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Energy regulator Ofgem is not taking all the necessary steps in order to ensure that the energy suppliers’ profits are transparent enough, a new report by the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) has

Profits for the biggest six energy suppliers have reached an astounding £3.3 billion, whereas consumer bills have increased by more than £300 a year since 2010, a damning report from the Labour Party has recently

The UK government has recently revealed the fact that it plans to redefine the concept of fuel poverty by taking into account the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) framework that was recommended by Professor Hills in his Independent review.   According to the

The UK public is slowly, but surely, starting to accept the idea of shale gas exploration, a recent research report by the University of Nottingham has revealed.

A new scheme set up by the Scottish government will enable home owners to apply for interest free loans to install various energy efficiency measures, a new media report has revealed.

Two semi-detached energy efficient houses are set to be built by Swiss housing innovators Nühaus GmbH on the BRE Innovation Park in Watford using the company’s ‘best value’ methodology, which aims to deliver affordable housing with low environmental impact.

Up to 50,000 North-East properties are set to receive energy efficiency-related upgrades under the £200 million ‘Warm Up North’ scheme, whose main objective is to help reduce bills and tackle fuel poverty in the area.

In a bid to boost Green Deal adoption in local communities, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has just announced the launch of a new scheme that will allow local authorities to bid for funding from the £20m pot.

NPOWER, one of the UK’s top 6 energy suppliers, has just issued a warning regarding the future hikes for household energy bills, blaming it all on the UK Government’s extensive subsidies for green energy.

In a bid to support the Welsh economy, the country’s government has decided to actually cut the planned energy efficiency levels for new buildings, from the projected 40% to just 8%, thus reducing the overall costs of building a new home by around 4,000 pounds.

Energy firm E.ON has been slapped with a £3m fine after failing to comply with their reporting obligations under the government’s carbon emissions reduction target (Cert) programme, a news report in the media reveals.

Home owners who decide to invest in energy-efficiency measures for their properties should actually get more incentives in order to do so, such as a reduction in the overall council tax bill and stamp duty, campaigners from the UK Green Building Council argued.