Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive ? Orientation
Following in-depth discussion of the UK?s ESOS response, we decided to backtrack to the source, especially since every EU member is facing similar challenges. The core purpose of the directive is to place a pair of obligations on member states. These are To promote the availability of energy audits among final customers in all sectors, […]
Energy Cooperation Mechanisms in the EU
While the original mission of the European Union was to bring countries together to prevent future wars, this has spun out into a variety of other cooperative mechanisms its founders may never have dreamed of. Take energy for example, where the European Energy Directive puts energy cooperation mechanisms in place to help member states achieve […]
EU Energy Efficiency Directive & UK?s ESOS
In 2012 the European Union passed its EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) into law. This aims to reduce overall energy consumption by 20% by 2020. It placed an obligation on member states to pass back-to-back local legislation by June 2014. EED Guidelines The EED provides specific guidelines it expects member nations to address. The list […]
2015 – What’s ahead for UK Business?
According to reports just in, the global environment industry is down. Less money is available for what some CEO?s still see as grudge expenditure, and many U.S. agencies are seeking soft budget cuts. The UK is proving to be an exception following the announcement of ESOS, and EcoVaro does not expect the May elections will […]
UK Hauliers Pull Together on ESOS
ESOS is what UK business needed, to encourage it to become more responsible for the environmental consequences of making money. Government has met with industry leaders to hammer out the finer details. Now there are heartening signs of intra-industry collaboration, for the example the FTA approach we discuss here. The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is […]
Will UK Retailers Skim the Cream with ESOS?
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) was quick out on the starting blocks with an ambitious plan to cut energy costs by 25% in 5 years. Their ?25-in-5? initiative is chasing a target of ?4.4 billion savings during the duration. Part of this program involves ?cutting a path through a complex and inaccessible policy landscape?. BRC […]
EcoVaro ? ESOS Solution on a Cloud
The UK?s Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme ? and all others in the EU stable – is bound to generate huge quantities of data beyond the reach of processing on standalone computers. This leaves some companies in the mandatory sector between a rock and a hard place. They already have to divert scarce talent to draft […]
UK Government Updates ESOS Guidelines
Britain?s Environment Agency has produced an update to the ESOS guidelines previously published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Fortunately for businesses much of it has remained the same. Hence it is only necessary to highlight the changes here. Participants in joint ventures without a clear majority must assess themselves individually against criteria […]
ESOS What is the Truth?
When the UK administration introduced its ESOS Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme reactions from business people followed a familiar theme. Do nothing it will go away The next Westminster will drop this Another stealth tax. I don’t have time for this Give the problem to admin and tell them to fix it ecovaro decided to share […]
2015 ESOS Guidelines Chapter 2 – Deadlines and Status Changes
The ESOS process is deadline driven and meeting key dates is a non-negotiable. The penalties for not complying / providing false or misleading information are ?50,000 each. Simply not maintaining adequate records could cost you ?5,000. The carrot on the end of the stick is the financial benefits you stand to gain. Qualifying for inclusion […]
