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A local council has taken active steps to help local residents keep warm in their homes and save money on their energy bills, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find. Bury Council has implemented an array of measures to reduce fuel poverty, secure improvements to council housing and improve […]

Close to 20 percent of all commercial property in the North East of England could be simply rendered un-lettable in two year’s time under the new energy efficiency rules, a recent report issued by Teesside independent commercial property consultants Dodds Brown LLP has been able to suggest. The Richard Wilson, Senior Associate Partner and Head […]

Investors and landlords are being urged to prepare as the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) for both residential and commercial properties in England and Wales comes into force on 1 April 2018. According an expert opinion on the topic, MEES contains two separate requirements: from 1 April 2018, landlords will not be permitted to grant […]

A collective switch scheme has helped residents in Chelmsford secure over £175,000 of total savings on gas and electricity bills, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The Essex Energy Switch scheme is run by Essex County Council in partnership with Chelmsford City Council and other district authorities via […]

Scarborough Borough residents have managed to achieve significant savings on their energy bills by joining a ‘Collective Switch’ scheme set up by the local council, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The scheme set up by the council and its switching partner iChoosr is free to use, without obligation […]

A team of students at Strathclyde University’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering are coupling thermal imaging cameras to drones to monitor energy efficiency in buildings, a recent news report has revealed. The students have created a start-up called Drone Wrangler and are exploring the diversity and viability of drone technology to provide services across […]

A new European financing project is providing more than €1 billion (£0.77bn) for energy efficiency schemes, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The Investor Confidence Project (ICP) Europe has launched ‘Investor Network’, which aims to help connect real estate developers in need of private finance with investors seeking energy efficiency projects that […]

Over half of UK businesses would like the government to provide more financial aid and tax breaks for energy efficiency projects, a recent news report in the local media has been able to reveal. The survey of more than 2,100 firms in England and Wales also found only a small percentage believe more information (8%) […]

The energy efficiency industry requires more policy certainty provided by the UK government, the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum (WSBF) argued in the wake of inquiries by the Energy & Climate Change Committee, National Audit Office and the upcoming Bonfield Review. The report by the WSBF, a coalition of key UK businesses, parliamentarians, civil servants and […]

The worldwide market for home automation systems is expected to grow at a CAGR of 12.46% between 2016 and 2022 and be worth $78.27 billion by 2022, a new market research paper from ReportsnReports has been able to suggest. The report suggests that the main driving factors for this segment will be a significant growth […]

UK businesses are sitting on millions of pounds worth of energy cost savings that are waiting to be implemented, an energy efficiency auditor has recently revealed, as a result of conducting numerous audits through the ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) scheme. ESOS was launched by the Government in 2014 to assess the energy used through […]

The HeatingSave Building Energy Management System is the perfect solution for cutting energy bills and reducing carbon emissions for any type of boiler, including here oil-fired boilers. This type of boiler generates significant emissions, so high that OFTEC, the Oil Firing Technical Association, argues that cash incentives to replace oil-fired boilers in homes would be […]