Every little (bit of CO2 reduction) helps for Tesco
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in climate change, energy savings, PC power savings on January 18, 2012
We’re delighted to congratulate Tesco this week on the occasion of the opening of their first “zero-carbon store” in Ireland.
The latest store opened in Cabra, Dublin is the first in Ireland and their fourth “zero-carbon store” to be opened since 2009. Others are located in Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Powys in the UK.
In order to meet “zero-carbon” standards the supermarket has been designed to require a very low energy demand and to avail of all onsite renewable energy technologies installed instead of inward draws of energy. The building design ensures that over the course of a year it exports as much energy to the Grid as it consumes – i.e. it’s energy neutral.
Are UK Academy schools adding to the Educational sector’s carbon footprint?
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in climate change, eco schools, energy savings, Uncategorized on November 3, 2011
Academy schools are the darlings of the current UK Government. They tend to be progressive and want to make their mark quickly. But is their rush to establish themselves with the latest technologies having an unintended environmental impact?
Well, a recent study published by Building Research & Innovation points a finger at their modern buildings being responsible for higher energy consumption and rising carbon footprint as a result.
The study , entitled ‘ Using Display Energy Certificates to quantify schools’ energy consumption’, was released on Oct 31st 2011 and suggests that these new academies have ‘significantly higher’ energy consumption compared to traditional secondary schools, because they tend to be ‘new builds’ with more ‘state-of-the-art’ facilities.
How to beat the Autumn Energy blues.
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in energy savings, Newsletters on October 21, 2011
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How to pocket €280 from the recent ESB price increase?
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in energy savings, Green Button Campaign, PC power savings on October 3, 2011
Well the 14.8% price increase kicked in on Oct 1st. It was inevitable, according to the ESB as international Gas prices keep rising.
Let’s see what happens if the Gas price falls…don’t hold your breath for a rebate!
But there IS something you can do to strike back and turn these increases to your benefit.
10-10 Schools Promotion – October 2011
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in Uncategorized on September 29, 2011
Back to School and the leaves are falling.
So we’re following the trend with a special School’s Autumn price drop.
For the first 10 days of October we’re taking 10% off our regular Schools price for new orders.
(Regular price €450 +VAT).
(saving €45 + VAT) off our regular price. Remember our
Green Button Campaign price for Schools is for UNLIMITED numbers of School PCs.
BONUS.
Your licence renewal will also be fixed forever at this price. That’s 10% off each and every year.
With an estimated €4,000 saved every year for every 100 computers in your School , your investment in EnergyWatchIT yields almost
1,000% annual return on investment right now and this will grow with rising electricity prices….but your costs
will remain fixed at our discounted School 10-10 price.
So why wait any longer?
Call us now at 021 -4368540 or reply to this email , and quote ‘CODE 10-10′ to avail of this offer.
Energy Retrofit Pay as you save option must be ambitious
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in climate change, energy savings on September 23, 2011
Addressing a conference on retrofitting in Ireland, today Sept 23rd Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte announced a “pay as you save” scheme is to replace the current grants for retrofitting old housing stock with insulation . As always with these Ministerial announcements the details must yet be teased out with the relevant parties. Since only 30,000 homes availed of grants this year to have work done we need to significantly boost our adoption rate to meet 2020 targets of reducing energy consumption by 2020. As cash is very tight both for the Government and the householders and current grant aids run until 2014 we would expect that the funds may not reach that far. So a ‘ Pay As You Save Option (PAYSO) is the only way to achieve these goals.
Myth or Fact? Leaving your PC screen switched on over lunch doesn’t waste much energy.
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in energy savings, PC power savings on August 15, 2011
That’s a question we commonly get asked.
Well, there is some thruth to the fact that once electrical equipment is operating at its designed ambient temperature it is operating optimally. Maintaining the working temperature also puts less stress on the myriad of electrical components that make up the device. Also a steady ambient room temperature will reduce thermal stress at startup and shutdown. This will impact the PC and Screen’s usefull life and help to prolong it due to lower possibility of component failure over its lifetime.
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International Energy Agency (IEA) reports poor performance on climate change.
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in climate change on June 1, 2011
With 2010 GHG Emissions hitting an all-time high, our fight against climate change appears doomed unless we act swiftly.
Shocking figures released by the IEA yesterday (May 30) show that carbon dioxide emissions in 2010 were the highest on record according to their estimates.
After a two year lull due to the recent poor economic conditions globally estimated emissions rose to a record 30.6 Gigatonnes (Gt) – up 5% from the previous record set in 2008.
Taken on a per capita basis, OECD countries collectively emitted 10 tonnes, compared with 5.8 tonnes for China, and 1.5 tonnes in India.
New Green Initiative will save Irish schools €35 for each PC on energy bills every year
Posted by EnergyWatchIT in energy savings, Green Button Campaign on January 24, 2011
3PRO EnergyWatch and sister company Energy Sense Ireland are launching The Green Button Campaign to reduce IT energy waste in Irish Schools. It is part of a wider climate change campaign that will ensure all Irish schools play their part in reducing Ireland’s CO2 emissions whilst also saving each school approx €35 per pc per annum on power costs.
The Campaign
The Green Button Campaign will be delivered through the installation of new IT power management software developed by UCC in partnership with Enterprise Ireland and Energy Sense Ireland.
