BRE’s three day Green Deal Summit will attempt to address key issues facing installers participating in the energy efficiency scheme including generating demand and tackling hard to treat properties.

Seven cities across England will receive a share of £12m today to help them kick-start the Green Deal in their regions.

British Eco have become members of the Green Deal Finance Company which will enable the company to provide finance to customers when installing energy efficiency measures under Green Deal.

Keith Riddle, managing director at VELUX, has welcomed today's government announcement.

The Micropower Council has hosted a ‘Renewable Heat Stategy Session’ with its members to question aspects of the government’s current and future renewable heat policy.

Members of the CPD Foundation have been told of the importance of The Green Deal and Minimum Energy Standards in a joint session delivered by Peter Williams, Eversheds real estate property support lawyer and Ruth Gilbody, commercial director at Towcester-based environmental consultancy 4See Environmental.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) has called on the government to refocus its policy on encouraging renewable energy generation in the agricultural industry.

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has today published a report on green investment which includes a set of principles devised by Anglia Ruskin University designed to help mobilise investment in climate change solutions.

As DECC publishes its response to the Green Deal consultation paper, Garry Worthington, head of Green Deal at Climate Energy, said: “This response has been greatly anticipated, and we expect it to answer some of the questions surrounding the future of energy efficiency in the UK and will help us to further progress with our plans to become a Green Deal provider, as well as helping local authorities and regional organisations move ahead in terms of designing and implementing regional and local schemes.

DECC has today set out the secondary legislation that will give industry the green light to bring the Green Deal energy efficiency market into operation, alongside measures to strengthen consumer protection and reduce industry burdens and introducing a new, improved energy company obligation (ECO)

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has announced the first batch of certification bodies for Green Deal installers and advisors.

Travis Perkins Group has formed a strategic alliance with Toriga Energy to deliver a comprehensive Green Deal proposition for consumers and the trade.