Steven Chu, the former US energy secretary and Nobel prizewinning physicist, has warned that although the British government is right to proceed with new nuclear plants they risk becoming a…
Red Box18th November 2014
The Prime Minister, Ministers and MPs have been forewarned that local health services will not be able to cope this winter with cold-related hospital admissions and repeat GP visits
Red Box18th November 2014
A new independent report, Pathways for Heat: Low Carbon Heat for Buildings, calls on the next Government to set heat as a policy priority for the coming decade
Red Box17th November 2014
Specialist engineering and construction insurer HSB Engineering Insurance, part of Munich Re, has warned that 50 per cent of carbon emissions targets will need to be reached by energy efficiency
Red Box7th November 2014
This year’s Energy Management Exhibition (EMEX) now boasts more than 100 exhibitors and over 70 seminar and training sessions
Red Box3rd November 2014
A radical insulation programme would save UK households £4.95bn a year
Red Box31st October 2014
Peterborough City Council’s collaboration with Honeywell to create a framework for cutting energy use while updating municipal facilities has won the 2014 award for Best Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency…
Red Box27th October 2014
Almost half of British SMEs admit to not allocating enough cash reserves to pay their energy bills, new national research has revealed
Red Box17th October 2014
Experts from Birmingham City University have criticised the Government’s proposals to build thousands of new homes on brownfield sites that would be exempt from the zero carbon homes standard
Red Box10th October 2014
The global energy efficiency market is worth at least $310bn a year and growing, according to a new report
Red Box8th October 2014
Small business owners may be concerned about the price of utilities, but more than half (52 per cent) of SMEs - 2.54m businesses - do not know what they spend…
Red Box3rd October 2014
Having slashed its energy consumption by 26 per cent in under five years the University Hospital of South Manchester in Wythenshawe is striving to cut another fifth before 2018
Red Box26th September 2014
Industry bodies have responded positively to the Labour Party's commitment to make energy efficiency a national infrastructure priority
Red Box24th September 2014
The Energy Services and Technology Association (ESTA), is to launch an Energy Performance Contracting Group
Red Box15th September 2014
The benefits of energy efficiency go well beyond the simple scaling back of energy demand
Red Box12th September 2014
The UK is now the most-improved G20 nation on carbon intensity, and it is already one of the world’s most energy efficient economies, according to latest analysis by financial consultancy,…
Red Box8th September 2014
The Liberal Democrats would introduce an ambitious decarbonisation target if they came to power
Red Box1st September 2014
Over 7,400 householders applied for payments between April to July this year under the domestic RHI, according to latest figures from DECC.
Red Box29th August 2014
A new survey has revealed a 'huge gap' between reality and the perception of the UK public on key climate and energy issues
Red Box27th August 2014
Complete independence from energy generated from fossil fuels is possible, according to a Danish academic
Red Box26th August 2014
Debenhams’ energy manager, Jaz Rabadia, is helping the leading retailer to cut energy costs and reduce its carbon footprint.
Red Box22nd August 2014
The University of Cambridge has awarded Vital Energi Utilities Ltd the £2.98m contract for the design, supply and installation of the main spine of the district heating pipe network for…
Red Box21st August 2014
John Laing and the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) are to invest in a new £74m green energy facility in Speyside, Scotland
Red Box20th August 2014
A West Midlands-based aluminium gravity die casting manufacturer, has recently signed a ten-year deal with Open Energi to implement dynamic demand management in its manufacturing operations
Red Box19th August 2014
A top academic has urged Scots to harness the hidden heat in their rivers using heat pump technology
Red Box18th August 2014
The public’s attitude towards fracking has been tested by two recent polls that recorded conflicting results.
Red Box15th August 2014
The Insulated Render and Cladding Association (INCA) is calling on Government to reopen the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) to help households living in solid wall properties to install…
Red Box13th August 2014
New research challenges the perception that sustainable buildings are necessarily more costly to construct by presenting the actual costs and savings associated with a wide range of sustainable building strategies.
Red Box12th August 2014
London's council estate properties in need of urgent repair are to benefit from a £195m Decent Home fund, announced today by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
Red Box11th August 2014
A full-scale tidal energy generator aimed at demonstrating the potential to generate sustainable and predictable tidal power has been unveiled in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Red Box7th August 2014
The Energy Saving Trust is calling for a “radical shift” in how industry sells the benefits of energy efficiency for the home
Red Box6th August 2014
France is set to cut fossil fuel use and boost renewable energy generation
Red Box5th August 2014
British homeowners are more worried about rising energy bills than anything else, says an international survey
Red Box4th August 2014
SSE plc has completed the acquisition of The Energy Solutions Group, a Manchester-based designer and provider of building energy management systems and energy services
Red Box1st August 2014
The Chicago skyline may be one of the most impressive in the USA but it is rapidly becoming one of the most energy efficient
Red Box31st July 2014
Dalkia plc is adopting the Veolia brand name in the UK to enable the company to offer its customers a wider range of environmental services
Red Box30th July 2014
For the fifth year running, retail property specialist Hammerson has cut its carbon emissions across its UK portfolio as a result of its business-wide sustainability framework – Positive Places.
