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Centrica, the owner of the UK’s largest energy supplier, British Gas, has warned investors that a highly competitive market and lower consumption will result in lower revenue and profit in 2014.

Almost a third of company managers and directors don’t really know who their energy supplier is, which means that they can’t opt for the best available deals, statistical figures obtained from a new market survey have revealed.

Three of Scotland’s most prestigious universities (St Andrews, Strathclyde University and Stirling University) will be able to access a £20 million funding pot offered by the Scottish Government, a

Npower, one of the UK’s Big Six energy suppliers, has recently announced three new energy plans targeting specifically small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that simplify the way in which companies choose their energy.

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.

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.

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.

More than 50% of all small and medium-sized business owners in Yorkshire have expressed serious concerns regarding the rising costs of energy, a brand new report in the local media has revealed.

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

Global energy demand is likely to grow at a much slower rate over the next couple of decade than it did up until now, a recent report published by oil giant BP has recently revealed.

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.

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.