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Energy Efficiency

Decentralised energy, decentralised skills, and decentralised profits
Decentralised energy, decentralised skills, and decentralised profits

Britain has the potential to make a lot of money in efficient, decentralised energy, argues Lucy Symons-Jones of the Association for Decentralised Energy

  • Infrastructure
  • 20 January 2021
Save your energy for a greener 2021
Save your energy for a greener 2021

Smart Energy GB and Energy Saving Trust reveal five simple energy saving actions that will help small business owners in the retail sector to cut down on their environmental impact

  • Infrastructure
  • 11 January 2021
EU methane satellites could help push companies to cut emissions
EU methane satellites could help push companies to cut emissions

Brussels is gearing up to use its satellites to spot and track global methane emission hotspots, writes Andrew Warren

  • Energy
  • 04 January 2021
Save your energy for a green winter
Save your energy for a green winter

Smart meters are an easy way for businesses to understand how much energy they're using and to identify ways to reduce their consumption, explains Smart Energy GB

  • Energy
  • 21 December 2020
Green Homes Grant scheme: MPs urge improvements in response to major teething issues
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

  • Buildings
  • 14 December 2020
How NatWest Group is delivering on its operational climate commitments
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

  • Efficiency
  • 14 December 2020
A new breed of local energy service company will help businesses drive a green recovery
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

  • Efficiency
  • 10 December 2020
Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues
Deregulation drive has crippled progress towards UK's environmental goals, study argues

Water quality, air quality, nature protection, and the decarbonisation of the housing sector have all been damaged by deregulation and the erosion of enforcement capacity, according to a damning new report from Unchecked UK

  • Policy
  • 04 December 2020
How a slowdown in energy efficiency progress is jeopardising global climate goals
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

  • Energy
  • 03 December 2020
5G set to usher in energy efficiency revolution in telecoms, study finds
5G set to usher in energy efficiency revolution in telecoms, study finds

Research conducted by mobile operators Nokia and Telefonica, compared 5G to legacy networks including 4G, finding the former to be far more efficient

  • Technology
  • 03 December 2020
Future Homes Standard: No time like 2023
Future Homes Standard: No time like 2023

A target for all new homes to be built without fossil fuel heating was initially announced, then de-announced, for 2023 - but how realistic is that target date, ponders ECIU's Jess Ralston

  • Buildings
  • 27 November 2020
BT and Hubbub to explore untapped potential for smart tech to slash household emissions
BT and Hubbub to explore untapped potential for smart tech to slash household emissions

Collaboration follows new research showing nearly two-thirds of UK households do not use technology to help run their home more efficiently

  • Energy
  • 26 November 2020
Smart Energy GB to shift focus to behaviour change and boosting smart meter demand
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

  • Energy
  • 24 November 2020
Mayor of London ploughs £10m into 'Green New Deal' projects
Mayor of London ploughs £10m into 'Green New Deal' projects

The funding will focus on tackling building and transport emissions and supporting new green businesses, according to City Hall

  • Infrastructure
  • 19 November 2020
Government eyes energy efficiency targets for UK mortgage lenders
Government eyes energy efficiency targets for UK mortgage lenders

Mortgage lenders could face targets to achieve an EPC rating of C across their portfolio properties by 2030 under consultation proposals

  • Investment
  • 19 November 2020
Industry and campaigners welcome extension of Green Homes Grant scheme
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

  • Efficiency
  • 18 November 2020
IPPR: Decarbonising homes in North England could deliver £3.85bn boost
IPPR: Decarbonising homes in North England could deliver £3.85bn boost

Green home upgrades in the region could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and drive down emissions, think tank estimates

  • Infrastructure
  • 17 November 2020
Bulb launches pay-as-you-go green energy smartphone service
Bulb launches pay-as-you-go green energy smartphone service

Green energy supplier eyes energy efficiency gains from customers monitoring and managing energy use via smartphone app

  • Energy
  • 22 October 2020
Energy efficiency statistics lay bare the scale of draughty homes in England and Wales
Energy efficiency statistics lay bare the scale of draughty homes in England and Wales

Latest Office for National Statistics data shows there has been little improvement in home energy efficiency in recent years, writes Andrew Warren

  • Energy
  • 22 October 2020
'Decentralise, digitalise, and decarbonise': Engie UK debuts low carbon housing retrofit solution
'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

  • Efficiency
  • 20 October 2020
'Challenging process': Calls grow for government to extend under fire Green Homes Grant scheme
'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'

  • Efficiency
  • 15 October 2020
'Doing the basics well': Vodafone racks up £10m energy efficiency savings in three years
'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

  • Energy
  • 08 October 2020
Green Aisles take root in Homebase stores
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

  • Marketing
  • 06 October 2020
Green Homes Grant: Demand expected to soar as energy efficiency scheme launches
Green Homes Grant: Demand expected to soar as energy efficiency scheme launches

The government's Green Homes Grant scheme opens for applications today, but demand from homeowners expected to outstrip 600,000 vouchers available

  • BusinessGreen
  • 30 September 2020
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