environmental and energy crisis.
Faraday Property Management save over £340,000 on energy costs
When faced with soaring energy bills, London-based property management and building surveyors Faraday Property Management Limited (“Faraday”) were able to save over £340,000 on their energy costs over twelve months.
Why sustainable energy management is an urgent necessity
Dr. James Crosby-Wrigley Head of Sustainability at Advantage Utilities, explains how businesses can decrease their emissions related to their energy consumption from the grid.
Energy market prices could rise this summer
In a new report, commercial energy and sustainability consultancy Advantage Utilities a full-service energy and utilities management consultancy, has warned that energy market prices could continue to increase this summer, with unplanned outages of gas fields limiting the UK’s gas-fired power generation capacity.
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Tom Kerridge crunches kitchen numbers after energy cost shock
The Marlow-based pub owned by Michelin star chef Tom Kerridge has achieved more than £50,000 in energy cost savings over the past year through smarter energy consumption, short-term fixed price contracts and specialist consultancy advice.
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Investing in renewable onsite energy is a credible lightbulb moment for energy managers
Dr. James Crosby, Head of Sustainability at Advantage Utilities, discusses the opportunity that onsite generation can offer, especially given the ongoing climate and energy crises.
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How manufacturers can build their sustainability credentials
James Crosby, Head of Sustainability at Advantage Utilities, on how businesses can enhance their sustainability credentials ahead of World Environment Day.
Energy Procurement – Where to now?
The word ‘unprecedented’ has surely never been more applicable to the energy industry than in recent times. Energy spend, traditionally entrenched within the top five areas of a business’ expenditure is perhaps even more important to organisations than ever before, with anecdotal evidence pointing to business strategies being increasingly shaped and defined by higher energy costs.
Businesses Urged To Prepare For Colder Winter With Smarter Consumption And Greener Energy Generation
With more than one million UK small businesses currently on fixed contracts above market rates, businesses are being urged by industry experts at Energy Sustainability Consultancy, Advantage Utilities, to explore greener forms of energy generation and optimisation of existing consumption to mitigate against colder temperatures this Winter.
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Solar PV – the way to slash business energy costs, expert tells sustainability summit
Sustainability expert Dr James Crosby said the 100% renewable energy source offsets the embodied carbon of the initial manufacturing process within a few years and enables carbon-free electrical production and consumption.