Efficiency

New website will publish research to help develop greener supply chains

Changing policies is fine if it improves the status quo, but scrapping schemes without a back-up plan is the wrong move and will only increase costs in the long-term, argues Jimmy Aldridge.

"It's a scandal that Ministers are evading parliamentary scrutiny in such a cowardly fashion"

Government refuses to increase senior loan facility to Green Deal Finance Company, meaning it is no longer able to quote for further Green Deal Plan applications

Industry leaders accuse Ministers of undermining investor confidence and pushing up the costs of decarbonisation

Energy storage technology developer launches crowdfunding drive for its bill-saving MASLOW device

Publicly funded body offers 'invest-to-save' loans for installation of energy-efficient technologies in state schools

British Gas launches a new version of its Hive smart home thermostat as part of a range refresh

Policy Exchange report sets out plan for 'affordable' decarbonisation, as speculation mounts that government could delay next wave of clean energy contracts

Global biotechnology company says efficiency improvements have helped reduce energy use more than a third