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A Tree For Everyone
A fund of £50,000 is being made available in South Yorkshire to encourage people in the region to plant more trees.
Read the ArticleShell Abandons Climate Target
Growth continues in Net Zero sector
The net zero sector in the UK is growing three times faster than the overall economy, providing high-wage jobs while at the same time cutting carbon emissions and increasing energy security.
Read the ArticleFunding for Scottish wind turbine producer
A plan for a major expansion of Port of Cromarty Firth on Scotland’s east coast is expected to make it the first port in the UK capable of making floating offshore wind turbines on site and at scale.
Read the ArticleAirmaster’s Head of Design Qualifies as CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant
Airmaster is proud to announce that James Dawson, Head of Design, has successfully achieved certification as a CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) Low Carbon Consultant.
Read the ArticleGripple’s Power-Tie Wins Best in Show
Gripple is thrilled to announce that its innovative Power-Tie has been recognized as Best in Show (large-scale category) at the inaugural Solar Power World Top Products Awards 2024.
Read the ArticleBritcon Renews Carbon Neutrality Certification with Planet Mark, Achieves Major Environmental Milestones
Britcon is proud to announce the successful renewal of its carbon neutrality certification with Planet Mark, marking a significant achievement in the company’s sustainability journey.
Read the ArticleBP Abandons Renewable Energy Targets
BP has declared that it is to abandon a target to increase renewable energy generation by 2030 in favour of a shift back towards fossil fuels.
Read the ArticleLack of Emissions Information
A shortage of information on emissions measurements is raising concerns ahead of the introduction of strict new EU climate legislation.
Read the ArticleDriving Change: £21 Million Invested in a Greener Future
In video 12 of his diary series, Betterworld.Solutions founder Chris Rea delivers a detailed report on how £21 million in investments is transforming sustainability efforts across AES Engineering Ltd.
Watch the Latest Video DiarySustainable Automation
Betterworld.Solutions member Element Logic is demonstrating how operational efficiency and environmental responsibility can coexist in the intralogistics sector.
Read the ArticleGet Emotional
It is a fallacy that a successful business is one that turns its workers into soulless automatons. In fact, emotion is everything.
Read the ArticleStay on Top of Technology
This is the third article in a short series commissioned by the knowledge-sharing project Betterworld Solutions, to look at how traditional manufacturing companies, and indeed many other organizations, can be both green and productive – things that are key to long-term business survival.
Read the ArticleTrain to Win
Business success rarely happens by accident and staying on top, or continuing to grow, in a fast-changing world, usually requires a significant investment in people as well as in the latest technology.
Read the ArticleSME award for Betterworld company
Betterworld member CBE+ was named runner-up in the SME of the Year category at the recent Make UK Awards for Humberside and the North.
Read the ArticleCarbon capture at British Steel plant
Technology aimed at separating and capturing carbon dioxide from industrial waste gases has been developed by the University of Sheffield in partnership with the Rotherham-based seal manufacturer AESSEAL.
Read the ArticleDefine a Customer
The customer has a central role in making a company both productive and ‘green’. It is important to bear that in mind when committing to adopt an ethical approach to the world’s resources while also making a profit and providing sustainable jobs.
Read the ArticleProductivity in a green world
Betterworld founder and AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea shares with The Times how the group’s strategy of investing in staff and in technology is future-proofing jobs and helping the environment.
Read the ArticleDMG Mori and the Vendée Globe
Betterworld member DMG Mori’s Sailing Team has announced the building of a new International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA) yacht to participate in the Vendee Globe in four years’ time.
Read the ArticleUK property sector urged to back Betterworld
A leading figure from the property and legal industries says the UK property sector should play a much greater role in the AESSEAL Betterworld initiative if it wants to demonstrate its commitment to the environment.
Read the ArticleOn the brink of climate change disaster
A group of the world’s most senior climate scientists have warned the ‘future of humanity hangs in the balance
Read the ArticleAESSEAL Australia Breeam Certified
AESSEAL Australia has announced that its headquarters building in Brisbane has been certified under the BREEAM sustainability scheme - the first building in Australia to receive such a certification.
Read the ArticleThe True Meaning of Sustainability
In an interview with The Manufacturer, Managing Director Chris Rea highlights the drive for sustainability but stresses that true progress depends on customers and suppliers sharing this vision.
Read the ArticleHarrogate’s Car Free Friday Campaigns
Over the past academic year, Zero Carbon Harrogate's Walk to School and Car Free Friday campaigns have achieved remarkable success, engaging more than 16,000 students from 47 local schools
Read the ArticleRevitalising Europe's Natural Heritage
The European continent, with its diverse landscapes and rich ecosystems, is a treasure trove of biodiversity.
