Octopus Renewables has wrapped its tentacles around a combined 16.8MW of wind power, spread across two facilities in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and Northamptonshire,…
Continue ReadingElectric vehicle chargers are coming to every street in Britain, to the delight of charging point manufacturer Andersen EV.
Continue ReadingIt was a centrepiece of Boris Johnson’s campaign for the Conservative Party leadership last summer, but now the government appears to be rowing…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas engineers will soon be driving around in Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans, as the Big Six supplier places the UK’s largest-ever order of…
Continue ReadingChancellor Commits £1 Billion to Energy Efficiency–Less Than Promised
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy Household & Bills
The government’s coronavirus recovery package includes £1 billion to retrofit public buildings and social housing—less than one-ninth the Conservative Party pledged to invest…
Continue ReadingBrits in Favour of Green Recovery from Coronavirus Crisis
Written by Lauren Smith in Environment Government Policy
Brits are overwhelmingly in favour of an economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis that centres renewables, conservation and energy efficiency.
Continue ReadingThe government has given Swedish utility firm Vattenfall the green light to develop a mammoth wind farm off the coast of Norfolk.
Continue ReadingGovernment Announces Extension to Renewable Heat Incentive
Written by Lauren Smith in Renewable Energy
The government will give households and businesses more time to deploy low-carbon heating systems that qualify under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) after…
Continue ReadingGovernment’s £9 Billion Home Efficiency Boost Under Threat
Written by Lauren Smith in Government Policy
The Conservative Party’s manifesto pledge to invest £9.2 billion to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s homes, schools and hospitals is under…
Continue ReadingEnergy suppliers could be banned from taking on new customers if they don’t meet toughened standards, under new proposals from Ofgem.
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