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Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

Policy

Warm Homes Plan: A guide for the green economy

BusinessGreen's all-you-need-to-know overview of the government's new £15bn Warm Homes Plan

clock 22 January 2026 • 13 min read
'This approach puts control in customers' hands': Green economy reacts to new Warm Homes Plan

Policy

'This approach puts control in customers' hands': Green economy reacts to new Warm Homes Plan

Business leaders, campaigners, and climate policy experts react to the long-awaited release of the government's £15bn Warm Homes Plan

clock 20 January 2026 • 17 min read
'A national project to turn the tide': Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan

Policy

'A national project to turn the tide': Government unveils £15bn Warm Homes Plan

Long-awaited plan aims to help millions of families to cut energy bills by installing solar panels, batteries, heat pumps, and insulation

clock 20 January 2026 • 7 min read
Octopus Energy expands 'Zero Bills' homes initiative to Scotland

Buildings

Octopus Energy expands 'Zero Bills' homes initiative to Scotland

Energy giant announces partnership with housebuilder Discovery Homes to offer 57 new 'Zero Bills' homes in North Dundee

clock 15 January 2026 • 2 min read
'We need to go further and faster': How tackling cost barriers and confidence gaps could drive another record year for solar installations

Solar

'We need to go further and faster': How tackling cost barriers and confidence gaps could drive another record year for solar installations

Interest in solar panels remains strong and the market is growing fast - but further action may be needed tackle barriers to adoption that could slow the rooftop revolution

clock 09 January 2026 • 7 min read
Study: 'All-electric' homes put less pressure on electricity grid than feared

Technology

Study: 'All-electric' homes put less pressure on electricity grid than feared

Homes equipped with heat pumps and solar panels in line with imminent Future Homes Standard use less energy than expected, new analysis finds

clock 19 November 2025 • 3 min read
Octopus Capital raises £100m to fund over 1,000 Zero Bills homes

Investment

Octopus Capital raises £100m to fund over 1,000 Zero Bills homes

Octopus Group asset manager reveals fresh Affordable Housing Fund investment, including £50m from Scottish National Investment Bank

clock 18 November 2025 • 4 min read
Alick Dru: 'Subsidies can be useful to spark adoption, but they're not a long-term business model'

Solar

Alick Dru: 'Subsidies can be useful to spark adoption, but they're not a long-term business model'

Sunsave CEO and co-founder discusses how today's energy market is like the financial sector of the early 2010s

clock 21 October 2025 • 5 min read
Extra MSA installs 810 solar panels at Cobham Services

Solar

Extra MSA installs 810 solar panels at Cobham Services

New system expected to generate up to 305,159kWh of clean power every year for the UK's busiest motorway services

clock 10 October 2025 • 2 min read
'Live more sustainably': Ikea debuts new Energy Services range

Marketing

'Live more sustainably': Ikea debuts new Energy Services range

Ikea partners with Aria and Soly to offer customers home renewable energy solutions

clock 08 October 2025 • 1 min read