Read the Article'Super Wood' Offers Breakthrough
Science and sustainable construction, researchers have unveiled a new breed of genetically engineered “super wood” that promises to significantly enhance carbon storage while offering a more durable and cost-effective alternative to traditional building materials.
Read the ArticleGripple support for Betterworld Forestry
Betterworld member Gripple, a leading manufacturer of wire joiners and tensioners,is supporting the Betterworld Forestry project with a donation of its fencing tensioners.
Read the ArticleSustainable business is not a conjuring trick
By Chris Rea
Managing Director of AES Engineering group and AESSEAL
AES Engineering’s Sustainability Report for 2023 shows that we went beyond Net Zero in for the third year running with a positive environmental impact equivalent to a forest of 15 million trees.
Sustainable Development of the Year
The AESSEAL Factory for the Future has been voted Sustainable Development of the Year at the South Yorkshire Property Awards.
Read the ArticleNew green initiative takes root
The UK recruitment company Chase & Holland has announced that as part of its commitment to the environment, it will plant a tree each time it places a candidate.
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Buzzy day at AESSEAL
AESSEAL, a proud member of Betterworld.Solutions, has introduced 30,000 new honeybee 'employees' to its Rotherham Factory for the Future. This innovative initiative underscores the company's commitment to environmental stewardship and biodiversity.
Read the ArticleBoard meeting of new JV company
A Board Meeting of the joint venture company AESSEAL-Torishima Japan Co. Ltd took place at the Factory for the Future in Rotherham on Monday 10th June.
Read the article29by29 - £16 million and counting
In his latest video diary AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea reports on progress on the 29by29 pledge, including almost £16 million of purchase orders made to date.
Watch the latest Video DiaryGripple wins King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation
The Sheffield-based manufacturer Gripple has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
Read the ArticleSustainability a theme at BPMA conference
Benefits of sustainability is one of the main topics to be addressed at the annual meeting of the European Pump Manufacturers’
Read the ArticleMining batteries for minerals
One of the long-standing problems of battery technology is what to do with the waste?
Read the ArticleDam it! Not water too
Did you know that ‘clean’ hydroelectricity can also be a source of dangerous methane emissions?
Read the ArticleSeeking the green light for economic success
By Chris Rea Managing Director of AES Engineering and AESSEAL
Is the UK’s self-image as a leader in the ‘green economy’ a comfortable fiction? If so, we need to up our game since despite the arguments of climate-change deniers, there’s growing evidence that ‘green’ is good for jobs, growth, and the future of the planet.
Read the ArticleLegally liable for climate change?
You may have seen some ‘funny’-sounding news items about Governments, fossil fuel firms and airlines being met with climate lawsuits. If you are a business, perhaps it’s time to take these stories seriously.
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Hydrogen bubble?
Chris Rea looks at why hydrogen is losing ground amid concerns that 'green hydrogen' produced using renewable energy sources is too inefficient. Have EVs won the battle for the net zero fuel of the future?
Read the articleBritcon Manor Fields Park project will cut flood risk
Construction company Britcon has started work on an environmental project in Sheffield which will create a new habitat for wildlife, as well as a recreational resource for local residents.
Read the ArticleClimate denial on YouTube
Climate change denial videos on YouTube continue to grow but the emphasis changes from outright rejection of global warming to undermining the need for action as billions continue to suffer from extreme heat, droughts, wildfires or floods.
Read the ArticleBetting on battery nirvana
Nissan is the largest UK motor manufacturer and the only major car company with a British battery manufacturing plant. They have pledged to go all-electric in Europe by 2030 and are betting that a new generation of solid state batteries will cut costs and do away with range anxiety. How close are we to the long promised breakthrough?
Read the ArticleHave EVs stalled?
The share of electric cars sold in the UK last year fell slightly even though the numbers circulating rose to a record 315,000. It is a small setback on the path to electrification as the market shifts from early adopters to more cautious ‘ordinary’ consumers who may require extra incentives to change.
Read the ArticleGripple takes another step towards net zero
The Sheffield-based manufacturer Gripple has announced that it has achieved carbon neutrality across its UK operations. In its latest progress report on sustainability, the company says that its direct emissions, and those arising from its purchased gas and electricity, now have no net impact on the environment, demonstrating what it describes as its “unwavering commitment to comprehensively mitigating our environmental impact.”
