Having purchased the brilliant Holmes and Wattson after reading The Next Women article, you may have discovered that the office is full of power sapping technology essential to an harmonious office. Fear not. Rather than never use a laptop, kettle or light again, here are some simple gadgets that could lower your power demands. Perfect – smaller bills for both the bank account and the planet.

Plug Strips

Running an online business requires multiple gadgets – your home pc, modem, printer, scanner, fax machine etc. – but the office space only has limited plug sockets. The IntelliPanel Energy Saving Plug Strip – available with 8 and 16 sockets – not only powers all these at once, but will only supply power to accessories when the computer itself is switched on. What’s more, it switches any computers on standby off and itself only consumes 0.4W power in the process.

Solar Charging

For moments when a little extra battery charge is needed, try the Freeloader. The internal battery of this solar charger takes five hours of daylight to fill, but can then run anything from a mobile phone, to a camera to an ipod. At £29.99 this is perfect so long as you have remembered to leave it in daylight.

Kettles

No working day is complete without a coffee or tea break or two, and with the Kenwood JK450 Energy Saving Kettle these can be enjoyed conscience free. The clear polycarbonate body stops overfilling, whilst the improved heating element helps to save up to 35% in electricity. Not bad for only £29.

Lighting

Many companies have gone to great lengths to design eco-friendly products that are stylish enough to fit into the office of a style conscious entrepreneur. With the credit crunch looming this Herman Miller Leaf Lamp may set you back £350, but it is the perfect reward after a successful pitch or the launch of a site and uses 40% less power than a conventional light.

Seating

Reee is an ergonomically designed chair made from the recycled plastic of used games consoles. Produced by Plidesign, the chair costs £110 - a small price tag for something that has considered the environment at every step of its design. Once the chair has come to the end of its life every part is easily recyclable, although with such a stylish offering it is unlikely you will ever want to throw it away.

These are not the only gadgets capable of lowering energy consumption.  With a little research, there are endless options of varying price, style and function to improve your personal life as well as that of the business.