Efficiency
'It will kill businesses eventually': Are administrative problems scuppering the Green Homes Grant scheme?
Complaints from households and installers are becoming ever more vocal, and now some fear the high profile scheme could lead to the collapse of some businesses
HyNet: First industrial boiler fired up with hydrogen at pioneering pilot project
Progressive Energy says pilot project will provide evidence base to support switch from fossil fuel to hydrogen, as industry advances plans for UK's first hydrogen fuelled town
Distilleries receive first phase of £10m green whisky fund
The Green Distilleries competition will provide £10m of funding to 17 distilleries across England and Scotland
'We're getting there': Smart meters on track to reach half of Britain's homes and businesses in 2021
The smart meter rollout has faced major disruption due to Covid-19, but installations are on the up again and experts believe the technology has the potential to unlock the next wave of the net zero transition
Green Homes Grant scheme: MPs urge improvements in response to major teething issues
Survey by Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee reveals 'poor experience' among many applicants for the schemes' vouchers
How NatWest Group is delivering on its operational climate commitments
NatWest Group Energy Manager, Richard Eaton, offers the inside track on how the banking giant is working to deliver on its ambitious climate goals across its operations
A new breed of local energy service company will help businesses drive a green recovery
Energy efficiency services for businesses could be at the heart of a locally-driven economic recovery - all that’s needed is a toolkit to create solutions that businesses actually want, argues EnergyPro's Alex Rathmell
Smart Opportunities: Latest BusinessGreen webinar to explore how smart technologies are helping firms cut emissions
Hosted in association with Smart Energy GB, latest webinar will provide invaluable insights into how smart meters and associated technologies are unlocking multiple benefits
Green financiers plot wave of zero carbon heating offers
New report from Green Finance Institute identifies barriers to investment in green heating systems and trails series of new demonstration projects
How a slowdown in energy efficiency progress is jeopardising global climate goals
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused energy efficiency investments to tumble while increasing the energy intensity of the global economy, according to the International Energy Agency
Smart Energy GB to shift focus to behaviour change and boosting smart meter demand
Organisation tasked with overseeing national rollout of smart meters set to shift its focus from awareness building to driving demand for the devices and encouraging pro-environmental behaviours
Industry and campaigners welcome extension of Green Homes Grant scheme
PM commended for decision to push end date for national buildings retrofit programme back by a year, following high profile concerns that the industry needs to build up capacity to deliver the £3bn scheme
How circular cities can put people first
Elsa Wenzel explores how circular economy models, when executed right, can unlock a raft of co-benefits
EDF inks heat pump partnership as calls grow for post-boiler strategy
Energy giant partners with Daikin for heat pump offer, as new report warns 'boiler backlash' could derail net zero agenda
Study: Health threat from workplace air pollution 'underplayed' in UK
Indoor air pollution risks exacerbating prior health issues of up to 440,000 manufacturing and logistics workers in the UK, Global Action Plan warns
'Decentralise, digitalise, and decarbonise': Engie UK debuts low carbon housing retrofit solution
Firm says it has a "duty" to develop solutions that can reduce carbon footprint of UK's housing stock, warning that existing housing supply poses "considerable threat" to UK's net zero plans
'Challenging process': Calls grow for government to extend under fire Green Homes Grant scheme
MCS certification scheme says it is 'fielding calls on a daily basis from installers seeking clarity and expressing their concerns over what they feel are flaws in the scheme'
Government urged to extend Green Homes Grant Scheme as fears grow over shortage of installers
National Insulation Association writes to Chancellor requesting clarity over long term future of the scheme, after reports that many households cannot access grant scheme
'Unstoppable momentum': Business-backed report concludes Paris-aligned power sector can be delivered
'S curve' deployment suggest goals of Paris Agreement can be achieved, but only if policy framework 'encourages, sustains, and extends' the deployment of clean technologies, according to researchers from UCL's Institute for Sustainable Resources
'Doing the basics well': Vodafone racks up £10m energy efficiency savings in three years
The savings were achieved via a raft of efficiency improvements across 90 of the firm's buildings including offices and data centres
Green Aisles take root in Homebase stores
New dedicated spaces to showcase energy efficient and environmentally friendly products alongside expert advice on efficiency measures in the home
Heathrow CEO: Aviation should have priority access to sustainable biofuels
Aviation sector will not be able to reach net zero if worldwide capacity of sustainable fuels is split between different transport sectors, John Holland Kaye warned at BusinessGreen’s Net Zero Festival
Banks launch industry standards for financing green home retrofits
Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles spearheaded by Green Finance Institute aim to 'strengthen integrity of retrofit finance market'
From materials innovation to modular construction: The property sector plots its pathway to net zero
The government has promised to 'build, build, build' to reboot the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But can this be done without stoking the climate emergency? BusinessGreen speaks to two developers to find out
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