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Renewable Energy Trends to Watch Out for in 2025
Renewable Energy Trends to Look Out for in 2025 Energy trends are constantly evolving due to government policies aiming for net zero emissions,...
COP29: Key Developments and the UK’s Net Zero Commitments
The 29th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP29), held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from the 11th-22nd November 2024, has been a prime focus for...
How Renewable Energy Can Enhance Your Brand’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy
How Renewable Energy Can Enhance Your Brand’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy Want your business to become more sustainable? With the...
Renewable Energy and The Circular Economy
The circular economy is a system designed to eliminate waste by promoting the continual use and regeneration of resources. This approach focuses on...
Transitioning Towards a Clean Energy Economy: UK Ends 142-Year Reliance on Coal
For the last 142 years, coal has been utilised as a key electricity source. Since the first coal-fired station began operations in 1882, coal has...
Education Estates 2024
At Energy Efficient Solutions Group (EES Group) we are delighted to announce that for the first time, our company will be attending the Education...
Healthcare Estates 2024
Energy Efficient Solutions Group (EES Group) are excited to announce our participation in the 2024 Healthcare Estates Exhibition, the leading UK...
The Future of Solar Energy: Innovations and Trends to Watch
Solar is a clean and renewable energy resource that harnesses radiant light and heat from the sun using various technologies. By converting sunlight...
How Net Zero Acceleration Can Transform the UK Economy
How Net Zero Acceleration Can Transform the UK Economy According to a recent report by the finance and data science consultancy Oxera, titled...
EES Group Recognised as One of The Times 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies
EES Group, a certified B Corp, is proud to announce its inclusion in The Sunday Times 100 list of...
Sustainable Transport: Electric Vehicles and Beyond
Electric vehicles (EVs), which utilise an electric motor, are becoming an increasingly popular mode of transport, backed by the UK government’s zero...
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Releases New Funding
The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme provides a great opportunity for public sector organisations to take steps towards a more sustainable...
B Corp Month – Time to be Sustainable
B Corp month is an annual global campaign, which takes place in March every year. The attainment of a B Corp certificate highlights the balance of...
Accelerate 2 Zero: Revolutionising Decarbonisation with Augmented Reality
At Energy Efficient Solutions Group (EESG), we have recently launched a new, innovative augmented reality (AR) app that serves the purpose of...
Phase 4 Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
Details regarding Phase 4 of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) were released at the end of February 2024 by the Department for Energy...
6 Steps to Corporate Decarbonisation
The UK Government set an ambitious but necessary target of achieving net zero by 2050. Reducing our carbon dioxide emissions is critical to...
Solar PV: Beyond the Panels Innovations and Integration
Solar photovoltaic (PV) is a sustainable technology that works by converting sunlight into electrical energy. The implementation of solar products...
Wireless Automated Self-Test Emergency Lighting
Emergency lighting is an essential safety feature that provides illumination during power outages or emergencies, assisting individuals in the safe...
Unlocking the Full Benefits of LED Lighting: Why Upgrading Now Can Maximise Cost Savings and Reduce Carbon Emissions
In recent years, LED lighting has revolutionised the lighting industry, offering significant energy savings, reduced maintenance costs, and a...
Energy Efficient Solutions Group Certifies as a B Corporation
Energy Efficient Solutions Group (EES Group), a renewable and sustainability solutions company specialising on Solar PV and LED Lighting, has...
New vs Old LED Lighting
LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting; revolutionary, innovative, efficient. The creation of LED lighting has been a groundbreaking development in the...
Energy Act 2023 Paves the Way for Affordable PowerÂ
Recently, new legislation has been enacted to boost energy security and deliver net zero.  The Energy Act 2023, which became law on October 26th,...
Healthcare Estates 2023
Energy Efficient Solutions Group (EES Group) are delighted to be attending the 2023 Healthcare Estates Exhibition, the UK’s largest event for...
Emergency lighting – Lighting the way
Power Failures, Fires, and More: Situations Like These Require Emergency Lighting  Emergency lighting is a lighting source that automatically turns...
