Renewable Energy Targets for 2020 – Can we do it? 12 Jul
Renewable energy can be composed in a wide variety of ways: wind, solar, hydro, tidal, and geothermal and also biomass. Renewable energy is something that is vastly growing throughout Europe therefore the European Union has lowered its dependence on imported fossil fuels and makes its energy production more sustainable. The 2020 package is a set of mandatory regulations to ensure the EU meets its climate and energy targets by 2020. Therefore the target is set to cut 20% in greenhouse gas emissions, to use 20% of EU energy from renewable sources and a 20% improvement in energy efficiency. The target in each country in the EU differs according to national wealth – from a 20% cut for the richest countries to a maximum 20% increase for the least wealthy. A target of 20% final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 has been set for the EU by the EU’s renewable energy directive. To achieve this, each country of the EU is required to have at least 10% of their transport fuels come from renewable sources by 2020. Also, the countries have devoted to embracing their own national renewables targets ranging from 10% in Malta to 49% in Sweden. Britain has set a target of 15%. Each EU country has adopted national renewable energy action plans showing what actions they intend to take to adhere to their renewable targets.   These plans have been split into sectors of: electricity, heating and cooling, transport, planned policy measures, the different mix of renewable technologies they expect to employ and the planned use of cooperation mechanisms. Following from this, Amber Rudd conceded the UK does not have the right policies in place to meet the EU 2020 targets of sourcing 15% of energy from renewable sources. Rudd told the MP’s that reaching the target would be difficult and went on further to say that the UK could end up having to buy renewable energy from its European neighbours if it fell short. “It’s my aim we should meet the 2020 target. I recognise we don’t have the right policies, particularly in transport and heat, but we have four to five years and I remain committed to making the target,” she told the energy and climate change committee. To find out more information on the 2020 targets, click here.
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Business Gas Quote – Get the Best Prices 30 Jun
Looking for a business gas quote? Fed up of long waiting times. Why not give us a try, you may not of heard of us before but our customers love us. Rated within the top 5 gas suppliers on Trustpilot. View our customer reviews page. We have been supplying business gas for 15 years based in the heart of Manchester.  We are a small family energy business and not part of the Big Six – we can not only match their business gas quote rates, but on most occasions beat them. Our friendly UK based call centre will guarantee your call to be answered in a maximum of five rings and no long waiting times.   We offer a friendly and personalised service, account managers are dedicated solemnly to you so any query or issue you may have is dealt with by an expert. This way we have built a loyal growing portfolio of hotels, care homes, schools who all use us as their preferred business gas supplier. Managing your finances in your business is important and is something that cannot be dealt with light heartedly. This is what drives us to give you the best fixed prices we can offer. With a fixed price business gas quote from D-ENERGi, you know specifically how much you will pay on your gas bill every single month. You may now be thinking why should I get a business gas quote from D-ENERGi? We have had plenty of practise forging the best energy deals and in negotiating exclusive deals higher up the supply chain so we can pass the savings on to you. Get a free no obligation business gas quote from D-ENERGi or call 0800 781 7626.
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Hotels Are Best at Customer Service 24 Jun
Hotels are best at online customer service Hotels and B&Bs come top of the list for online customer service, while – surprisingly perhaps – online marketing businesses are at the bottom. That’s according to new research conducted by online search platform Intently.co, which analysed data from over 16,000 service providers covering 160 business sectors to find out which professions offer the best online consumer experience. The best industries for customer service, based on their average response rate, were: Holiday accommodation and services – eg, hotels, B&Bs and self-catering cottages (33%) Cosmetic surgery (32%) Pet services – eg, dog grooming, dog walking, kennels and catteries (28%) Beauty services – eg, beauticians, hair and make up artists (26%) The worst industries for customer service were: Technology Services – eg, web design and development, SEO services, online marketing and social media (5%) Delivery services – eg, couriers, flower delivery (11%) Home Services – eg, plumbers, builders and electricians (15%) Vehicle maintenance – eg, car servicing and tyre replacement (15%) All the emails were requests for bookings, appointments or work to be undertaken, so service providers should have been motivated to respond quickly. “Apart from a few service groups such as hotels and accommodation services, response rates are surprisingly poor,” Intently’s CEO, Neil Harris said.  “When customers choose who to buy from, cost is important, but speed of response and customer service matters even more.” He added:  “It’s ironic that technology providers have greatly underperformed considering that they cover services such as online marketing, social media consultancy and search engine optimisation – you would expect them to be strong on online communication. “Supply seems to outstrip demand in this area, and these technology providers regularly make unsolicited approaches to potential customers.  This makes it even more surprising that when a genuine lead arrives in a technology provider’s inbox, they don’t seem to know what to do with it.”
