Extreme Low Energy scores major award

The company's project to install revolutionary low-energy PCs at two Merseyside schools was hailed by the Energy Institute’s judges as this year’s most innovative, earning the company the 2017 Energy Institute Innovation Award.

Professor John Loughhead OBE, the government’s chief scientific adviser at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, led the Innovation Award judging panel.

Mark Buchanan, founder and owner of ELe, said: “We’re delighted and proud to have received this significant award for innovation and recognition from the Energy Institute, having beaten strong competition from the UK, Canada and the Middle East.

“Our project related to reducing energy consumption for ICT in schools, delivering a simplified, more manageable, ICT suite and offering new learning and teaching opportunities alongside a richer digital experience.

“ICT infrastructures are already responsible for a significant proportion of electricity consumed, typically around 25 per cent of an organisation’s energy usage, so we looked to develop a solution to help schools address these challenges whilst fulfilling the increasing technological demands of the curriculum.”