Latest Industry News – August 2023
Upcoming Fluorescent Ban The production of compound fluorescent and fluorescent lamps are to be discontinued as a result of new legislation, in an...
EES Group highly commended at the South East Energy Efficiency Awards
<h1>EES Group Energy Efficiency Awards – South East Region July 2023.</h1> Energy Efficient Solutions Group (EES Group) are thrilled to...
What does Scope 3 emissions mean?
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are categorised into three different scopes. Scope 1 refers to the direct GHG emissions, such as the fuel consumption...
Latest industry news – July 2023
UK Government Takes Action for Carbon Reduction with Tightened Aviation and Process Standards in 2024Â The UK government is planning to reform its...
The Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index: Ranking Countries on Their Use of Renewable Energy
The Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) is an annual report that ranks countries based on their investment in renewable energy,...
Latest industry news – June 2023
Green is the New Gold: How Sustainability is the Key to Profitability Working towards a more sustainable business is beneficial for all businesses....
Little changes, big impact
Carbon footprint; the total amount of greenhouse gases produced by human activity. These carbon emissions contribute to climate change and have...
Latest industry news – June 2023
Revving Up Sustainability: Formula 1 Goes Green with Biofuel Formula 1 racing has been heavily criticised for its negative impact on the...
Introducing Dawn and Hannah who head up our procurement team.Â
What have your team been working on recently:  “As a business we take pride in providing our customers with the best products and services...
EES Group commended at the South West Energy Efficiency Awards
EES Group was delighted to be commended for the work they did at North Bristol NHS Trust during 2022 and 2023. The South West Energy Efficiency...
Our biggest year yet – A message from our CEO
A year on from our transformation, EES Group has seen extraordinary growth in our business delivering renewable energy solutions and helping many...
Latest Industry News – April 2023
£30m Government Funding into Innovative Energy Storage Projects Energy storage solutions are vital when working towards net zero. As a result, the...
Leisure centres with pools set to receive £63m grant
On the 15th of March 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer confirmed a £63m fund that will support leisure centres with pools. This fund will be...
Fluorescent bulb ban
Are you ready for the ban of fluorescent lighting in the UK & EU? Did you know the RoHS of the EU/UK (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) are...
Fluorescent Bulb Ban – What does this mean for you?
Fluorescent Bulb Ban - What does this mean for you? LED lights are becoming the new norm. This is because higher-energy halogen lightbulbs and T5...
The history of LED
The history of LED lighting  Many people believe that LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lighting is a 21st century invention, whereas in reality,...
Green Hushing – Why do Companies Ignore Net Zero?
Setting out to reach net zero is a goal that all businesses should strive to achieve. Net zero is an important target that involves completely...
Reaching Net Zero in Business
Achieving net zero should be a high priority for all businesses. Net zero refers to the target of completely negating the amount of greenhouse gases...
Energy Bills Discount Scheme
The existing Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses comes to an end in March 2023. It supports businesses and public sector organisations such as...
JUST RELEASED: New Government funding for Schools
How will you utilise your DfE Government grant for schools?
What businesses can do to reduce energy consumption, save money and reduce carbon footprint
We are living in an era where energy bills are spiralling out of control, meaning it is extremely important to keep costs low and reduce our carbon...
The energy crisis and the phasing out of fluorescent lighting in 2023 – Why should companies change to LED now?
The world-wide energy crisis has resulted in the closure of thousands of businesses in the UK alone and the expected closure of many more. This is...
LED Lighting for Schools and the Education Sector
The savings made as a result of upgrading to LED lighting would make a huge difference to schools, colleges and higher education.
Reading Football Club to be Sponsored by Energy Efficient Solutions Group
Energy Efficient Solutions Group are delighted to be sponsoring Reading FC in hopes of achieving the mutual vision to reduce global warming and take...
benefits of led lighting in commercial buildings
LED lighting has a number of advantages when compared to traditional halogen and fluorescent commercial lighting, including improved energy and...
The importance of Leisure Centres and athletic facilities for the community.
A report supported by the Local Government Association claims that the key to tackling health inequalities and supporting climate change targets,...