Red Box29th July 2014
The UK can deliver on greater transparency, lower household bills and genuine competition in the energy market if it takes its cues from the German model and transitions to local…
Red Box28th July 2014
The £120m Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) was shut down with immediate effect on evening of July 24 after funds were exhausted in just six weeks
Red Box25th July 2014
Online stores and retailers lag behind traditional shops and retailers in providing the right information in the right format about the energy performance of domestic appliances
Red Box24th July 2014
Just six weeks into the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund, the Department of Energy and Climate Change has announced changes to the cashback scheme that will see a reduction in…
Red Box23rd July 2014
Waste management company Shanks Group is to supply renewable energy to Marks & Spencer from its new anaerobic digestion facility in Westcott, near Bicester, Oxfordshire.
Red Box21st July 2014
Thousands of buildings across the USA are competing in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) fifth annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildings
Red Box18th July 2014
English councils will be able to continue to set energy building regulations standards that are “higher than the minimum”
Red Box14th July 2014
The UK’s biggest large-scale lithium titanate battery is to be connected to the grid later this year, as part of new research to tackle the challenges of industrial-scale energy storage
Red Box25th June 2014
Government needs to do more in the regulation and standardisation of smart meters and the data they produce if they are to drive the uptake of energy efficiency across the…
Red Box23rd June 2014
The UK could be saving up to £500m in utility bills through simple behavioural change adopted by businesses and consumers.
Red Box18th June 2014
It now seems increasingly likely that the European Union will adopt a binding target for energy efficiency improvements across all 28 member States by 2030
Red Box11th June 2014
The 'Big 10' food and drink companies together emit more greenhouse gases than Scandinavia and, if they were an individual country, would rank as the 25th most polluting, according to…
Red Box6th June 2014
The government introduced changes to the Non-Domestic RHI that include new technologies to be covered by the scheme and new tariffs which may affect existing participants.
Red Box29th May 2014
A new exhibition for the energy management sector has been launched with the backing of Liberal Democrat peer Lord Redesdale
Red Box23rd May 2014
The National Trust has switched on the UK’s largest marine source heat pump and the first ever in the open sea – to provide heating for its 18th century Plas…
Red Box23rd May 2014
Despite Denmark having one the most energy efficient building stocks in Europe, the Government has just unveiled a 21-point strategy that is set to cut the energy that existing buildings…
Red Box14th May 2014
The Irish Government has launched a €70m National Energy Efficiency Fund for projects in the public and commercial sectors, with an anticipated €300m leveraged funding delivered over the next three…
Red Box9th May 2014
The first Low Carbon Workplace Standard has been awarded to Investec Wealth and Investment Management (IWIN), which has achieved a 33 per cent reduction in carbon emissions per person at…
Red Box8th May 2014
The UK’s energy industry is fragmented and a ‘system architect’ is needed to take a holistic view of the energy system, experts are warning
Red Box6th May 2014
Public support for onshore wind has reached record levels, according to a new survey published by the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Red Box30th April 2014
The National Trust has established a company that will enable it to generate and trade clean energy.
Red Box24th April 2014
Energy Assets Group plc has agreed a £2.3m takeover of BGlobal plc, a provider of advanced metering technology to the UK I&C electricity sector
Red Box23rd April 2014
Honeywell Building Solutions and Warwick University have joined forces to research the link between human behaviour and energy consumption in buildings.
Red Box16th April 2014
Businesses in the UK lack support from banks when investing in energy efficiency measures
Red Box15th April 2014
Richard Willson, the environmental strategy manager of Norwich City Council, has won this year’s ESTA Energy Manager of the Year
Red Box14th April 2014
The UK’s first publicly available database for embodied carbon in buildings has been launched by resource efficiency experts WRAP in collaboration with the UK Green Building Council.
Red Box11th April 2014
The domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is finally up and running following today's announcement by Energy Minister Greg Barker. Here, we offer a round-up of industry reaction.
Red Box9th April 2014
Swiss energy services company Alpiq has acquired the British company Flexitricity, a leader in the management of networked services, for an undisclosed sum
Red Box8th April 2014
New research predicts over £6bn savings on GB households gas and electricity bills from In Home Displays (IHDs)
Red Box7th April 2014
Over 30 organisations are urging the Government to set a minimum energy efficiency standard for privately rented homes.
Red Box3rd April 2014
In a move to increase take-up the Green Deal, Government has quadrupled the Green Deal Communities funding for Local Authorities.
