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A higher level of government investment into home energy efficiency programmes could help tackle climate change and create up to 9,000 jobs, economists have recently argued, according to a recent news report. Economists at the University of Strathclyde and London School of Economics were backing calls from the Existing Homes Alliance to “transform” Scotland’s existing […]

A committee tasked with the study and eradication of fuel poverty across the UK has argued that government policies and allocation of resources need to be changed to achieve fuel poverty goals, a news report can reveal. The Committee on Fuel Poverty has recently released its first report of recommendations, which outline series of urgent […]

Residents in Lincolnshire who have never benefited from having a central heating system installed will be able to do so in the near future, completely free of charge, as part of a new scheme introduced by local authorities in the area, a news report has been able to suggest. After a successful funding bid to […]

A new community partnership scheme has managed to help thousands of residents across the North East to become more energy-savvy and cut their bills, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The £1.2 million Community Action Partnership (CAP) programme is a two-year partnership between fuel poverty charity, National Energy Action (NEA) and British […]

EEF, the UK’s manufacturers’ organisation, has revealed plans to offer manufacturers a new service which will help them save money and improve sustainability through carbon and energy management, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Th service is designed to help firms tackle unnecessarily high energy costs by identifying where and why energy […]

The trade body representing the private rental sector is urging the UK government to delay the introduction of new energy efficiency targets in the private rental sector, with a warning that the move could see rents shoot up, a news report has been able to reveal. The Residential Landlords’ Association (RLA) maintains the private rental […]

A global campaign to promote energy management system standards has been launched at the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) summit, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The Energy Management Campaign encourages governments, businesses and industry to use the ISO 50001 standard as a mechanism to demonstrate progress towards climate and energy goals. The […]

Although there have been positive developments on some energy technologies, in particular renewable energy, progress is still slow in deploying new technologies compared to what is actually required, the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s annual report, Energy Technology Perspectives 2016, has been able to suggest. The report noted: “The realisation that swift action is needed to […]

Flexible working options are increasing energy costs for most office buildings, at least as far as lift use is concerned, a recent study which compared on-site measurements of real lift energy consumption with predictions from industry standards has been able to suggest. The paper suggests that lifts consume between 16% to 36% more energy than […]

India could commit as much as $5 billion (£3.4bn) to energy efficiency projects by 2020, a new report by consultancy Sustainable Outlook has been able to suggest. That is the estimated amount to be invested through the government’s Perform-Achieve-Trade (PAT) scheme, which was launched in 2008 and aims to increase energy efficiency in industries by […]

An estimate 1.91m energy efficiency measures have been deployed across the UK by April under the ECO, Green Deal and Green Deal Home Improvement Fund schemes, recent data released by the DECC has been able to suggest. The energy efficiency measures were deployed across 1.53 million properties through the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), Green Deal […]

Newcastle University will create a new £20m research and testing centre designed to provide real-time understanding of UK energy use and ultimately help drive down customer bills, a recent news report has revealed. The EPSRC National Centre for Energy Systems Integration will allow experts to test the entire UK energy system in real time with […]