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Windfall or wind up?
The market for low-carbon products and services is predicted to be worth £4.5 trillion in five years.
Annie Gregory asks what these goods are, who's making them… and how real their prospects are |
17/02/2010
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No clear direction
When the government launched the Carbon Reduction Commitment, it said the scheme would be 'administratively simple'. In reality it appears to be anything but, as Malcolm Wheatley discovers |
22/09/2009
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The burning issues
As businesses try desperately to second-guess where energy prices will head next in a highly volatile market, the
good news is that they don't have to be at the mercy of the massive fluctuations seen of late. Brian Wall reports |
22/07/2009
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Costs high on the agenda
As Brian Wall finds out, Siemens UK practices what it preaches when it comes to managing the cost of powering its own plants |
22/07/2009
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Efficiency drive
New EU legislation on motors will be announced this month, requiring a staged move to higher efficiency units. Brian Tinham examines the issues and potential benefits for manufacturers |
17/06/2009
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It should be a breeze
…but it isn’t. Manufacturing businesses have to do more than think about wind power if they don’t want the lights to go out. But turning to turbines is not an easy option, reports John Dwyer |
20/05/2009
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Can we have our product back?
Planned obsolescence is so 20th century. For one thing, it’s not eco-friendly. For another, there’s more money in alternative business models. John Dwyer explains |
15/04/2009
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The eco economy
Britain is on the edge of a new low-carbon industrial revolution that will see the manufacturing sector fight its way back to prosperity, says the government. Rhetoric or reality? Ken Hurst finds out |
17/03/2009
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Cash from waste
Even as prices for scrap collapse, says John Dwyer, the astute manufacturer can use waste management to boost cash flow. After all, one manufacturer’s waste is still another’s raw material |
18/02/2009
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What does it mean to be green?
Economic sustainability is tough enough. Does industry really have to saddle itself with
environmental sustainability as well? John Dwyer finds out |
21/01/2009
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Green tips for a low-carbon world
There are opportunities aplenty for manufacturers to exploit the move to a low-carbon economy. Ken Hurst reports from last month’s green debate in the Black Country |
18/06/2008
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Not keen to be green
Renewable energy has a poor future without better regulation and greater incentives for
industry to self-generate |
20/03/2008
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The virtuous circle
Sustainable; compliant; and a revenue stream. It seems that business has woken up to the benefits of using waste materials, throughout the manufacturing process and beyond. Chris Rowlands reports |
21/01/2008
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Quantity Surveying
When it comes to energy use, many businesses don’t know what they don’t know. Yet various metering solutions are here
– some simple, some more complex – and further metering breakthroughs are on the cards |
20/11/2007
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Shell scheme brings savings
Energy efficiency policies needn’t be limited to the shopfloor processes – the outer fabric of factories can play a huge part in energy costs, too, as Chris Rowlands reports |
18/05/2007
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A supply of service
Deals on the main utilities - gas, electricity and water - are nowadays being served up as a discussion about service, rather than just focusing on cost. And in a volatile market, with carbon being the word of the moment and the future, this can only be a positive for manufacturers. |
21/02/2007
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Trim the waste line
Good environmental management makes good business sense - and not just in terms of ISO 14001 accreditation or receiving awards. Brian Wall finds out how the right strategies can also reap rewards for the manufacturing process, operation, culture, morale - and, of course, the company waste line |
01/07/2006
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