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The NHS is one of the UK’s largest energy consumers, spending an overall £750m each year on heating and electricity bills alone, but this figure could be 20% lower should the trusts decide to implement extensive energy-saving measures, a new research report from the Green Investment Bank (GIB)

Energy managers working for the National Health System have come under fire as the Taxpayers’ Alliance branded the NHS’ “green” staff a “waste” of public money.

British Gas, the UK’s leading energy provider, was found guilty of incorrectly blocking businesses customers from switching suppliers and will be forced to pay £5.6m in fines and compensation, a news report in the matter can reveal.

Banks and other financial lenders do very little to support businesses wishing to invest in energy saving projects, fresh new research from Siemens Industry and the Energy Institute can reveal.

German utility RWE, the parent company of UK energy supplier npower, has revealed plans to take a more active role in the energy saving solutions’ sector as demand in this segment has soared over the past few years.

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has joined forces with the BRE, Carillion Energy Services and other key partners in order to launch S-IMPLER, a new research and demonstration project designed to help the refurbishment

The UK’s Big Six energy suppliers have bought their power for almost £4bn more than the average market rate over the past three years and then charged the consumers more in order to cover the additional expenses, new figures released by the

Millions of pounds in business rates will find their way to the treasuries of local councils which decide to give the green-light to shale gas developments, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has just revealed.

A new report released by the UK government on Tuesday suggests that close to half of Britain might be ready for shale gas drilling, energy companies getting the chance to bid for rights to drill across more than 37,000 square miles, stretching from central Scotland to the south coast.

Changing their employees’ attitude and behaviour towards energy consumption could actually save businesses £300m a year, a report by consultancy Carbon Trust has recently revealed.

Over 7,000 UK businesses will be required to provide very detailed reports on their energy use, or face the potential of being fined under the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)’s new Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).

The number of Green Deal assessments logged during April has risen significantly, statistical figures released by the DECC have revealed, but the prospects for the following months are not optimistic.