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The RealValue consortium, led by Glen Dimplex and consisting of 13 Pan-European companies, revealed details on how the RealValue research and innovation project, consisting of 1,250 homes in Ireland, Germany and Latvia, has the potential to revolutionise how consumers use and store energy via their homes.
Treasury chiefs have unveiled proposals to increase the rate of VAT on solar and wind installations to fall in line with European law.
Representatives from local government on both sides of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary have signed an agreement to work together to promote, explore and enable the strategic and sustainable development of the region’s vast offshore renewable energy resources.
Scottish businesses and community energy projects have adopted biomass and other forms of renewable heat at a faster rate than anywhere else in the UK, according to new analysis of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) adoption statistics by Raggnar, the renewable energy provider.
Hundreds of Governments, businesses and cities are making strong commitments to accelerate the ongoing energy transition at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris today.
Abundance, the ethical investment platform, has seen a record pace of new investment during the COP21 climate talks in Paris. As world leaders debate the speed of our transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, £2.3 million has been invested directly by the British public in their latest UK based wind, biomass and solar projects; demonstrating a growing appetite for clean energy.
Bristol’s achievements increasing its renewable energy supply have been recognised by a high-level international panel organised by the European Commission and featuring a Member of the European Parliament at the UN’s COP21 global climate talks in Paris.
More than 80 per cent of the world’s energy supply comes from coal, oil and gas. There is a general consensus that CO2 emissions place a strain on our climate, yet our inability to set a proper price on these emissions means that it is still far too cheap to pollute. The costs of our inaction are already all too clear. At current emissions rates, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change expects that global temperatures will rise by two degrees compared to pre-industrial levels, even before 2040.
Almost 3,000 council-managed homes have been fitted with digital heat and water metering and improved heating controls, giving social housing tenants the tools to save on their bills.
Ecodan QUHZ is the ideal solution for new-build homes
Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new 4kW Ecodan air source heat pump designed specifically to tackle the needs of new-build homes, with a system that matches the hot water requirements, while at the same time meeting the lower heating demand of today’s well insulated properties.
A leading UK biomass expert has called for a rethink on the UK’s energy policy and insists microgeneration could play a key role in adding much-needed capacity to the National Grid.
Britain’s leading green energy company Ecotricity has raised £18.5 million from the third issue of its innovative ecobond concept, and will use the funds to build new green energy projects in Britain.
NextGeneration, the benchmark which assesses and ranks the UK’s 25 largest homebuilders on their sustainability performance has today released its annual report highlighting that members are breaking new ground in delivering sustainable homes.
Sustainable heating solution provider Grant UK has introduced cyclone technology to its wood pellet stores – an advanced safety mechanism to slow pellets during filling, preventing damage to the fuel.
Ofgem has announced funding of £62.8 million for nine innovation projects as part of its revolutionary innovation competition to deliver a smarter energy network for consumers.
Marieke Beckmann, Research Lead at the National Physical Laboratory’s Centre for Carbon Measurement, describes how the UK is facing a three-dimensional challenge as it sets out to ensure the security of its energy supply, address climate change and deal with fluctuating energy costs
Two charities have each received a cheque for £500 from Mitsubishi Electric, after Abel Environmental Services (AES) scooped one the manufacturer’s special awards.
Potential renewables customers are being urged to act now, in order to avoid an increase in VAT expected in April 2016.
Rexel Energy Solutions has announced a partnership with Nedap to distribute its retrofit power diversion device.
REI editor Paul Stephen is stepping down from his role after four years with the title.
Glasgow Science Centre is counting down to the launch of Powering the Future – a £1.5m exhibition focusing on the future of energy supply in the UK.
Grant UK has created a trio of videos focusing on the installation of a Spira biomass boiler from the perspective of both the homeowner and installer.
Herz Biomass UK has launched a new dual-fuel boiler for the domestic and light commercial sector – burning both logs and wood pellets.
HETAS has joined a growing list of organisations committed to raising awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide.