As part of the Sanctuary Group’s commitment to energy efficiency, Sanctuary Care has tested the eco-eclipse in two of its homes, which proved that the heating systems were much better managed and provided savings of 34.8% and 33.0% respectively, without loss of comfort. As a result, Sanctuary Care has entered into a programme to install the systems into 33 more homes making a total of 35 homes. This programme should be completed by 31 December 2008 and it is calculated will save Sanctuary over £150,000 per annum and reduce CO2 emissions by nearly 1,000 tonnes per annum.

Energy & Environmental Systems has formed a new division to specialise in Care Homes. This follows the development of its own copyright software (Energy & Environmental Systems Limited 2004-7 © ) for their  range of systems – which has been specifically designed to meet the requirements of Care Homes.

These systems have enjoyed success with many Care Home Groups including those managed by Barchester Healthcare, London Borough of Camden, Keychange Charity, Sanctuary Care, ExtraCare, St Christopher’s Hospice, Somerset Care, Brendoncare and Central & Cecil.

The  systems provide a comprehensive range of heating and hot water energy reduction measures which typically achieve over 20% savings in both fuel and CO2 and sometimes exceed 35% – without any loss of performance or comfort.

For Care Homes they will:

• Efficiently manage both their heating and hot water systems.
• Assist care homes in meeting their obligations to prevent Legionnaires’ disease by constantly monitoring the cold water and hot water temperatures.
• Enable the performance of the systems to be viewed and checked on the system’s own LCD monitor or on an offsite computer through its remote PC communications system and software.
• Address the specific requirements of residents of Care Homes.
• Make a major contribution to the requirements necessary to be able to certify an acceptable energy performance of public buildings.

The  systems are very competitively priced for Care Homes and provide a fast payback from energy savings at a well above average return on capital.

Climate expert says he underestimated threat

“he under-estimated the threat from global warming in a major report 18 months ago when he compared the economic risk to the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Latest climate science showed global emissions of planet-heating gases were rising faster and upsetting the climate more than previously thought.

For example, evidence was growing that the planet's oceans -- an important "sink" -- were increasingly saturated and couldn't absorb as much as previously of the main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2).

Emissions are growing much faster than we'd thought, the absorptive capacity of the planet is less than we'd thought, the risks of greenhouse gases are potentially bigger than more cautious estimates, and the speed of climate change seems to be faster."

London Borough of Camden is major owners and operators of social and sheltered housing. They are also accredited gas suppliers.

Energy & Environmental System’s have installed their innovative eco-eclipse boiler energy management system in over 50 of Camden’s blocks of flats and aim to install them in another 80 blocks. 

They have engaged by Camden to utilise the eco-eclipse plus its Automatic Meter Reading capability to:

• Monitor gas pressures.
• Daily gas pressure drop test.
• Meter gas usage.
• Meter water usage in their heating systems.
• Thermally disinfect hot water systems.

Energy & Environmental Systems can provide these facilities very economically because they utilise the eco-eclipse which is paid for out in energy saving in 12 to 18 months. This commission also illustrates the eco-eclipse’s ability to combine energy saving with automatic meter reading capability.

The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Oppositions are competing as to whom has the most efficient energy saving system. The time to recoup the investment by Mr Brown and Mr Cameron respectively is 100 years and 60 years.

An investment in eco-eclipse Boiler Energy Management Systems, which have been proven with blue chip clients – and which will reduce your CO2 emissions and the cost of heating your buildings without loss of comfort - has, in over 700 installations, been as low 6 months and at the most 3 years.

Energy & Environmental Systems would like to wish our clients success and prosperity in the New Year and, at the same time, remind them about our state of the art eco-eclipse Boiler Energy Management Systems.

These systems, which have been proven with a host of blue chip clients, help clients to significantly reduce their heating costs and CO2 emissions – and at the same time provide a very good return on capital employed. Start the New Year with a resolution to make a difference. 

Over the last 6 months the London Borough of Camden has undertaken a review of all its residential sites as part of a substantial capital investment project. Camden not only wish to increase the Borough’s energy saving capabilities, but as a gas supplier has asked Energy & Environmental Systems to provide a remote management and monitoring system which increases the level of safety reporting within its many boiler houses.

Part of this review included a re-assessment of the actual level of savings being achieved by our eco-eclipse boiler management systems. Camden appointed an independent energy consultant to monitor the performance of an eco-eclipse system installed in a multi-story, multi-block residential site and savings of 25.1% were recorded over a 28 day period, without compromising resident’s comfort levels. The attractive level of savings achieved by the eco-eclipse, coupled with the ability of our systems to provide a comprehensive remote, GSM based, management and safety reporting service, has now lead to further orders from Camden.

The application for our latest eco-eclipse system to the Inland Revenue’s Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme (ECA) has been accepted. It is also included in the UK government’s Carbon Trust Energy Technology List (ETL).

Prices of wholesale gas have almost doubled during the past week, prompting fears about winter supplies to the UK. Prices hit an eight month high of 80p a therm, sharply higher than last week’s price of 43p. Experts fear the UK is about to face its coldest winter in 10 years and tight supplies had triggered the rise. The UK is also facing the prospect of becoming a new importer of gas as supplies from the North Sea dwindle.

It is clear that gas prices will continue to increase. Eco-eclipse energy systems not only provide high returns on capital, but their savings potential can also mitigate against increases such as these.

The Government has summoned industrialists and generating companies to an emergency meeting next month amid fears of an energy crisis if Britain suffers a harsh winter.

Controversial plans to name and shame commercial buildings that are not energy efficient could knock millions of pounds off their values and make them less appealing to blue chip companies as spaces to rent, according to experts, due to the European Union Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, which aims to cut emissions in line with the Kyoto Protocol.

Energy & Environmental Systems Limited has been awarded a forth programme to install its systems into a further 150 Tesco Stores.

Energy & Environmental Systems complete the installation of 80 systems into residential housing blocks owned by the London Borough of Camden. The systems provide Camden with savings of between 15% & 20% and in addition, a remote communications and management diagnostic capability whose functions include monitoring, diagnostic checks, fault finding and system upgrades.

Energy & Environmental Systems Limited has been awarded a third programme to install its systems into a further 110 Tesco Stores. On completion of this programme E & E will have installed systems into nearly 430 Tesco Stores which should be saving their client over £800,000 per annum in fuel costs.

Energy & Environmental Systems Limited has just completed the installation of its energy saving boiler management systems into the boiler rooms of 111 Tesco Stores and is now starting a new programme to install these systems into a further 73 stores.

Energy & Environmental Systems installed a TEC 200 at the Somerfield Store in Tulse Hill, South London, and our controlled test demonstrated a saving of 32%.

Energy & Environmental Systems installed a TEC 500 in one of ICL/Fujitsu’s office buildings in Staines. Our controlled test demonstrated savings of over 30%.

Energy & Environmental Systems installed and tested a TEC 500 in a major office building in the heart of the City of London. The test ran for 64 days and showed savings of 29%. The building was owned by Scottish Widows and was management by Jones Laing La Salle.

These two tests demonstrate the efficacy and cost saving benefits of the Energy & Environmental’s systems in major office buildings.