Energy Efficiency

Welsh government announces £98m funding boost for insulation, solar panels, and heat pumps

Policy

Welsh government announces £98m funding boost for insulation, solar panels, and heat pumps

Fresh funding to provide thousands of 'safe, comfortable, healthy and low carbon' social homes

clock 23 January 2026 • 2 min read
Edinburgh partners with Signify to bring solar hybrid lighting to city's parks

Solar

Edinburgh partners with Signify to bring solar hybrid lighting to city's parks

City of Edinburgh Council installs hybrid solar connected lighting system in bid to deliver improved sustainability and safety

clock 23 January 2026 • 2 min read
A warm front?

Policy

A warm front?

A huge amount rests on the government's ability to deliver an successful green loan scheme, but the Warm Homes Plan has the potential to boost the economy and improve the lives of millions of people

clock 22 January 2026 • 4 min read
Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

Policy

Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know overview of the government's new £15bn Warm Homes Plan

clock 22 January 2026 • 13 min read
'Not an if, it's a must': Manufacturers urge governments to deliver more demanding standards for cooling technologies

Policy

'Not an if, it's a must': Manufacturers urge governments to deliver more demanding standards for cooling technologies

Open letter from leading air conditioning firms urges policymakers to support the development and deployment of high-efficiency cooling equipment

clock 22 January 2026 • 4 min read
'This approach puts control in customers' hands': Green economy reacts to new Warm Homes Plan

Policy

'This approach puts control in customers' hands': Green economy reacts to new Warm Homes Plan

Business leaders, campaigners, and climate policy experts react to the long-awaited release of the government's £15bn Warm Homes Plan

clock 20 January 2026 • 17 min read
'A national project to turn the tide': Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan

Policy

'A national project to turn the tide': Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan

Long-awaited plan aims to help millions of families to cut energy bills by installing solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and insulation

clock 20 January 2026 • 7 min read
Reports: Government may drop battery storage requirements from Future Homes Standard

Policy

Reports: Government may drop battery storage requirements from Future Homes Standard

Ministers are considering plans to water down mandatory clean tech requirements for new homes in England, reports claim

clock 02 January 2026 • 4 min read
'Gas boilers are skating on thin ice': Study makes case for heat pumps at Santa's toy workshop

Marketing

'Gas boilers are skating on thin ice': Study makes case for heat pumps at Santa's toy workshop

Festive research from Nesta calculates Father Christmas could slash his energy use by 78 per cent by ditching fossil gas boilers for heat pumps at his Lapland toy factory

clock 23 December 2025 • 3 min read
Could Britain wake up to its 'greenest' Christmas Day on record this year?

Energy

Could Britain wake up to its 'greenest' Christmas Day on record this year?

A combination of favourable weather conditions, low energy demand and more clean power capacity than ever could make Christmas Day 2025 the 'greenest' ever in Britain

clock 22 December 2025 • 5 min read