Rise in profits at British Gas raises questions over price cuts and policies

Despite taking their time to cut energy prices in line with the drop in wholesale energy price reductions and only doing so following significant public pressure, British Gas has just recorded a profit spike of 31%, its owners, Centrica, have recently reported. Overall, the British Gas owner reported an £857m loss across the group after […]

Global green building sector to double by 2018, report suggests

The green building sector is likely to more than double in size by 2018, data from a recently published report has been able to reveal. The number of companies expecting to have more than 60% of their building projects certified green could grow from 18% currently to 37% in just two years, the poll by […]

Scotland’s office buildings will have to meet tough new energy efficiency standards

Scottish commercial properties may require expensive energy improvement works to meet the new minimum energy efficiency standards laid out in the Assessment of Energy Performance of Non-Domestic Buildings (Scotland), a new set of draft rules that could come into force as soon as September this year. The proposed regulations stipulate that properties must achieve a […]

New Glenrothes data centre to be the world’s most energy efficient

Construction work has started on what is touted as being Scotland’s (and possibly the world’s) most energy efficient data centre campus, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The facility at Queensway Park in Glenrothes will be the first facility of its kind in the UK to draw 100% of its energy from […]

University energy efficiency investment scheme proves a success

A scheme that saw £25m invested in university energy efficiency projects has proved to be a great success, doubling the value of the original fund, representatives of the Salix public sector energy efficiency financing scheme have recently revealed. In 2008 the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and public sector energy investors Salix jointly […]

Government allows energy suppliers to experiment with smart meter display alternatives

The UK government will allow energy suppliers to experiment with various alternatives for viewing smart meter information, a news report has been able to reveal. The In-Home Displays (IHDs) provide consumers with near-real time information on actual energy usage taken from smart electricity and gas meters through a wireless home area network. And now, the […]

NHS trust to cut £2m off energy bills as part of energy efficiency programme

An NHS trust is set to achieve estimate energy savings of up to £2m after securing £7 million of funding for running a dedicated energy saving programme, a recent news report has been able to find. The Green Investment Bank (GIB) and investors DLL have committed £6.9 million for green technologies, including a new 2.5MW […]

Government urged to set new official rules for sustainable buildings

The UK government has been urged to create a very clear and transparent regulatory framework for sustainability standards in new buildings, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Trade body the Solar Trade Association (STA) is calling for a new policy to replace the Zero Carbon Homes programme which was scrapped last summer […]

Fund supporting energy efficiency investments secures £2 million

Innovate UK’s ‘Energy Game Changer fund’, designed to promote new ways of solving some of the technical challenges in the energy efficiency industry, has managed to secure a total of £2 million in funding, a recent news report has found. The latest organization to contribute to this fund was the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA), who […]