Monthly Archives: August 2011

EDF 4 year deal to supply electricity to Whitehall departments

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Admin

August 2011: “French nuclear energy giant EDF has beaten off rivals here to win Britain’s biggest electricity supply contract, worth £6.8 billion, to supply the Government for the next four years. The deal, negotiated by the Cabinet Office in just three months, involves supplying all Whitehall departments with cheap electricity from April 2012. It also provides for supplying thousands of public buildings across England and Wales, including hospitals, police stations, defence sites, London Underground and the British Museum.” From thisismoney.co.uk – click on link to read full article.

In their press release EDF Energy highlight that “As well as electricity supply, EDF Energy will provide strategic and practical sustainability advice to help Government departments use energy more efficiently and reduce emissions.”

LU is one of the largest electricity users in the UK (annual consumption of around 1TWh of electricity).  London Assembly Member Mike Tuffrey recently wrote on using the purchasing power of the London Underground electricity contract to support the greater use of renewable energy.

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In the market for green energy

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Admin

July 2011:  As highlighted previously,  fruit and vegetable traders in Ridley Road market, Hackney, are collecting their green waste to feed into an  anaerobic digestion (AD) plant as  part of a trial between the AD specialist Biogen Greenfinch and Hackney, which is about to be rolled out across more of the council’s markets. More detail on this project is provided in this interesting article just published by edie waste news and available here.

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Simple energy efficiency measures can save around £322 a year

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Admin

July 2011:   Centrica has just published some work they commissioned earlier this year from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), which conducted the largest ever independent analysis of natural gas use in British homes based on 40 million meter readings .  The report found that customers who adopted a range of simple measures saved on average £322 each year, and saw a 44 per cent fall in their gas use between 2006 and 2010. The research is presented regionally (hence specific London conclusions presented) and some of the outputs include:

  • British Gas has a lower proportion of customers in London than other parts of the country
  • Appendix E provides British Gas customers average domestic natural gas consumption by postcode in London
  • An indication  of potential cost savings that can be achieved in London and elsewhere by the adoption of energy efficiency solutions.
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London Warm Zone News

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Admin

July 2011: London Warm Zone is working with councils across East London to show people where their home is losing energy and what you can do to stop it. The Home Energy Check is currently available in limited areas covering:
Barking and Dagenham – Dagenham Low Carbon Zone
Hackney – Leabridge ward
Waltham Forest – Lea Bridge ward
Further information here.

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