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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

UK households could save up to £75 on their energy bills under a new energy price cap announced by OFGEM, a recent news report has been able to suggest. From the end of this year the upper limit for default tariffs, known as standard variable tariffs (SVT), will be set at £1,136, based on typical […]

Automatic occupancy detection can help solve a problem that’s costing homes and business around the UK up to £800 on energy bills: leaving the lights on when a particular area or room are not in use. According to a recent news report on this issue, 10 per cent (around seven million) Britons regularly left all […]

A Cornish seaside resort town is overhauling the building management systems of its local swimming pool, Better, Splash Leisure Pool.  The pool says the ‘significant investment’ will modernise its behind the scenes plant equipment, ‘with huge environmental, financial and operational benefits for the leisure centre and our customers’. There will be some service disruption, with the pool and […]

Following in the footsteps of the other Big Six energy suppliers, ScottishPower has also announced a second price rise for its customers this year, a news report has been able to suggest. Hence, ScottishPower’s standard variable dual fuel tariff will increase by 3.7% from 8th October 2018 – adding £46 to customers’ energy bill and […]

Following this summer’s heatwave, which saw unseasonably high temperatures affecting the UK and Europe for long periods of time, the UK government is being urged to consider introducing a statutory maximum working temperature, a news source can reveal. The Health and Safety Regulations state that the temperature in all indoor workplaces should be “reasonable”, there […]

The Smarter Energy Greater Lincolnshire program is making £9.2m available for small businesses and buildings around North East Lincolnshire to save money with energy efficiency, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The aim of the North East Lincolnshire Council program is to prevent the release of thousands of […]

Installing a low-cost building management system (BMS) can help you reduce energy usage and therefore somewhat dampen the negative effect of the latest round of energy tariffs rises announced by the UK’s largest suppliers. The first Bix Six supplier to announce a price rise was British Gas, who is adding £44 to the typical fuel […]