energy management

Let there be light – or not ...

Lidl and SageGlass join forces on energy efficiency and lighting

For some time now, discount grocer Lidl has been relying on intelligent façades from SageGlass – for the environment, staff and the right light. We asked both companies what this technology means for lighting, energy consumption ...

PCIM Europe 2022 – The International Event in Power Electronics

10.05.-12.05.2022 | Nürnberg

Discover PCIM Europe - the power electronics event from May 10-12, 2022.PCIM Europe is the leading international trade fair and conference for power electronics, intelligent drive technology, renewable energy and energy management.Representatives ...

The favour of the hour

Energy efficiency and environmental awareness in retail

The current events in the frozen food industry show: Energy efficiency and environmental awareness are becoming increasingly important. Old refrigerants have to be replaced in freezers and retail has to act.The demands placed on food retailers are ...

Bioclimatic architecture: “The human body is a seismograph”

Only if the customer feels comfortable in the shop, he will spend time there doing his shopping

The need for sustainable architecture is becoming more and more widely recognized. According to Isabella Goldmann, managing partner of the architectural firm Goldmann & Partners, interior design based on the principles of bio-architecture does ...

Green renaissance: dena helps retailers to renovate buildings

Interview with Andreas Tiemann, project manager “energy-efficient buildings“ at the German Energy Agency (dena)

Energy-efficient retail buildings are not only great for the environment, but also for business. This is why the German Energy Agency (Deutsche Energie-Agentur), abbreviated dena, launched an exemplary project at the beginning of this year. The ...

Ikea completes one of Ohio's largest rooftop solar arrays

Completing the installation is another sustainable step in the progress towards opening the future IKEA Columbus

Ikea announced that the solar panel installation is complete atop its future Columbus store opening Summer 2017. The array is one of the largest solar rooftops in Ohio, just as is the Cincinnati-area one. The Columbus store’s ...

Kesko now purchases 100 percent renewable electricity

K-Group also increases own renewable energy production

Since the beginning of 2017, all electricity purchased by Kesko in Finland is renewable. In 2017, the amount of electricity purchased by Kesko will be approximately 540 GWh. This electricity will be used in K-stores and the K-Group’s other ...

Robus products verified by LIA Labs

A selection of ROBUS products are the first to receive approval under the LIA Labs Verification Scheme

The LIA Laboratories has announced that a selection of ROBUS products from leading Irish lighting company LED Group Ltd, are the first to receive approval under the LIA Labs Verification Scheme.   LED Group’s ROBUS is Ireland’s ...

Hilton Birmingham Metropole saves 35 percent in energy with Rational combi steamers

Catering for an 800 bedroom hotel, with over 30 function and conference rooms hosting a stream of events for up to 1400 guests, means the 70 chefs at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole must be amongst the busiest in the UK. Breakfast alone amounts to ...

"Environmental management starts with investment and ends with the disassembly"

Interview with Agnes Schmitter, Director of Cooling Technology at ALDI SÜD

Recently, the ALDI SÜD group has equipped its 300th store with refrigeration systems for cooling racks that are run with the carbon neutral refrigerant CO2. Yet, this is only a portion of the provisions with which the grocery retailer increases ...

ShopInsight analyzes and optimizes all energy consumption of a store network

With the Web-based Management System ShopInsight store networks are made transparent, energy consumption is optimized and the control of the building energy is made more efficient. On EuroShop 2014 in Düsseldorf Hörburger AG together ...

METRO GROUP presents achievements in sustainability management

Measurable progress in reducing the carbon footprint

METRO GROUP today presented its latest Sustainability Report. On the occasion of the opening of its new Fish Logistics Centre in Groß-Gerau near Frankfurt am Main, the retailing group informed about the progress and targets of its ...

Green IT: Hoeft & Wessel certified in conformity with environmental management standard ISO 14001

Hoeft & Wessel AG has been certified for conformity with the environmental management standard ISO 14001. After its British subsidiary Metric had undergone this certification last year, the total Hoeft & Wessel Group now is in compliance ...

Supermarket Chain Spar builds an Energy-Saving-Supermarket in Austria

Supermarkets discover ecology is growing. Wal-Mart is building a large energy-efficient cooling logistic center in Canada, Rewe was rewarded by the trade association HDE for its green supermarket in Berlin with the rating “Shop of the ...

Unlimited design variety meets energy efficiency

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors´ reception building is lit entirely by LEDs

The new, freestanding reception building at OSRAM Opto Semiconductors’ head office in Regensburg (Germany) shows the variety of applications of light-emitting diodes (LEDs); all the lighting functions – workspace, general room, effects ...

1:1 Swapping saves energy

T8 Lumilux ES and OSRAM Dulux D ES: how to reduce costs with existing lighting systems For existing internal lighting systems with conventional control gears there are now two more energy-efficient alternatives. New OSRAM T8 Lumilux ES fluorescent ...

TridonicAtco and Dialog Semiconductor establish joint development centre for energy efficient lighting control ICs

Integrated circuits (ICs) are fundamental to energy efficient lighting Development partnership enhances patent position of both companies TridonicAtco, a member of the Zumtobel Group, and Dialog Semiconductor have established a joint ...