Red Box2nd April 2014
Anaerobic digestion plant and EPC contractor FLI Energy has announced that it has begun construction of the Euston biogas plant, a biomethane to grid anaerobic digestion project on the Euston…
Red Box1st April 2014
A new energy efficiency standard has been announced by the Scottish Housing Minister. Margaret Burgess (pictured) says the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing (EESSH) could save tenants an estimated…
Red Box31st March 2014
The EU is on course to miss its 20 per cent cut in energy consumption by 2020, delegates at the recent Euro-Mediterranean Energy Efficiency Forum in Monaco were told
Red Box31st March 2014
The BRE National Solar Centre (NSC) has carried out a comprehensive survey of jobs in the solar sector in 2013, detailing both staffing numbers and site installation activities.
Red Box28th March 2014
Four of the UK’s leading property developers are calling on the construction industry to come together to tackle embodied carbon
Red Box27th March 2014
The share of renewable energy generation across the UK reached record levels last year according to new government figures published today.
Red Box27th March 2014
24 local authorities across England and Wales have been awarded more than £2.1 million to support the development of heat network projects.
Red Box26th March 2014
Greg Barker recently tweeted that the Renewable Heat Incentive would launch by Easter, meaning homeowners will begin to collect a tariff for the heat produced by renewable technology.
Red Box25th March 2014
Manufacturers need to stop misleading consulting engineers with incomplete and confusing performance data, says Mike Holding
Red Box25th March 2014
An economic study into the cost profile of power from tidal lagoons has found that a portfolio of three UK tidal lagoons, in operation by 2021, would deliver large-scale low…
Red Box21st March 2014
Adopting a holistic approach to heating in factories could pay rich dividends. Andrew Saxon looks at how the use of air curtains alongside space heaters can strike an efficient balance
Red Box20th March 2014
'Cut energy use and save money' are among the aims of the UK Green Investment Bank's new NHS Energy Efficiency Financing Programme
Red Box19th March 2014
The government has given a boost to renewable energy and a knock-back to energy efficiency in the outcome of its Housing Standards Review
Red Box17th March 2014
A new poll by Ipsos MORI shows that young people are among the strongest supporters of offshore wind, according to a poll by Ipsos MORI
Red Box14th March 2014
The Staffordshire city of Stoke-on-Trent is to benefit from a multi-million pound city-wide geothermal heat network, the government has announced
Red Box14th March 2014
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has become the first retailer to receive the triple award of certification for achievements in carbon, water and waste reduction from the Carbon Trust
Red Box13th March 2014
Kensa Heat Pumps has announced Lord Taylor of Goss Moor as its new chairman. According to Kensa the peer's appointment will be instrumental in the company’s growth as a UK…
Red Box11th March 2014
QR (Quick Response) codes are to be introduced on consumer energy bills to help bill-payers get an instant cross-market comparison.
Red Box10th March 2014
The UK and China have agreed to a new £20 million three-year programme that will support research to develop new low carbon manufacturing processes and technologies, low carbon cities and…
Red Box7th March 2014
The Green Deal is not fit for purpose for the commercial property sector, according to the British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC), the retail property trade body
Red Box6th March 2014
A report has been issued by Dods Renewable Energy Dialogue which reveals that 63% of surveyed MPs agreed with the idea that renewable energy benefited the UK economy while 69%…
Red Box6th March 2014
A new polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC)-based micro combined heat and power system (mCHP) is set to be mass-produced in Europe. It is currently on display at Ecobuild in London.
Red Box5th March 2014
The British Retail Consortium has proposed an overhaul of the tax system to drive investment in energy efficient property.
Red Box3rd March 2014
Provisional statistics released today by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show that the amount of electricity produced by wind grew 38% from 2012 to 2013. In total…
Red Box28th February 2014
There is a real appetite for the emerging smart grid market, according to a new report by the UK Energy Research Centre.
Red Box28th February 2014
In an open letter to Communities Minister Stephen Williams, leaders from 28 major companies argue that there is a “very strong economic case” for a robust definition of zero carbon,…
Red Box27th February 2014
Solar Power Portal has reported that hybrid PV-T modules will not be eligible for the upcoming Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), due to launch this spring.
Red Box25th February 2014
With the summer in the not too distant future, solar specialist Navitron is calling on installers to urge their customers to make the switch to green energy in time to…
Red Box24th February 2014
Mark Fermor explains how commercial and municipal managers can assess flood risk and mitigate against flooding to reduce the impact on their organization
Red Box21st February 2014
Energy management consultancy energyTEAM is challenging the traditional thinking that businesses have a choice only between take-it-or-leave-it fixed rates and higher-risk purchasing on wholesale markets.
Red Box20th February 2014
Changes have been made to the Green Deal cashback scheme that will see much more money going to consumers on the contributions they make towards green improvements to their homes,…
Red Box20th February 2014
