TrustMark has launched an important Green Deal advice guide for householders on what to do when home improvements or repairs are not covered by the Government’s new initiative. It’s a available to download free from www.trustmark.org.uk/green-deal/. Liz Male,...
The Green Deal home energy efficiency improvement initiative kicks off in earnest today! More details appear in these NHIC pages. Announced by the government's DECC, basically this is a long-term loan scheme designed to help reduce household energy bills. The cost of...
The BRE National Solar Centre, in St Austel, has been launched. It will offer training services and conduct research thereby ‘playing a pivotal role in making Britain a global competitor in the solar industries’. Launched by Greg Barker, Minister for Energy &...
Householders who use the Green Deal to make improvements such as loft insulation, solid wall insulation and new heating systems could qualify for a cashback incentive worth over £1,000? The more work households decide to have done, the more cash they could receive....
npower has received official authorisation from the Green Deal Oversight and Registration Body to act as a Green Deal Provider. This is a key step in its preparation to offer Green Deal plans in the spring. Green Deal is the government’s new initiative which is said...
Plans for the installation of smart meters for millions of homes and businesses in Great Britain has taken a further step forward with the publication of Government decisions on rules for consumer engagement, privacy, and security. Energy and Climate Change Minister...
It’s a fact, common sense plays a major role in everything to do with our fragile planet. It’s common sense to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels! It’s common sense to control our burgeoning population! But there’s not much common sense in fracking? It doesn’t need...
The ‘battle’ against climate change was the very important message for delegates at the National Insulation Association’s conference this month (December). The keynote speaker, Peter Boyd, chair of the DECC’s Energy Efficiency Office, underlined how the world has had...
There’s been a fairly significant shift of emphasis at the climate talks in Doha. Poor countries, which are already suffering the serious effects of worldwide rising temperatures, now have a ‘pledge’ from rich nations that they will be ‘compensated’ to restore some of...
Transforming the way energy is used across the UK economy could help boost growth and jobs. Investing in energy efficiency could save up to 22 power stations-worth of energy by 2020, according to the government’s Energy Efficiency Strategy published today. The new...
October was the ‘milestone’ month for Green Deal according to Greg Barker, Minister for Energy & Climate Change (DECC). He was speaking at an All-Part Parliamentary committee on this very special government initiative, which aims to encourage private and social...
A new technology project could see up to £20m being invested by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to develop and verify advanced carbon capture technology. This was announced by Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, when he visited Howden’s...
Ministers risk losing business and consumer confidence for the second time in a year if they fail to heed warnings over the Government’s ‘undercooked’ Green Deal. David Hunt, director of Liverpool-based Eco-Evironments, says that Green Deal policy has variously been...
The government has given permission for the construction of a 60MW energy-from-waste generating station in Cheshire. The proposed development at Lostock, Northwich, is said to generate enough power to supply 80,000 homes and create some 500 jobs during the...
This is the month - October 2012 - when the government’s Green Deal initiative is due to rollout its important energy saving financial proposals for every UK homeowner to start making their homes carbon clean. Despite the huge amount of manpower and industry expertise...
Seven cities across England are to share £12m to help them kick-start the Green Deal in their regions. The cities – Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield – have put forward ambitious proposals to lower their carbon emissions and...
The consumer magazine Which arranged a special Green Deal question and answer session with Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change that can be seen in full on the DECC website – www.decc.gov.uk/greendeal The government is said to be close to...
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) is launching a new package of support to prepare SMEs (small and medium enterprises) based in London for the upcoming Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and to raise awareness of the opportunities which this brings homeowners....
A new survey of attitudes towards smart meters has found that the more people know about them the more likely they are to support their installation. The research was commissioned from Ipsos MORI by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) as the first of...
Low carbon innovation is being given a big injection of cash with the launch of a £16m fund for entrepreneurs to develop new ideas. The first phase of the Entrepreneurs Fund, part of a £35m fund announced earlier this year, is now open to applications. There is up to...