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Energy remains one of Europe’s key issues in achieving further economic growth and should become an important item on the agenda of the European council and commission, Michel Lebrun, president of the Committee of the Regions, has recently

Global revenue in the “zero energy” buildings market is predicted to reach an impressive $1.4 trillion in two decades, a recent report by Navigant Research suggests.

The global Home Automation and Control Market was worth $5.77 Billion in 2013 and is expected to reach £8.2 billion by 2020, a recent report by MarketsandMarkets was able to reveal.

The UK government should commit to reducing carbon emissions by 57% until 2030, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has recently argued.

Under a controversial proposal drawn up by Highland Council’s administration, all council buildings – including schools – should be shut down for half day on Fridays in order to cut energy use.

Almost 80 percent of customers who have smart meters installed have taken steps to reduce their energy use, including actions such as turning the lights off and heating down as well as changing the way they use household appliances, data from the DECC’s ‘Fourth Annual Report on the Roll out of Smart Meters’ has been able to

The majority of businesses who opt not to install energy efficiency technologies do so because of what they perceive as “high upfront costs” and savings that are only visible on the long-term, a recent report has been able to reveal.

The EU has launched a new project worth €6.4 million (£4.48m) aimed at improving green building technologies and helping in the reduction of carbon emissions, a recent news report has been able to reveal.

Primary school students from two schools in Bolton took part in a workshop by National Energy Action to be taught how important it is to keep fuel costs down in the winter months in conjunction with Wigan Council’s Affordable Warmth Access Referral Mechanism (AWARM).

The concept of energy efficiency will have huge potential benefits on the long run and its benefits are “far too huge to be ignored”, the UK’s Energy Minister Lord Bourne has recently said.

One of the UK’s Big Six energy suppliers has reportedly lost around 200,000 customers during what it describers as a „tough year”, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal.

One of the world’s largest food companies has announced a new partnership with a leading UK university to explore resource efficiency across a range of its operational value chain, a recent news report has been able to find.