Read the ArticleAESSEAL and DMG MORI's energy saving cooperation
In what is believed to be a global first the Japanese plant of DMG Mori, a world leading machine tool manufacturer, has supplied AESSEAL in Rotherham with energy-friendly machine tools designed to work directly at European standard voltages, avoiding a wasteful transformation step.
Read the ArticleFloating wind farms
As the UK runs out of shallow areas of seabed suitable for wind turbines the government is trying to encourage the development of enormous floating wind farms in windy offshore locations once thought to be inaccessible. With further expansion of fixed structures limited by available ocean depths, attention is turning towards even larger turbines - up to 100m tall with 150m long blades - in depths of over 100m.
Read the ArticleCBE+ - towards a leaner and greener future
The Chesterfield company CBE+ has introduced a number of initiatives aimed at improving the company’s overall efficiency and reducing energy consumption. They range from the installation of a state-of-the-art effluent treatment plant to incentives aimed at encouraging staff to come up with ways to reduce energy consumption.
Read the ArticleTown calls time on single-use cups
One of south-west Ireland’s main tourist destinations has become the first town in Ireland to commit to a plan to phase out single-use coffee cups. If you buy a takeaway coffee from a cafe or hotel in Killarney, you bring your own cup or pay a two euro deposit for a reusable one.
Read the ArticleRototherm wins Rolls-Royce sustainability award
Betterworld member British Rototherm has won a major sustainability award at the Rolls-Royce annual supplier conference in Derby.
Read the ArticleHoping to avoid another COP-out
COP28, the annual United Nations climate talks, is under way in Dubai. Thousands of leaders from around the world are attending, including top government and business officials, scientists and activists.
Read the ArticleStop methane flaring? Yes, we can
Methane flaring from oil and gas fields is a huge waste of energy and is clouding the reputation of a whole industry facing increasing challenges due to climate change.
Read the ArticleDeliver solutions
While climate change sceptics continue to be vocal, the evidence is there for everyone to judge for themselves. My judgment is that we have a duty to act now, so that we preserve life on earth for our children and grandchildren.
Read the ArticleDMG MORI commits to TCFD guidelines
The world’s largest machine tool manufacturer DMG MORI has underlined its commitment to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), which were issued in 2017.
Read the ArticleThe Power of Trust
Reliability is the focus of AES Engineering group – helping global industry work more efficiently, more cleanly and ultimately more profitably, and the first requirement for a reliability company is to be a trusted source of information.
Read the ArticleHave a ‘Grow your own’ culture
My personal view is that training and development is not a cost, it is an investment.
Sometimes this investment benefits your region or your country, because you cannot expect to keep every single person that you develop.
Putting Society First
Betterworld founder, Chris Rea, in a special article for The Times, calls on the UK government to think longer term when it comes to manufacturing, and asks fellow manufacturers to think beyond immediate profits and take account of what is best for society. The full text of the article is reprinted here.
Read the ArticleUnderstand reliability and your environmental impact
Operating reliably and without unnecessary waste of resources or pollution is a major challenge for global industry. Sectors such as oil and gas, water, mining, automotive, chemicals, paper and pulp etc. are accused of only being interested in the bottom line. But we need to remember that these industries supply essential goods and services and some at least can be the key to a more sustainable future.
Read the ArticleSlowdown in reaching net zero will worsen climate crisis
Postponing action and taking a slower route to net zero emissions by 2050 will worsen the climate crisis even if the goal is achieved by that date.
Read the ArticleOakworth sets three-year target for net zero
Achieving net zero by the end of 2026 is the aim of Sheffield-based Oakworth Homes. Managing Director John Capper says that the company has already changed the lighting in its buildings (offices and production areas) to LED.
Read the ArticleBrandon installs new EV chargers
Working on achieving net zero by reducing emissions is the target for the Leeds-based company Brandon Medical.
Read the ArticleHave a higher goal.
Over forty years ago when I started the company that has grown to become AES Engineering Ltd with just five staff in a Rotherham workshop, I was both younger, and angrier. The story of how I had been the victim of dirty tricks by a large US company has been told elsewhere but for quite a while, the goal of ‘getting even’ helped me get up in the mornings.
Read the ArticleFive steps to building a sustainable global business
As the Managing Director and founder of a successful global engineering and reliability business I am sometimes asked to speak about what motivates me to keep getting up in the mornings and drive the business forward.
Read the ArticleTapping the potential for a better world
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At OSL, intertwining our ambitious growth strategy with a rigid commitment to environmental responsibility has become a focal point of our wider corporate strategy. This dual commitment to excellence in both business performance and sustainable practice has seen a number of new initiatives launched across our Group; one such initiative was the introduction of Betterworld Water taps.