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Leaving EU Equivalent to Writing a Blank Cheque 23 Jun
Leaving EU linked to writing blank cheques with no survey, assessments of risk or foundations says one of Britain’s leading Care Home providers.   Warnings have been written to staff of 14 000 by a personal felt duty from Chai Patel, the executive chairman of HC-One, regarding voting to leave the EU. Suggesting the leave would provoke risks to the “care we deliver, the livelihoods of our colleagues and the company’s future.” Patel contributed the previous as advice and the company is by no means telling their staff exactly how to vote. HC-One runs hundreds of homes for the elderly, they evaluated the shortage in the UK’s nursing system and the urge for carers, housekeepers and catering staff in recent times. “HC-One has relied on the work of colleagues from around the world, including Europe, to provide the kind of professional services we are proud of,” Patel said “Britain leaving the EU could have profound effect on our national economy and in turn on public spending. The care sector would struggle to absorb another cut in spending.” Labour warned that a Brexit vote could lead to “deeper cuts to social care” and leave thousands of liable people without fundamental care and support. Labour ventilated a new analysis regarding their recent finding that the funding for councils could be executed by more than £500m by the end of the decade in the event of a vote to leave the EU. Heidi Alexander, the shadow in health care secretary, said “In the worst case scenario, the government would have to cut council budgets by more than half a billion pounds if it were to stick to its pledge of balancing the books by the end of the decade.” She regarded today’s vote being “more than about our membership to the EU. It’s about protecting the people who rely on our public services from even deeper cuts under this Tory government.” Labour have also disclosed that leaving the EU would harm funding for Britain’s young people as about £350m a year of cash from Brussels goes towards helping them into work. Nick Thomas-Symonds, a shadow employment minister, said at a time when 865 000 16 – 24 year olds are not in education, employment or training and the government are slashing support for the long-term unemployed, Britain cannot afford to lost the billions of pounds of European money that fund schemes. Gisela Stuart, Kate Hoey, John Mann and Graham Stringer said in a joint statement: “Two-thirds of George Osborne and David Cameron’s austerity cuts could have been avoided if we had been able to keep the money we give to the EU and spend it at home instead.” In conclusion, it is clear that the Social Care sector have a strict opinion on staying in the European Union in order to protect what they believe is right for the people in their industry. Something as a Nation we have to respect in this historic time in our life, is the opinion of others, which everyone is entitled to – as we know.
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9 Jun
A football stadium powered by chip fat? For the UEFA Champions League 2016? Chip fat?   Us Brit’s love a good ‘Chippy tea’ on a Friday evening so an abundance of chip fragrance glazing the St. Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard stadium seems somewhat fantastic. Yes… you heard correctly. Local authorities have made the decision to trial biofuel made from recycled cooking oils to power the games. The Euro’s 2016 matches will be held at St. Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, France, starting from Friday 10th June – Sunday 10th July. The biofuel the local authorities aspire to use is made from recycled cooking oil which has been collected by a registered, licenced waste carrier company. The biofuel scheme is the most recent in a number of environmental initiatives at the ground, it is claimed that a glamourous 50% of energy consumed in the 42 000 seat stadium, which is known in France as ‘The Cauldron’ or the ‘Green Hell’, comes from green sources. The local authority St. Etienne Metropole (SEM) hopes to extend the biofuel scheme over and above the stadium. This could be the future for all football stadiums, something that we can’t complain about! Several nearby communes have committed to using biofuel for heating municipal buildings. 4 matches will be held at the stadium including: Iceland vs Portugal, Czech Republic vs Croatia, Slovakia vs England, as well as one of the four quarter finals matches. In 2007, solar panels were installed into the stadium resulting in the energy of which was collected has been sold to EDF Energy – rainwater is also collected and used where possible. When the matches are taking place, all materials used will be recyclable meaning the fans will be drinking from recycled plastic cups yet to be recycled again allowing any waste that is collected after the matches to be classified to be recycled. We wish every team the best of luck and let the games commence! For more information regarding the UEFA Champions League 2016 click here. For any other general enquiries in relation to biofuel/gas/electricity please be sure to give us a call on 0800 781 7626.
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21 Apr
Excellent feedback from our customers A genuine and sincere thank you to all our D-ENERGi customers who have taken the time out so far and left us great feedback on our Business Electricity page on Trustpilot review platform. D-ENERGi enjoys a trust rating of 9.6 joint highest on trustpilot for business electricity. (refer to the attached table) Business Electricity We are celebrating our 15th year of  supplying business electricity to our customers this year, but we are still a relatively small team, which means we can treat all our customers more like friends. Being independent from the big six energy suppliers we are more flexible, and responsive and pride ourselves on building long lasting business relationships. Actually most of our new customers come from existing customers and referrals.  If you’re a business owner, you will not waste your valuable time being on hold for long periods waiting, or being passed from pillar to post when you need us. Our call centre is based in Manchester, we have no automated menu options to go through, and calls are always picked up within 5 rings, by our friendly staff. To get a business electricity quote give us a call.     If you are feeling undervalued with your existing business energy supplier why not give us a try? Please contact us today by calling free on 0800 781 7626 or please visit www.d-energi.com for an online quote. Disclaimer. Please note Trustpilot ranking is correct as of 21/04/16 10:15am, this is subject to change, daily. Table has been taken from https://uk.trustpilot.com/categories/electric-power  
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