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Commercial buildings in New York – including office towers, universities, hospitals, and retail stores – will be able to access an investment fund of $36 million in order to implement energy efficiency measures. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), who provided the funding, believes that commercial buildings, which are some of […]

A local council has managed to achieve savings of nearly £6m after deploying extensive energy-efficiency measures, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The Cheshire East Council has made savings of £5.7m as a result of investing in energy-efficiency measures and reducing its office accommodation from 44 sites to six. In 2008, Cheshire East […]

SMEs are paying a combined £280m per year too much for their energy, but many still feel unsure of tackling the big change, an expert report has recently revealed. Following an extensive inquest into the energy market, the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has found that suppliers are only passing on a fraction of their own […]

A property consultancy has urged Scottish landlords to take action on the new energy efficiency regulations since around 70 per cent of commercial building owners yet to complete the required energy efficiency plan, a news report has recently been able to reveal. The new regulations will require owners of buildings larger than 1,000 square metres […]

Improving the overall energy efficiency of the UK housing stock is the key to help reduce the UK’s carbon emissions, experts in the field have recently suggested. Researchers from the Imperial College Centre for Energy Policy and Technology have recently released their Managing Heat System Decarbonisation report, which is aimed at the energy used in […]

Implementing advanced energy saving measures has helped US firms save more than $1.3(£0.89) billion on their overall bills, a news report suggests. The 310 public and private organisations made energy-saving commitments through the Department of Energy’s ‘Better Buildings Challenge’, resulting in the cost savings. The initiative, which was launched by President Barack Obama in 2011, […]

Building energy management systems were among the 42,600 energy efficiency measures installed in March under the government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO), according to official figures released by the DECC. In total 1.79 million measures have been installed under the scheme which requires larger suppliers to deliver energy-saving solutions such as efficient boilers and insulation in […]

Nearly half of European space heating could be renewable within 20 years, a recent study from IHS Energy has claimed, as a result of tightening existing regulations that could lower end-user natural gas demand by half within the next 20 to 25 years, reducing residential carbon dioxide emissions by more than 75 percent by 2050. […]

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 […]

Policies currently in place could potentially add up to £105 to yearly household energy bills by 2020, recent research from Cornwall Energy has revealed. The energy price increases will be caused by the cost of the Capacity Market, Renewables Obligation (RO), Contracts for Difference (CfD) and Feed-in Tariff schemes. Jo Butlin, Managing Director at Cornwall […]

The Competition and Markets Authority’s proposal to relaxing rules governing switching sites in an attempt to boost competition and drive down prices could actually leave households worse off, a letter signed by six small energy suppliers has recently warned. Currently, most switching sites follow an industry code requiring them to give users a clear option […]

A fully integrated building energy management system is the most important component in making any building an energy efficient one, and should be considered above all else when searching for solutions to reduce overall energy consumption. This is exactly the type of initiative that has been recently launched across India, where the ministry of science […]