Read the ArticleBetterworld’s ‘measurable impact’ at Rototherm
The idea of Betterworld Water is to prevent single use plastic, or the purchase of large bottles of chilled water that were costing us £29.00 a month each or £696 per annum. We also considered reducing the carbon footprint involved in the replacement of the water bottles and the use of disposable plastic cups.
Read the ArticleEnergy Efficiency Advancement: CBE+ installs a Combined Heat and Power System alongside an Advanced Effluent Plant
Betterworld.Solutions is pleased to welcome CBE+ as the newest member. Sustainability and the environment isn’t a new topic to the business.
Read the ArticleNorth Sea carbon store: safe haven or stormy waters?
The latest claimed a breakthrough in carbon capture and storage involves shipping chemical plant emissions and storing them in disused oil and gas fields in the North Sea.
Read the ArticleBuilding towards Net Zero
With a focus on building energy efficiency and reducing heat loss, homeowners can gain maximum benefit from eco-renovations such as heat pumps, solar panels, and battery storage. This is also important to achieve future home standards in the UK.
Read the ArticleSaving the planet one flush at a time?
That’s the catchy claim attached to a UK invention that the makers say can reduce the average toilet flush by about half … and do a better job. The inventor is Mark Jones from the West Midlands so someone out there must have tried it out.
Read the ArticleOfgem pledge to tackle “unacceptable delays” in low-carbon connections
The UK energy regulator is promising system reforms to connect more low-carbon projects to the gird, supporting concerns voiced by Betterworld Solutions members and others that renewable energy projects are facing unacceptable delays.
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State of the art heat networks funded
Seven heat network projects, including geothermal energy, heat pumps and other state of the art systems have been funded in the first round of the government’s £288 million ($360 million) Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF), which opened to public, private and third-sector applicants in England in March 2023.
Read the ArticleUK lithium-ion battery recycling plant
UK-based mining company Technology Minerals says its battery recycling business, Recyclus, has received Environment Agency (EA) approval to open the UK's first industrial scale lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Wolverhampton.
Read the ArticleCan recycled fuel make air travel be more sustainable?
News that the leisure travel group, Jet2, is to make a major investment in a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel production plant to be built in the North West of England is a positive sign of things to come.
Battery arrays to reduce peak UK electricity demand by 17.5%
U.K. Peak electricity demand can be reduced by 17.5% by investing £21 billion on a 6:1 10GW battery array. It will save 14.6 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Download the DocumentWhat are we going to do with all the batteries?
Battery technology is proliferating and for important reasons. Necessary for storage of green energy and electric vehicle charging, they also represent an environmental challenge when it comes to creating a closed-loop supply chain.
DMG MORI covers 13% of total electricity demand with solar panels in Japanese operations
DMG MORI has now taken solar power investment to the next stage. The first phase of Japan’s largest self-consumption solar power generation system begins
Read the ArticleReturn & reuse plastic bottles - time for action?
Did you know a single plastic bottle can be recycled up to twelve times? Despite this, millions of plastic drinks containers end up in landfill and with over 13 billion plastic bottles consumed in the UK every year - there is a large potential to cut the waste.
Read the ArticleLasts 4 years and saved three million gallons of water
A Canadian pulp and paper company chose AESSEAL for this notoriously difficult application. As well as lasting over three times as long as the competitor system, the accompanying water management system saved three million gallons of water.
Gripple gets B Corp™ certified – Using business as a force for good
A leading manufacturer of wire joining and tensioning systems and a 100% employee-owned company, Gripple has joined over a thousand other UK companies recognized as B Corps, to build a more equitable and sustainable
future.
DMG Solar Panel Investment
DMG Mori is investing an estimated $3.4 million towards the installation of a 2,000 kW solar panel system on the roof at its manufacturing site in Davis, California.
Read the ArticleHere comes the sun – in Tarragona
As part the AES Engineering Group pledge to invest £29 million by 2029, a project to fit solar panels has been completed at our premises in Tarragona, Spain.
Accessible Carbon Capture
Carbon capture technology designed by the University of Sheffield and developed to the prototype stage with the help of AESSEAL has been shortlisted for The Engineer magazine’s prestigious “Collaborate to Innovate Award”.
Watch the VideoWhy do mature Trees Have No CO2e Value?
Chris Rea explores the curious balance sheet applied to carbon credits and official measures designed to combat deforestation.
Read the ArticleThe case for updated HVAC systems
A 40-year plus payback for a new all-electric Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning system may seem a lot, but the planet benefits now. AES Engineering group Managing Director Chris Rea gives the background to an investment decision.
