{"id":9415,"date":"2013-03-22T23:20:46","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T14:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exhibitionindustrynews.co.uk\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2013-03-22T23:20:46","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T14:20:46","slug":"nec-group-to-save-enough-energy-for-13700-cups-of-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventbiz.net\/english\/?p=9415","title":{"rendered":"NEC Group To Save Enough Energy For 13,700 Cups Of Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NEC Group will switch off its lights at 8.30pm tomorrow evening (Saturday 23 March) in support of WWF\u2019s Earth Hour, a unique annual phenomenon that focuses the world\u2019s attention on the planet and how it needs to be protected.<\/p>\n

The lights will be turned off\u00a0<\/sup>for one hour (where safe to do so*) across the Group\u2019s four venues –\u00a0the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the International Convention Centre (ICC), National Indoor Arena (NIA) and LG Arena – saving enough energy to make 13,700 cups of tea or to light a 60W light bulb for 5,000 hours.<\/p>\n

The emissions savings are equivalent to the amount of CO2<\/sub>\u00a0that would be absorbed by six maple trees over the course of their lifetime.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe pride ourselves on our \u201cgreen\u201d credentials and we were delighted to reach our\u00a0\u201czero waste to landfill\u201d target at the NEC in September 2012,\u201d\u00a0says Phil Dyke, the NEC Group\u2019s Engineering Manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs\u00a0part of our continued commitment to sustainability, the installation stage of our Smart Meters project is now underway so we become more energy aware; it will also show anomalies in our energy usage, giving us the opportunity to ask why we\u2019re using so much energy at certain times of day or night or during certain events.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing forward, it\u2019s the NEC\u2019s intention to replicate, as a minimum, the saving achieved during this single WWF Earth Hour, which will mean saving more than 1,420 tonnes of CO2<\/sub>\u00a0per annum.<\/p>\n

152 countries and 6,950 towns and cities across the world took part in\u00a0Earth Hour 2012, and in the UK alone, over 7.6 million people got involved via 3,500 schools and more than 1,200 businesses and organisations.<\/p>\n

Last year, the NEC Group\u2019s savings equated to over 250 kWh and made a very visual impact on the landscape around its venues. On this occasion, the target is to save over 300 kWh with an equally significant visual impact highlighting the Group\u2019s commitment to a sustainable future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to have NEC Group\u2019s support once again in Earth Hour across all their venues,\u201d adds Colin Butfield, Head of Campaigns, WWF-UK. \u201cThe Group have helped give the campaign real visibility in promoting a sustainable future.<\/p>\n

\u201cWWF\u2019s Earth Hour is not about saving an hour\u2019s electricity. It\u2019s something much bigger. It\u2019s about people coming together to put the focus on this brilliant world we all share \u2013 and how we need to protect it. Not just for an hour a year, but every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

For 2013, the focus for the mass switch-off is the kind of energy used, and a move away from dirty fossil fuels onto clean green renewable energy which works with the power of nature, not against it<\/p>\n

For more information and to sign up to WWF\u2019s Earth Hour, go to\u00a0http:\/\/earthhour.wwf.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

*Due to events taking place in NEC Group venues on Saturday night, lighting for those selected areas will remain on for safety.<\/i><\/p>\n

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