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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 the long-term benefit of installers and consumers alike and highlights the challenges presented by the scheme; “Since the launch of the Green Homes Grant, we have been fielding calls on a daily basis from installers seeking clarity and expressing their concerns over what they feel are flaws in the scheme.

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, Rishi Sunak, to unlock £100bn as part of the Spending Review, which closed on 24 September. The finance should be predominantly met from the private sector with the Treasury pump-priming £5bn via a Net Zero Development Bank.

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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 efficiency measures.

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 done in the heating industry. OFTEC has dusted off its crystal ball and here considers a few of the most likely policy options the government may consider.

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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 industry. BioCow uses anaerobic digestion to create energy from agricultural waste, by producing biomethane which can be used to heat homes and businesses and as a green transport fuel.

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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 homeowners for which it has designed and installed renewable heating systems.

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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 Renewable Energy.

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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 Deal.

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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 Company.

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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 his annual budget.

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EEF reveal £173m energy overspend

New analysis from the Energy Efficiency Financing (EEF) scheme has revealed that the education sector is overspending on energy to the tune of over £173 million per year.