Read the ArticleA worthy goal!
Georgie Kelly (pictured) from Rotherham United Football Club, and his colleagues are opting for multi-use bottles and filtered and chilled water supported by the Betterworld.Solutions campaign
Read the ArticleOSL Group drive change with production of green energy
As a global manufacturing business, the OSL Group recognises that the scope of our operations has consequences for the environment around us. As a forward-thinking organisation, we pride ourselves on operating in a pragmatic, innovative fashion across the Group.
Read the ArticleRapid video: Refinery steamed up over energy waste
Betterworld partner AESSEAL helped a UK oil and gas refinery save over $2 million and reduced its carbon footprint by cutting steam leaks from its turbines. The company says there are thousands of similar turbines all over the world, with the potential to save millions in unnecessary costs - and help the planet.
Watch the Rapid VideoThe sustainable future for global industry.
Chris Rea says there is growing evidence that boards of directors, under pressure from multiple directions, are revisiting investments that will reduce energy consumption and water use, cut pollution and help the environment.
Read the Article£1m solar farm in India (and much more)
AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea’s latest video diary has updates from India, the United States, and details progress on the almost £10 million committed to date on environmental measures across the group.
Watch the Latest Video DiaryIntroducing Betterworld Water
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The Betterworld.Solutions project, supported by AESSEAL, has launched a campaign to encourage the introduction of re-usable glass or plastic bottles, filled with water that is chilled and filtered on the premises.
Read the ArticleWins for AES Engineering in sustainability awards
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AES Engineering has been recognised in multiple categories of the South Yorkshire Sustainability Awards.
Read the ArticleSolar panel investment saves more than £600k annually
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Betterworld founder Chris Rea reveals how AESSEAL and other Yorkshire businesses are tackling the energy crisis and helping the planet…with a little help from their friends.
Read the ArticlePallet-iative measure
Betterworld partner AESSEAL has come up with a cunning plan for recycling wooden pallets. This story really stacks up for the environment, so read on…
Read the ArticleZero Tolerance
AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea argues that there should be zero tolerance for suppliers of expensive machine tools that cannot run directly on European standard 3-phase voltage.
Read the Article£7 milion and counting
Betterworld.Solutions founder Chris Rea, in Video 9 of his diary reports, gives a detailed report on what the more than £7 million of purchase orders made by mid-January is achieving.
Watch Video DiaryAESSEAL Rapid video: Tasty Solution for Nestlé Purina
Betterworld partner, AESSEAL helped this major food manufacturer solve the riddle of constantly failing lip seals on rotary valves. It's common story in the food industry that should have a solution. Remember: More reliable operations cut waste and help save the planet
Watch the Rapid VideoAESSEAL Rapid video: Planet-saving potential of USA pulp and paper
An AESSEAL special report highlights how the USA pulp and paper industry could deliver huge benefits to the planet – and improve profits - by tackling wasteful evaporators
Watch the Rapid VideoAESSEAL Rapid video: Solving sticky problem saves Chemicals giant millions
More reliable operations cause less waste and help save the planet. Find out how Betterworld partner AESSEAL helped a customer facing a week’s lost production every couple of months because excessive radial movement in the mixer paddle shaft was causing seal failure.This Betterworld partner’s May 2022 case study of the month shows industry can sharpen its competitive edge and go greener at the same time.
View the Case Study on AESSEALRapid video: How to save $2 million dollars …and the planet
Find out how AESSEAL helped a customer by upgrading black liquor evaporators to dual mechanical seals and water management. This Betterworld partner April case study of the month shows how the pulp and paper industry can sharpen its competitive edge and go greener at the same time.
Watch the Rapid VideoHelping to cure the planet
Healthcare is a vital sector requiring state-of-the-art equipment and a state-of-the art approach to sustainability. Graeme Hall, the Chairman of Brandon Medical, gives an SME’s perspective on the journey to Net Zero.
Read the ArticleEliminating over 61 million gallons of water from 26 evaporator pumps
- Reference: CS0134
- Saving 26.5 Million Gallons of water per year
- Total Savings: CA$9.7 million (US$7.6 million)
Pulp and paper: why profits are evaporating while the planet burns
AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea explains how some of world’s largest energy users, in the pulp and paper and biofuels sectors, are throwing money on the bonfire of our burning planet, by unnecessarily evaporating billions of gallons of water.
Read the ArticleOur most important stakeholder
AES Engineering Managing Director Chris Rea explains in this short animation how £29 million ($40 million) of environmental investment by 2029 is part of a business journey that puts the planet first.
