Energy Efficiency

Guinness World Records confirms Vortex 500 dries four pairs of hands using a third of the energy of standard dryers

Report reiterates call for government to ditch Carbon Reduction Commitment

Measures agreed fall short of agreed 20 per cent drop in energy consumption

Government appoints Green Deal Oversight Body and Ombudsman, and reveals registration process will be free for prospective providers

UK delegation weakens targets for energy company savings and refitting public buildings in a bid for wider uptake

Thirteen firms including E.ON and RWE warn Deputy Prime Minister that funding delays have put flagship energy efficiency policy 'in jeopardy'

New report backed by utility urges London boroughs to relax red tape and better promote the benefits of home insulation schemes

Bank identifies range of renewables and clean tech sectors as growth areas as large emitters look to cut carbon

Draft Energy Bill reveals companies that reduce power demand will be able to bid for payments under new capacity auctions

Despite headlines to the contrary, the Renewable Energy Foundation's latest study applies its controversial methodologies to energy efficiency, not wind farms