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Two hospitals that are a part of East Cheshire’s NHS Trust are looking at reducing their energy bills by a combined £2.5 million following a major revamp of their respective energy systems, a news report on the matter was able to reveal.

A major energy supplier has announced that it can offer businesses a fixed price for energy for five years, with South Staffordshire Water being the first to benefit from the offering. In the first of its kind, EDF Energy has created a unique c.£50m contract to enable the water supplier to fix the majority of its energy costs from day one.

The British Chambers of Commerce has partnered with energy management firm Utilitywise as part of an initiative aimed at reducing overall energy costs for its members, a news report on the matter could reveal.

Businesses allowing employees to work remotely from the comfort of their own homes could actually cut 3 million tonnes of carbon emissions and save £3 billion in energy bills, the Carbon Trust has recently argued.

Greater energy efficiency has become a “necessity, not nicety” for all organisations due to a variety of factors such as spiralling energy costs, growing concern over energy security and increasing regulatory pressure to reduce carbon emissions, international certification body BM TRADA

Imperial-based UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) is set to receive a funding boost from three research councils for future energy research in the UK, a news report on the matter could reveal.

A drilling company specializing in shale gas fracking has submitted plans to start hydraulic fracture procedures at a Lancashire site, a news report can reveal.

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.

A whopping £200m worth of contracts could be in the pipeline for the UK’s green building supply chain companies following a deal signed between the BRE Group and Shenzhen Municipal Government.

The energy market is still very unfair for small and medium enterprises, a recent exclusive FSB survey of over 1,400 of its members has revealed.

Energy monitoring systems provide consumption readings that are clear and easy to understand.

Despite recording one of the most solid rate of economic growths in the developed world, UK residents are actually using a lot less energy than they used to do before, due largely to significant changes in Government policy and the emergence of various energy saving technologies.