FUEL PRICES IN KENYA HIKED
By Ruth Carol Atieno Just a few months ago Kenyan motorist were all smiles when the fuel prices had gone down. Unfortunately for them, these smiles will not last any longer as fuel prices have been hiked by quite a huge margin. The changes announced by the regulator...
ENERGY PROFESSIONAL ROUND TABLES – A GROWING MOVEMENT FOR ENERGY CHANGE
By Carolyne Gathuru In the run up to World Energy Day 2020, The World Energy Day Secretariat has been running online discussion forums dubbed The Energy Professionals Round Table. These are monthly events that are designed as a series of Energy conversations leading...
WHY CONDUCT A WATER AUDIT?
By Ruth Carol Water Auditing entails the assessment of the quantities of water used and saved in a given household, factory, commercial building, irrigation process etc. Water use is calculated and eventually measures to save water are identified. Water must be...
5 WAYS ENERGY PROFESSIONALS CAN CHAMPION THEIR CAREER GROWTH
By Karen Thuranira At every onset of a new year, most people set resolutions, and energy professionals are not an exception. For many, these goals involve improving their personal lives and are mostly centered on improving their health and wealth. But, have you...
The Eagles Energy Financial Analysis Engine for Energy Efficiency Projects
A delicate balance exists between energy and money. The easiest way to understand this relationship would be that energy costs money (The National Academy of Sciences, 2019). Beyond this monetary value, however, stands its cost to the environment, the prospect of...
WORKING AT HOME VS WORKING FROM THE OFFICE
A CASE OF EENOVATORS LTD. By Eleen Korir With the current pandemic of Covid-19, most companies around the globe have had challenges on how to handle their employees as well ensure delivery and business continuity. As a matter of fact, most people lost their jobs due...
CAN CARS RUN ON COW MANURE?
By Ruth Carol Atieno Both cows and cars are huge polluters of the environment. Cows release harmful gases into the air that is, methane through burps and farts. Cows are producers of ammonia which is also a pollutant. For the cars it is quite obvious, we all know how...
PUMP OVER SIZING: CAUSES, EFFECTS, DETECTION AND REMEDIES
By Liz Nekesa Pumping systems support essential processes in buildings, manufacturing and water treatment. They are widely used in industries to provide cooling and lubrication services, transfer fluids in processes and provide motive force in hydraulic systems....
HOW DO CFL AND LED BULBS WORK?
By Ruth Carol Atieno One of the ways to achieve energy savings and energy efficiency at large is switching to CFL and LED bulbs as they save energy and produce brighter lights compared to the regular incandescent bulbs. But have you ever asked yourself what is the...
Types Of Electricity Meters And How To Read Them
By Ruth Carol Atieno Currently, majority of households if not all have an electricity meter in place to measure the electricity consumption rates. But have you ever asked yourself what type of a meter you have? Or when it is time for a replacement and you wonder what...
THE 3 DISTINCT BENEFITS OF BECOMING A CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGER (CEM)
By Chris Mbori If there is one course that has altered my career as an Energy Manager then it has to be the Certified Energy Manager (CEM). I undertook my Certified Energy Manager course back in 2011 and my professional life has never been the same again. The CEM is...
WHY SHOULD I BE ENERGY EFFICIENT?
By Ruth Carol Atieno Energy Efficiency is the new trend and almost all of us are striving to join in the energy efficient group. But why really should I be energy efficient? I will answer this question on this blog piece I wrote. Reduced Utility Bills The very first...