Watch the AnimationAES Engineering goes Net Zero
AESSEAL’s parent group is in the news again with the British Pump Manufacturers’ Association (BPMA) picking up on the group’s update on its 29by29 investment. The article highlights the need of openness and precision when reporting environmental commitments, in order to avoid accusations of ‘green washing’ and broken promises. This follows related coverage by the Yorkshire Post
Read on the BMPA websiteAES Engineering Ltd’s #29by29 investment pledge in the news!
The Yorkshire Post has featured the investment record and commitment of Betterworld partner AES Engineering Ltd (and AESSEAL) in a new article highlighting how the group is leading by example and encouraging best practice by demonstrating what is both practical and possible on the path to Net Zero.
Read on the Yorkshire Post WebsiteFor a carbon neutral and sustainable future
DMG MORI has a clear focus on corporate responsibility. “With its 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the United Nations Agenda 2030 sets an orientation. We are now called upon to promote its implementation,” says Dr.-Eng. Masahiko Mori, President and CEO of DMG MORI COMPANY LIMITED.
Read the articleBetting on batteries for greener power
The AES Engineering Ltd group has placed a $1.8 million (£1.3 million) order for storage batteries and solar panels to reduce emissions at AESSEAL Inc.’s Rockford US headquarters.
Read the ArticleIt’s a (Net Zero) goal!
Rotherham United FC takes a step towards supporting a zero carbon world with the installation of two Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers at the AESSEAL New York Stadium.
Read the ArticleGreen investment for AES India
As part of the AES Engineering Group’s £29 million pound by 2029 green investment pledge, AES India has placed an order worth £530,000 ($720,000) for advanced battery storage.
Read the ArticleGreetings from a Betterworld
Want to send a positive End of Year, Christmas or New Year message? Check out this festive animation, share on Social Media and send the link to your friends, families and colleagues. Betterworld.Solutions is about planting seeds. We are on a journey to try and make this world a better place for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren ... and we know where it needs to end. Enjoy!
Watch the AnimationIs Net Zero Manufacturing in Reach?
Forbes magazine #cleantech journalist Marianne Lehnis interviews Betterworld.Solutions founder, AES Engineering MD Chris Rea.
Read on the Forbes WebsiteWhat’s the takeaway from McDonald’s Net Zero restaurant?
The news that McDonald’s has opened its first UK ‘Net Zero’ restaurant has attracted mixed reviews and accusations of ‘greenwashing’. It has also opened up the debate on the real meaning of carbon neutrality in businesses and the scale of the problem facing the planet.
Read the ArticleRewilding versus global standards for Net Zero
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Sir David Attenborough’s moving speech to the UN Climate Change conference (COP26) was a triumph of visual oratory that reminds us why he is a global legend.
Read the ArticleGetting a grip on climate change
Congratulations to Betterworld.Solutions partner Gripple and MD Ed Stubbs, for a stylish and concise presentation of their journey towards Net Zero.
Read the ArticleGSK Energy Audit
- Independent energy audit
- Report of a GlaxoSmithKline site provided by BPMA
- Energy savings of £9,000 per annum
Tate and Lyle Energy Audit
- Independent energy audit
- Report of Tate & Lyle provided by BPMA
- Energy savings of over £27,000 per annum
Top down #29millionby29 review
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After the daily reporting on AES Engineering’s #29millionby29 environmental pledge in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference, we’ve been taking a pause in order to get up on the roof at Mill Close and down to work elsewhere in our global operations.
Read theCOP26 and the chances of a Better World
As opinions circulate about the achievements, or lack of them, coming from the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, it is hard to remain optimistic about the future of the planet and of our children and grandchildren.
Read the ArticleTell the truth and save the planet
In his latest video diary on the eve of the UN Climate Change Conference, MD Chris Rea puts the case for truthfulness and ethical behaviour in business and pledges to publish how AES Engineering Group's £29 million by 2029 planet-friendly investment is spent.
Read the ArticleSheffield’s Clean Air Zone plan
The decision by Sheffield City Council to control air pollution caused by traffic in the centre is a welcome first step towards cleaner air for everyone.
Read the ArticleWhat can £29 million by 2029 buy for the planet?
In his latest video diary on AES Engineering Group's £29 million by 2029 investment pledge, MD Chris Rea sums up how the money will be spent.
Read the ArticleThe Supply Chain's Climate Challenge
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In his latest video diary on AES Engineering Group's 29millionby29 investment pledge, MD Chris Rea looks at the challenge of persuading suppliers to cut their Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
Read the ArticleSelling sunlight (fresh air comes free)
There was a joke circulating earlier that the other, more famous and more tuneful Chris Rea, won’t be driving home for Christmas this year because of fuel shortages.
