Energy efficiency regarded as safer investment in the UK

Improving the UK’s energy efficiency is considered to be the most low-risk investment, and the most reliable way to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions in the future, the 2015 Energy Barometer report from the Energy Institute (EI), the professional body for the UK energy industry, has been able to reveal. More than 60 per cent […]

Airport set to embark on energy saving drive

One of the largest airports in Northern Ireland is set to embark on an energy economy drive designed to lop £100,000 off its electricity, gas and oil bills, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find. Belfast International Airport used 20.72 million kWh last year at a cost of over […]

Irish Government to invest £13.4m in energy efficiency projects

The Irish Government has revealed plans to invest £13.4m (€18.6 million) in various energy efficiency projects set to be implemented across the country, a recent media news report on this matter has been able to reveal. The available funding will be used for 29 energy -saving and renewable projects. They will improve the energy efficiency […]

Increased policy support for energy-efficiency programs can save 10 percent in energy bills

Increased policy support for energy-efficiency programs can save 10 percent in energy bills, a recent report by the UK Energy Research Centre’s (UKERC) Technology and Policy Assessment (TPA) has been able to reveal. Called “Energy Efficiency Evaluation: The evidence for real energy savings from energy efficiency programmes in the household sector,” the report was able […]

New energy law could save the UK up to £12 billion per year on energy costs

A new energy bills that focuses specifically on energy efficiency could help the UK save up to 12 billion pounds per year in energy costs, various organizations and groups have argued. The proposed ‘Cost Effective Energy Measures Bill’ aims to promote measures including energy efficiency, community energy and more efficient use and production of energy […]

Government urges Big Six energy suppliers to cut energy bills

The UK’s Big Six energy suppliers are facing increased pressure from the Government to pass on the savings attained due to the fall in gas and electricity wholesale costs to their customers, rather than keeping them as profits for the shareholders, a news report can reveal. The Amber Rudd, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, […]

Close to 90 percent of small businesses are interested in energy efficiency

The majority of small business are interested in implementing energy efficiency measures and reducing their heating and electricity bills, recent research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found. 78% of the 1,077 firms questioned listed savings on energy costs as a motivator for carrying out energy efficiency measures. Furthermore, 70% of small businesses said […]

Norfolk poultry company cuts energy bills

A Norfolk poultry company has managed to cut its energy bills by switching from a gas boiler to a biomass one, a recent news report in the local media has been able to find. Traditional Norfolk Poultry (TNP) used gas heaters to keep chicks warm before swapping to biomass boilers at the end of 2014. […]

DECC publishes updated Energy Technology List

The Department of Energy & Climate Change has just published its updated Energy Technology List, with HeatingSave again featured as a top supplier of Building Energy Management Systems. The ETL (or Energy Technology Product List, ETPL) is a government-managed list of energy-efficient plant and machinery, such as boilers, electric motors, and air conditioning and refrigeration […]