Energy Efficiency
The latest energy efficiency news and issues affecting your business, from energy efficiency grants and programs to resources, regulations and policies.
GPs to prescribe fuel poor with green home retrofit solutions in £3m scheme
The UK Government is preparing a national programme for doctors to prescribe boilers, insulation and double glazing to fuel-poor patients suffering from diseases exacerbated by cold homes.Big Six are cause of Green Deal failure, Greg Barker says
The Big Six energy companies undermined the Government’s flagship programme to upgrade the energy efficiency of Britain’s housing stock, according to the former Climate Minister who is now David Cameron’s climate envoy.How SME hotels can make big energy efficiency savings fast
Hospitality sector pathfinder shows how much can be saved to benefit the bottom line and cut carbon, says Mark Sait, ceo of SaveMoneyCutCarbon.New regulations to force landlords to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes
Landlords will be banned from renting out England and Wales’ draughtiest homes from 2018 in a bid to cut energy bills and carbon emissions.UK and world can avoid dangerous climate change and still live well, new analysis shows
The world can enjoy higher standards of living and more travel, while drastically cutting emissions to avoid dangerous climate change – but only with sweeping changes to our infrastructure, the natural world and agriculture, a new analysis has found.GreenWise top 10 green business stories of 2014
Renewable energy, flood management, zero carbon homes, energy efficiency, and green financing were the key themes in GreenWise’s top 10 green business stories of 2014.Caroline Lucas: the Infrastructure Bill threatens our environment and ignores energy efficiency
What will £15 billion spent on roads do for air pollution? I’m tabling an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill because it’s time to start legislating for the common good, says Green Pary MP Caroline Lucas.Government to release £100m more to Green Deal in tranches
Homeowners will be able to claim up to £5,600 from the Government towards home improvements such as a new boiler and cavity wall insulation from Wednesday 10 December – but the money may not be around for long.UK smart water saving outfit i2O secures £8m to expand business
i2O Water, the UK cleantech firm that is helping utilities plug the leaks in their water supply networks, says it has secured a further £8 million to expand the business at home and abroad.RBS search for energy saving solutions leads to trial of simple radiator heating controller
An eight-month search by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) to find and showcase innovative energy saving solutions invented by UK and international small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has led the bank to trial a simple, radiator heating control device in its buildings.Dutch green retrofit scheme could insulate 100,000 UK homes with EU funding
More than 100,000 homes across the UK could be given a carbon neutral retrofit by 2020 if the EU approves funding for a ground-breaking green social housing project this month.Tougher energy efficiency targets would boost UK GDP by £62bn
A 40 per cent cut in energy use by 2030 through efficiency measures would increase the UK’s GDP by £62 billion and create 40,000 new jobs, according to unpublished EU figures.Cleantech start-up hits crowdfunding target on Crowdcube in record time
A world record has been set for cleantech funding by UK start-up, Powervault, which secured funding on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to develop its innovative domestic energy storage devices.Climate change: “no more important issue” for future generations, Miliband tells party
Ed Miliband made a firm commitment to tackling climate change today as he pledged to create one million high-tech green jobs by 2030 if Labour wins the next general election.Green Deal: use tax incentives to rescue energy efficiency scheme, MPs urge
Stamp duty discounts, variable council tax rates and other financial incentives should be offered to help households reduce energy bills and revive the Government’s flagship conservation initiative, a group of MPs has urged in a scathing report.
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