Once again "Earth Hour", which took place on Saturday night, saw many landmarks and areas go dark for an hour.  There are lots of good pictures of the hour - before, during and after - on Flickr. It's a nice idea,... ...more »

When we're done, tap water will be relegated to showers and washing dishes", says a bottled water executive quoted in the video below. This was all part of the drinks industry's ploy to create demand for something nobody really needed... ...more »

I came across this quote in a report on the environmental credentials of solar PV.  Edison was a forward looking man - I wonder what he would have thought about our huge plans for offshore wind and for wave... ...more »

Andrew Yeoman, Trimble's managing director was interviewed recently about the possibilities for positioning software and GPS. He tells us it's about much more than just knowing where your vehicles are.  Watch the interview below.... ...more »

The wonders of the web have turned up a piece of utility history - an early Thames Water TV ad, back when the water giant was operating in 40+ countries around the world. As Applemask, the youtube user who posted... ...more »

Utility Week's sister publications on road transport have spotted that energy suppliers and utility companies are key targets for the vehicle manufacturers. The team have been happily carrying out road tests of a variety of vehicles (all available here) and would be glad to have utility... ...more »

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Chief executives are verworked, overstressed and exhausted, according to a new book, The Secrets of CEOs. But one UK utility chief executive has dodged these pitfalls, thanks to relegating the company to last place. The book's author, Steve Tappin, uses... ...more »

I can see that I will stop looking at my smart meter readout pretty soon. But one month after it was installed, I am trying to make comparisons and cut my energy usage (and carbon foorprint).  I can already see one... ...more »

The Guardian reveals the beauty of wind power.  I am an advocate of good industrial design and some of these look just as good as the pleasant curve and steam billowing from a cooling tower on the horizon.  What do you... ...more »

All the 'big six' energy suppliers have cut their gas prices, but the result has been disappointment all round. Although Fair Investment says the war is "hotting up", for Moneysupermarket it's "price fisticuffs, not price war".  It's true the cuts are not exactly... ...more »

The connection between TV events and energy consumption is well known, as this story about grid demand during last year's Britain's Got Talent final shows. But I've never seen graphs showing the connection between TV events and water before, so... ...more »

The bird spotters of Cumbria were excited when they saw a rare black woodpecker, reports the Cumbrian News and Star.  Sadly, they didn't notice it was two-dimensional - put there to scare off native woodpeckers who have been causing damage to... ...more »

The Lib Dems caused some consternation in the Utility Week office with a press release welcoming "today's decison by the European Commission to change the requirements for the EU to increase its 2020 carbon emissions reduction goals from 20 to... ...more »

Water at Work an organisation promoting (and *cough* selling) drinking water in the work place, is running a great competition called "Pimp My Watercooler". My favourite is the nativity scene....... ...more »

The Thames 21 community clear-up group for the river Thames took advantage of the weekend's exceptionally low tides to clear up areas of the river bed. Photographer Stephen Simpson helped out. He says on his blog: "The amount of rubbish... ...more »