Electric Vehicles – Future or Fad?

Electric Vehicles – Future or Fad?

True story. An employee took the flash new company Electric Vehicle (EV) up North on a sales trip. On the way home, they realised that the battery charge was running out so stopped in a small town to find a charging point. There was, inevitably, no charging station...
How to Unleash the Value of Sensors and Big Data

How to Unleash the Value of Sensors and Big Data

In the past couple of years, we have written a lot of commentary about how the world of IT and the world of Energy are converging. As more and more companies are choosing not to own and operate their IT, the role of IT departments is fast moving away from just...
Are Cloud Computing Costs in for an Unexpected Surge?

Are Cloud Computing Costs in for an Unexpected Surge?

Last week the IT industry was shocked to find that the Intel chipsets that drive many of our phones, smartphones, laptops, desktops and our servers, have an architectural flaw that exposes them to hacking. The other two major chipset manufacturers AMD and ARM appear...
Leaking air, leaking bottom line: top money-saving tips

Leaking air, leaking bottom line: top money-saving tips

The following was published in the NZ Herald 25th of November 2017 and includes energy tips from Total Utilities’ own Pushkar Kulkarni who reveals how leaking air wastes money. Four energy experts offer top tips to save money Running an air-conditioning unit at...