Read the ArticleAES Engineering targets Net Zero for 2021 Scope 1 and 2 emissions
AES Engineering MD Chris Rea is predicting Net Zero for the global group in 2021 as a result of the latest developments in the company’s £29 million by 29 investment pledge.
Read the ArticlePower resilience and a reduction in carbon footprint.
Battery storage is sometimes overlooked, but there is a strong argument for saying that it is currently one of the best choices for cutting energy waste in a sustainable manner, while also providing back-up in case of power cuts, and cutting energy bills.
Read the ArticleTowards an even better world?
AES Engineering’s £29 million by 29 investment pledge continues to take the lion’s share of my attention right now but I cannot resist taking time out to spotlight some work under way by two Betterworld.Solutions partners - the Engineering Technology Group (ETG), a leading supplier of advanced machine tools and robotics, and Powerstar, which specialises in energy-saving technology such as super-efficient transformers.
Read the ArticleCatching the sun – one of my favourite things
Wish you were here? AES Engineering’s #29millionby29 investment pledge involves some interesting actions both on the roof, in the ground, at ‘home’ in Rotherham and overseas in the global operations.
Read the ArticleOffsetting carbon - the wood not the trees
In a previous article, 'What the Scope is that?', I explained the different emission scopes that need to be calculated on the race to Net Zero, drawing on the experience of AESSEAL, which was one of the first major UK engineering companies to reach that standard and go beyond.
Read the ArticleWhat the Scope is that?
As a business, AES Engineering Ltd. and out main UK manufacturing company, AESSEAL are often asked to describe the journey to achieving Net Zero and shed some light on the sometimes confusing terminology of the different emission 'Scope's' that have to be taken into account, controlled, minimised or offset.
Read the ArticleOver 20 million litres of water saved in 5 years for just 2 pumps
- Case Ref: 19052021-QBS01
- A latex producer in South Africa was consuming a large quantity of water
- Over 20 million litres of water saved in 5 years for just 2 pumps
£29 million of planet-friendly investment by 2029
With time running out for the planet and the UN Climate Change Conference just weeks away, AES Engineering Ltd Group is making an historic commitment to £29 million of planet-friendly investment by 2029 in order to go beyond Net Zero for its global business.
Read the Article'Tree Walk' As Part of the 'Factory of the Future'
AESSEAL’s vision – and the vision of the Betterworld.Solutions project – is to find ways of making industry and the environment live in harmony
Read the ArticleIf a rainforest falls and no-one listens...
The latest news that the Amazon rainforest has turned into a net carbon producer should be a call for action for everyone interested in the future of this planet.
Laptop for Kids
AESSEAL's contribution to the Laptops for Kids initiative was singled out for praise in a House of Commons debate on the easing of Covid-19 restrictions in educational settings.
Electric Vehicles are a critical part of An Investment Policy to Prevent Global Warming
A policy to use electric vehicles and support electric vehicle charging points for employees, guests, customers and suppliers is an essential part of any “Investment Policy to Prevent Global Warming”
Beyond Net Zero
We need to continue the journey beyond Net Zero, not just at AESSEAL but at every company that has an interest in the future of this planet
Read the ArticleCounterproductive flush water in an evaporator pump leads to big savings
Charging Up - Policy Exchange
Pumps: Missing in Climate Action?
Chris Rea - LinkedIn
Identification of the need to carefully manage water resources was the key to moving forward.
