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Cornwall farm to install solar array

Cornwall farm to install solar array

30 April 2013

A sheep and llama farm in Truro, Cornwall, is to install a large new solar array.The new scheme, which secured planning permission from the local council, will, upon completion, have around 45,000 solar panels.It is expected that this array will garner enough solar energy to be able to power around ... More

Insulation scheme to bring savings to Yorkshire homes

Insulation scheme to bring savings to Yorkshire homes

17 April 2013

Homeowners in Yorkshire are set to benefit from a new £100 million energy efficiency scheme.The initiative will be part of the government's flagship Green Deal programme, which provides loans to households to allow them to make improvements to their properties in an effort to lower energy ... More

Homeowners 'should fit DIY insulation to lower bills'

Homeowners 'should fit DIY insulation to lower bills'

16 April 2013

Homeowners could save as much as £220 a year on their heating bills by having better insulation fitted.This is how much could be cut from bills based on calculations by the Department of Energy and Climate Change and the Energy Saving Trust, totalling £5.9 billion across the UK as a whol... More

Govt urged to increase insulation spending

Govt urged to increase insulation spending

2 April 2013

The UK has the highest percentage of households in fuel poverty in western Europe, according to latest research.Almost one-fifth of households (19.2 per cent) are considered to be in fuel poverty, figures released by the Association for the Conservation of Energy and the Energy Bill Revolution Campa... More

Energy efficient homes 'have health benefits'

Energy efficient homes 'have health benefits'

20 March 2013

Installing energy-saving measures such as loft or cavity wall insulation can improve a household's physical and mental wellbeing, a new study has suggested.Researchers from Glasgow's Medical Research Council investigated the benefits of making energy efficiency improvements to properties and... More

Chancellor 'should use Budget to encourage energy efficiency'

Chancellor 'should use Budget to encourage energy efficiency'

19 March 2013

George Osborne has come under pressure to use tomorrow's (March 20th) Budget announcement to encourage homeowners to install energy-efficiency measures such as insulation.The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has urged the chancellor to provide tax breaks for properties with high energy efficien... More

Figures show 'encouraging' interest in efficiency scheme

Figures show 'encouraging' interest in efficiency scheme

15 March 2013

More than 1,800 people across the UK have had their properties assessed to see if they could make energy-saving improvements under the government's Green Deal initiative.The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) yesterday (March 14th) released figures showing 1,803 people have registere... More

New energy efficiency scheme launched in Scotland

New energy efficiency scheme launched in Scotland

11 March 2013

Households across Scotland are set to benefit from £60 million in funding to install energy efficiency measures in an effort to cut instances of fuel poverty.The money will be used to install insulation and double glazing at thousands of homes, as the government attempts to meet its target of ... More

Businesses 'could save £3.7bn per year with insulation'

Businesses 'could save £3.7bn per year with insulation'

8 March 2013

Businesses in the UK could be wasting as much as £3.7 billion each year because they are not utilising energy-efficiency measures such as insulation, a new report suggests.The research has been undertaken by the Energy Efficiency Financing (EFF) scheme, which is an initiative that lends money ... More

Abandoned insulation regulations could land Eric Pickles in court

Abandoned insulation regulations could land Eric Pickles in court

6 March 2013

The Association for the Conservation of Energy (ACE) confirmed yesterday (March 5th) it will seek a judicial review over the Department of Communities and Local Government's decision to scrap planned energy efficiency regulations.Known as the "consequential improvement" rules, the meas... More

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