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Danish lighting company Scotia unveils new range of solar-powered streetlights that promise to turn local authorities into 'energy powerhouses'

Whitbread reveals installation of 88 solar arrays at Premier Inn sites will deliver £280,000 in cost savings each year

New report from Policy Exchange think tank calls for tax breaks and improved mortgage affordability tests to help drive energy efficiency improvements

Policy Exchange's Richard Howard argues the best way to drive home energy efficiency is to structurally embed it into the housing market

Compliance may be patchy, but DECs bring clear benefits, argues Andrew Warren, after a remarkably lengthy consultation the government would be mad to water them down

In wake of COP21 climate deal Brussels reveals far-reaching proposals to reduce reliance on Russian gas imports by expanding EU gas infrastructure, prompting anger among green groups

Survey confirms what many within the industry have been saying for some time: green building is now a mainstream concern

Major new survey reveals proportion of building companies planning to secure green certification for over 60 per cent of their projects will increase from 18 per cent currently to 37 per cent by 2018

John Alker of the Green Building Council explores how greener shops could make for more successful for retailers

Stadium becomes first in the Six Nations to source 100 per cent green power and gas in major new deal with SSE Airtricity