http://www.emtac.co.uk Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:09:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_385" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Emtac runner up for business Care4Air award "][/caption] Care4Air is an award winning South Yorkshire wide campaign aiming to raise awareness of air quality issues and highlighting what is happening in the region to improve the quality of our air.   Care4Air is run by the four local authorities of ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/uncategorized/emtac-runners-up-at-care4air-awards-2010   Article by CIBSE Journal Changes to part L of the building regulations have finally been announced by the government with the new amendments set to come into effect in October this year. The new Part L 2010 will tighten up emission standards for new homes and non domestic buildings  The changes ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/energy-reduction/changes-to-part-l-201 Interest-free loan scheme hailed as a success as company urges more small firms to take advantage of energy efficiency scheme Article by Business Green.com The Carbon Trust's interest-free loan scheme for small and medium-sized firms aiming to improve their energy efficiency broke the £60m barrier this week, as the organisation again reiterated ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/energy-reduction/carbon-trust-loa Voltage Optimisation (or Voltage Power Optimisation) is the name given to an electrical energy saving technique, whereby a specialist optimisation device is installed in series with the mains electricity supply to site to give an optimum supply voltage for the site’s equipment, and improve power quality by balancing phase voltages, ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/voltage-optimisation/voltage-optimisation Article by the diyweek.net Time is ticking for manufacturers who need to reduce their carbon emissions before the government's Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme kicks off in April 2010. The CRC scheme will put a price on carbon emissions from energy use, enforcing organisations to buy allowances equal to their annual emissions. ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/carbon-reduction-commitment/carbon-compliance-deadline-approaches   Making staff aware of their potential to save energy and showing them how they can help the company reduce its energy spend can save a company between 10-15% for very little outlay.   Our proven method of training allows us to get each individual company the results that they require.      We undertake a half day site visit which will include a site ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/energy-reduction/energy-awareness-training-can-save-up-to-15-on-your-energy-spend   Online PR News reports -Firms planning to invest in energy-efficient plant and machinery could be eligible for an interest-free loan of up to £500,000. The Carbon Trust has increased today the maximum value of the energy-saving loans it can make available to small and medium-sized businesses, in response to increased ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/carbon-trust-loans/carbon-trust-loan The Carbon Trust is offering free advice to companies that spend between £50,000 and £3 million a year on energy.  They can offer savings of between 10 per cent and 25 per cent where available.  Lots of companies are especially concerned about increases in energy bills which makes the possibility of savings a ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/energy-reduction/carbon-trust-surveys-can-save-up-to-25-on-energy-spend From 1 February 2010, British farmers will be eligible for unsecured, interest-free loans for between £3,000 and £20,000 to help them upgrade to more energy-efficient equipment. The loans are designed to pay for themselves through direct energy savings provided over one to four years – and after the loan is ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/energy-performance/carbon-trust-loans-avilable-for-farmers The  article below is from the Retail moves.com website UK retailers may soon be required to show how much energy they are using in order to boost knowledge of carbon emissions. The British Property Federation (BPF), which represents commercial landlords in the UK, has been calling on the government to introduce display ... http://www.emtac.co.uk/decs/retailers-may-need-to-reveal-energy-performance