Electricity and Gas Weekly Market Update for 22nd June 2015
Electricity and Gas Weekly Market Update for 22nd June 2015 We are expecting quite a comfortable week for the energy market. With regards to supply, we are expecting to receive a LNG cargo which is the first was have seen for a few weeks. With regards to supply, temperatures are supposed to increase above seasonal […]
Energy Related Products (ErP) Directive 2015
As of September 2015, new legislation will come into effect, the Energy Related Products (ErP) Directive. It has been designed to help the EU meet its target of reduce energy consumption by 20% by 2020. To do this, the directive will dictate minimum efficiency standards for all space and water heaters, employing the same energy […]
Changing Regulations: Construction Design Management
As of April 2015, the Construction Design Management (CDM) Regulations 2015 replaced the 2007 Regulations as the old regulations were not in complete compliance EU Directive 92/57/ECC. CDM Regulations govern the management practices in place to protect the health and welfare of workers, occupants and the public from design stage through to post construction. For […]
EU phase out of Halogen lighting
The European Commission have recently proposed that its plan to completely phase-out D-class halogen lamps by 2016 should be postponed by two years, bringing it to back to 2018. This has subsequently been agreed by EU Member States and will now go ahead. The EC have specified that by switching from halogen lamps to LED, […]
Sustainable Ventilation
In order to achieve increased levels of sustainability, improved air tightness can be effective, through minimising heat loss. The need for this improvement in ventilation systems within new, more sustainable housing has been reiterated through Building Regulations Parts F and L. These regulations are pushing for more sustainable solutions to create more energy efficient homes. […]
Electricity & Gas Weekly Market Update For 25th May 2015
Gas Gas prices have lowered in the last week, breaking out of the long-standing range they traded in since mid-March, hovering below the April support levels. The market waits to see if prices will move to test the January lows. Flexible storage and an influx of LNG has had its effect on the gas market, […]
