Four Big Six energy firms agree automatic direct debit refund
Four out of the Big Six energy suppliers have agreed to automatically refund direct debit customers who are in credit. EDF Energy, British Gas and SSE as well as smaller supplier First Utility followed...
View ArticleHouseholders offered more cashback under Green Deal
The amount of cashback householders can claim for carrying out energy efficiency home improvements has been increased. Up to £4,000 is now available for solid wall insulation, up from £650, up to...
View ArticleDECC awards £4m to cut offshore wind energy costs
Four businesses have bagged funding worth over £4 million in total to help lower the costs of generating offshore wind energy. High Voltage Partial Discharge, 2-B Energy, SgurrControl and Ocean Resouce...
View ArticleGovernment turning roofs into sun power plants
Thousands of government buildings, hospitals, factories, supermarkets and car parks around the UK are to get solar panels under the Government’s new solar strategy launched today. Even the Ministry of...
View ArticleUK firms win £1.3m to generate bioenergy from wetlands
Three British companies have been awarded a share of more than £1.3 million to help turn reeds and rushes from wetlands into bioenergy. Natural Synergies, AMW IBERS and AB Systems will use the cash to...
View ArticleSmall fall in fuel poverty “already in reverse”
Official statistics released yesterday show the number of houses in fuel poverty in England fell nearly 5% – but campaigners believe these figures are out of date. In 2012 households spending more than...
View ArticleDavey slams Labour’s “sound bite” stance on energy
Energy Secretary Ed Davey slammed Labour’s “populist, opportunist” and “sound bite approach” to energy yesterday. Labour tabled an Opposition Day vote in the House of Commons, asking MPs to give Ofgem...
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Insulation is “collapsing” in the UK
Dire warnings were flagged up today with new analysis suggesting the number of British homes getting insulation has plummeted under the Coalition. From 1.65 million major measures like cavity, loft and...
View ArticleGreg Barker resigns, Matthew Hancock new Energy Minister
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View ArticleGreg Barker London’s new sustainability chief
Former Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker has been appointed to lead the London Sustainable Development Commission (LSDC). It is the Conservative MP for Bexhill and Battle’s second high...
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