World Water Day
This World Water Day we highlighted how our Water Framework, led by Wave, is helping members cut water consumption, costs, and carbon.
In 2023/24, members saved £847,000 compared to default wholesale charges. With water prices rising from April 2025, now is the time to focus on efficiency.
Read full article here Marking World Water Day 2025: supporting our members to reduce water consumption – TEC
WUN Podcast
https://thewun.co.uk/blogs/inclusive-leadership-unconscious-bias/
Our Managing Director, Adam Clarke, recently joined the Women’s Utilities Network (WUN) podcast to discuss key insights from WUN’s 2024 white paper on unconscious bias in the utilities sector.
The episode covers:
Listen to the podcast here: WUN Inclusive leadership and unconscious bias
LUPC & SUPC Annual Conference
TEC enjoyed supporting an excellent LUPC/SUPC conference in London at the end of March. The event was well attended, and it was great to meet with many of our South Easterly members and with other consortia and suppliers supporting the sector.
Collaboration and reduction in waste were two key themes which resonated with the TEC team. Across the sector it is clear that we need to work together in identifying unnecessary (energy) spend and this will remain a key strategic focus in the services delivered to all TEC members.
Wave Pricing Webinar
Our water Framework supplier Wave held a webinar on 18th March where we discussed the cause of price increases impacting the water market from 1 April 2025.
A recording can be found on our webinars page.
TEC in 5 – Finance Focus
We’ve recently launched a new bi-monthly newsletter for Finance Directors and CFOs at FE, HE, and Museum Group Institutions. The newsletter will provide updates on TEC Framework opportunities, knowledge sharing among members, and insights into the energy market and carbon reduction.
If you know someone in your institution from the finance community who would like to receive these updates, please email sofie.duguay@tec.ac.uk to be added to our mailing list. Our next edition will be out in April!
Carbon Reduction Update
Webinar – Decarbonising Heat: Exploring Novel Waste Heat Sources in District Energy
In our recent webinar on decarbonising heat, Dr. Henrique Lagoeiro (LSBU) shared key insights on unlocking waste heat recovery in district energy.
Opportunities discussed included:
Read full summary here: https://www.tec.ac.uk/tec-members-given-expert-insight-into-novel-waste-heat-sources/
Recent Webinars
Recently we have also held the following webinars
Slides and notes of recent webinars can be found on our webinars page.
Upcoming
Heat Networks Efficiency Scheme Webinar – TEC
We invite you to join us for a webinar on 25th April from 11am – 12pm, where we will discuss the latest developments in the Government’s Heat Network Zoning Policy, its potential impact on universities, and details on the Heat Network Efficiency Scheme (HNES), including how to apply.
Updated Guidance Papers
We’ve updated our Guidance Papers on Energy Working Groups, Energy Sufficiency, Heating & Cooling Policies, and Benchmarking. These are now available in the members’ area of our website.
Visit the your member area to access them—we encourage all members to review these resources for support and insights.
TEC in 5
A quick reminder about our TEC in 5 section—featuring short, 5-minute presentations on a range of key topics, perfect for when you have a few spare minutes.
Our latest topics include:
Check them out here: TEC in 5 – TEC
