Opinion
A resounding welcome for the Sixth Carbon Budget
December brought us the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) Sixth Carbon Budget, which calls for a 78% reduction in emissions between 1990 and 2035. It also sets out ...
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Opinion
Heat pump industry responds to CCC Sixth Carbon Budget
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has produced another insightful piece of work with their Sixth Carbon Budget Report.
Feature
Putting installers front & centre in our green recovery
At the recent Solar & Storage 2020 live conference (2-4 Dec), one point that was consistently raised in the webinars was the critical role installers play ...
Opinion
Green Homes Grant – Much needed boost or mismanaged botch?
Depending on what you read, the Government’s hastily deployed Green Homes Grant is either a quick win for both energy conscious home owners ...
News
MCS calls for improvements to Green Homes Grant
Following the launch of the government’s Green Homes Grant on 30th September, Ian Rippin, CEO of MCS, calls for improvements to be made for ...
Feature
The UK requires a retrofit army to meet Net Zero target
The figures were published as a cross-party task force of 24 mayors and local leaders, representing 24 million people across England submitted a proposal to the Chancellor, ...
News
Government urged to make £5bn green energy pledge
Business and public leaders from across the UK have united to call on government to pledge £5 billion towards retrofitting local renewable energy systems and energy ...
Opinion
OFTEC: What could be coming down the road?
To drive through the changes needed to reach its carbon reduction targets, the government will need to shake up the current way that things are ...
Opinion
Opinion: Why the CHGS is ‘a step in the right direction’
Rory Mathews, economic analyst at Ecuity Consulting LLP discusses why the CHGS is ‘a step in the right direction’.
Opinion
ECA’s Luke Osborne optimistic about technology’s role in low-to-no-carbon future
In the past decade, renewable energy has undergone a considerable shift within the UK. Having once been a virtual non-entity, it now provides power for ...
News
Macquarie completes first biogas investment
Macquarie Capital Principal Finance (Macquarie) has today announced the completion of the majority acquisition of BioCow, a leading producer and innovator in the UK biogas ...
News
Concerns raised over Government’s plans to improve UK’s energy efficiency
The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors (APHC) has expressed concerns over newly announced Government plans to increase the UK’s energy efficiency in line ...
Opinion
DECC chiefs accused of misleading Parliament over failed Green Deal scheme
A House of Commons’ committee has accused the administrators of the Green Deal scheme of misleading Parliament with wildly inaccurate forecasts that wasted tens of ...
News
Finn Geotherm secures £5 million for its domestic RHI customers
Finn Geotherm has reached the milestone of ensuring five million pounds in Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments will be shared among the hundreds of ...
News
Green Investment Bank streamlines energy efficiency funding
The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has provided a Green Loan to help Stirling Council save £31m over the next 30 years by installing energy ...
Feature
New biomass heating finance helps business cash flow
Biomass heating specialists Windhager UK have just introduced a new asset finance package for commercial clients to fund biomass boiler system installations.
Opinion
Electric vehicles to make up 35% of global new car sales by 2040
The electric vehicle revolution could turn out to be more dramatic than governments and oil companies have yet realized, according to new research by Bloomberg ...
News
World first bio plant for handling household waste to be built in UK
A world first bio plant for handling unsorted household waste will be built in Cheshire by DONG Energy.
News
Leapfrog Finance funds construction of Plymouth community solar project
Leapfrog Finance has announce its funding of the construction of a 4.1MW solar project co-developed by Plymouth Energy Community (PEC) and Communities for Renewables CIC.
News
Indian prime minister signs £2bn solar deal
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has signed £10bn worth of trade deals on his recent UK visit, including £2bn of investment in India by Lightsource ...
News
Elmhurst Energy outlines post-Green Deal plan
Martyn Reed, operations director, Elmhurst Energy
Elmhurst Energy has outlined its vision for the energy efficiency market to function following the demise of Green ...
News
Government confirms end to Green Deal finance
The government has confirmed that it is to end the further release of funds for the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund and Green Deal Finance ...
News
Industry reacts to ‘Eco barren’ budget
Chancellor George Osborne has come in for sharp criticism from the low carbon sector for offering little to encourage the deployment of renewable energy in ...
News
Pay4Later offer new point of sale finance to green energy providers
Pay4Later, a company which enables retailers to offer finance solutions and interest-free credit to consumers, has enhanced its proposition to increase acceptance rates by ...
