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The Home Energy Efficiency Programmes for Scotland (HEEPS) introduced by the Scottish government aim to make sure that everyone in Scotland who needs help with their energy costs, is able to save money and keep cosy, a source suggests. Under HEEPS, people in need could potentially get help to cut their bills and make their […]

The European building stock constitutes the largest single energy consumer in the EU, with about 35% of buildings in the EU being over 50 years old and not energy efficient. And in order to make the buildings more energy efficient and cut energy consumption and CO2 emissions, mobilising private financing is a key initiative. Global, […]

A new Father’s Day survey found British dads reduce energy bills by an average £220 per household through constantly reminding their kids to turn off unnecessary lights and heating, according to a news report into this matter. The survey by British Gas revealed that the average household could cut down on 37 hours of energy […]

92% of housing consumers in Australia would like information on the energy efficiency of homes from service providers as part of sale and lease processes, while 89% said that an energy-efficient home would be more attractive to buy or rent, recent research by the CSIRO and Common Capital for the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for […]

A local authority in England has revealed plans to slash its carbon emissions by up to 60% by 2025, a news report has been able to reveal. Suffolk County Council has acknowledged the fact that investment in the region’s housing stock will be vital to hitting this target. And as a first measure, it has […]

Since the start of May 2015 to end April 2016 around 226,000 homes have had at least one energy efficiency measure installed under the ECO or the Green Deal schemes, recent data released by the DECC has been able to suggest. The Government has established a target to “support low-cost measures on energy efficiency, with the […]

Up to 4 million families on pre-paid meters are set to benefit from an energy price cap which will save them £300million a year, a recent news report has been able to find. The Competition and Markets Authority ruling follows a warning that 70% of customers in the UK are on expensive “default” tariffs rather […]

The large number of sporting events that schedules for this summer is likely to cause an overall hike in energy bills for those keen to watch them all, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The fresh research from uSwitch.com reveals the average Brit will spend the equivalent of a working week watching […]

North America is likely to be the market leader in the Zero Net Energy Homes (ZNEH) segment until 2025, a recent research report from Navigant Research has been able to suggest. California is leading the drive toward ZNEHs worldwide with its goal of 100% of newly constructed residential homes to be zero carbon by the […]

A new energy efficiency scheme in Glasgow, Argyll and Bute and Perthshire will provide loans of up to £40,000 to homeowners on low incomes to help them make essential energy efficiency improvements to their homes, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The £10 million pilot scheme provides the funding that can be […]

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 […]

Almost half of millennials are not comfortable about sharing their data with energy suppliers, a recent survey suggests. SAS polled 2,000 people across the UK aged between 16 and 34 and revealed around 35% of them believe utilities use their personal data for their own benefit and just 18% trust their energy provider to find […]