Read the ArticleMade Here Now
Upgrade from packing to mechanical seals for reliability
Catalogue of issues lead to failures on power station valves
Huge Water Savings for Distillery
- Reference: ROI-2020-068
- Savings: ZAR 130,152 / year
- Water Savings: 216,000 litres / month
Chemical company saves £9,400 and 17,000m3 of water a year
Water Savings for South African Corn Miller
Improved reliability with reduced water cost
Reducing water consumption in a food production plant
- Reference: Benelux 01
- Savings: €86,184 / year
- Water Savings: 22,680 cubic meters
Improved reliability and reduced water consumption
- Reference: Benelux 02
- Savings: €6,000 / year
- Water Savings: 1,300m3 of water / year
Reducing Energy Usage in the Pulp and Paper Industry
Improved reliability and reduced water usage
Reduced maintenance and water consumption at Iron Ore Mine
Improved pump reliability for oil refinery
Energy Savings for Italian Corn Miller
80 million litres of water per year to be saved at Mexican mine
Improved safety and production efficiency while reducing water consumption
Saving over 1 billion gallons of water
Bakery looked for ways to reduce energy consumption & CO2 emissions
- Bakery Powerstar Installations
- Power Savings: 1,030,935kWh
- Savings: £61,856 per annum
Seafood Processor reduces energy consumption
- Leading seafood processor reduce energy consumption
- Brownout issues on site reduced
- Reduction in Energy Consumption per year: 14.0%
Leading Health Nutritionists makes energy savings
- Annual kWh Reduction: 290,918 kWh
- Annual Energy Consumption Savings: 8%
- Annual Financial Savings: £25,630
Food Supplier reduces Electrical Consumption
- Annual kWh Reduction: 462, 883 kWh
- ROI: 3 years 3 months
- Annual Financial Savings: £38,975
Reduced Electrical consumption & Carbon Footprint
- Savings of 12% in energy consumption
- Annual CO2 emission cuts: 60 tonnes
- Annual financial savings: £8000
Traditional family leather business reduces electrical consumption
- Traditional family business, passionate about making fine suede leathers
- Reduces energy consumption
- Installed 2 voltage optimisation systems
- Energy Consumption: 20.74%
Mechanical seals manufacturer installs voltage optimisation unit
Annual reduction in Co2 & Electrical consumption leads to savings
- Annual CO2 Reduction: 22.3 tonnes
- kWh Consumption Savings: 41,200kWh
- Annual Consumption Savings: 10.6%
Reduced Electrical consumption and Savings
- Manufacturer of high quality sewing and embroidery threads make energy savings
- Annual Consumption savings: 17.7%
- Annual financial savings: £24,000
Drilling company reduction on electrical consumption and carbon
- Tonnes of CO2 saved: 58.7 tonnes
- Annual kWh savings: 107,659kWh
- Energy consumption savings: 9.5%
Examining the carbon benefits amorphous core alternative
- Examining the carbon benefits of replacing traditional step down transformers with a super low loss amorphous core alternative
BPMA Presentation on Energy Saving Potential
- A Presentation from BPMA
- Electrical Energy Consumption by Sector
- Energy Saving Potential
Potential Voltage Optimisation estimates
Pump-as-Turbine Lower Glendevon Micro Hydro-Scheme
- Lower Glendevon Micro Hydro-Scheme
- 75kW Pump-as-Turbine
- Enough energy for 100 homes
Manufacturer reduces compressed air consumption
- A reduction of energy consumption between 20% and 40%
- Savings up to £14,864.50 a year
- Increased efficiency and reliability
Paper producer saves more than one million Dollars per year
- Reference: PNP1017
- Savings: $900,000 in energy costs per annum
- Savings: maintenance expenditure by $130,000 per year
Huge cost savings and improved reliability with gland packing upgrade
- Reference: CH01254
- MTBF Increase: 2400% (and counting)
- Savings: $183,000 AUD (and counting)
Improving reliability, increasing efficiency
Increased reliability saves over 1,500,000 ZAR
Reducing Energy Usage and Improving Reliability
- Reference: CH01451
- Savings: gas usage by 594,432 m3 / per annum
- Savings: £181,000 per annum
Mondi Meets Sustainability Targets
- Reference: AW1677
- Savings: 4.5 Billion litres of water in the next 6 years
- ROI: <1 year
Replacing gland packing reduces cost, and improves reliability
- Reference: CH00704-CH00706
- MTBF: 24 months and counting
- Savings: $130,000AUD per year
Eliminating a $225,000 maintenance bill
Upgrading from packing reduces water usage and operating costs
- Reference: CH00886 - CH00897
- Savings: 18 million litres of water per annum
- Savings: £11,800 per per annum
Improving reliability and reducing product loss for sugar refinery
- Reference: CH00376 CH00377 CH00378 CH00379
- MTBF: 800% and increasing, ZAR 107,500 (Year 1)
- ZAR 235,500 (Year 2 +)
Saving water, the environment and our customers money
- Reference: CH00496
- Savings: 2,000 cubic meters of water per annum
- Savings: £987 per annum
Upgrade eliminates environmental impact and delivers a 833% MTBF improvement
- Reference: CH01166
- MTBF: 833% improvement
- Over 13 months without failure or leakage
A $30,000 yearly saving for Australian copper mine
- Reference: CH00371
- Savings: 10,000,000 litres of water per year
- Savings: $30,000 Australian Dollars
Watch the Journey to Net Zero
With Chris Rea's Video Diary Box Set
The AES Engineering Group has committed to invest £29 million on environmental projects between January 1st 2021 and April 1st 2029. The following videos are part of the commitment to report on the progress.
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