Banks do not provide proper support for businesses investing in energy efficiency, report claims

Banks and other financial lenders do very little to support businesses wishing to invest in energy saving projects, fresh new research from Siemens Industry and the Energy Institute can reveal.

British Gas Business slapped with £5.6m fine by Ofgem

British Gas, the UK’s leading energy provider, was found guilty of incorrectly blocking businesses customers from switching suppliers and will be forced to pay £5.6m in fines and compensation, a news report in the matter can reveal.

NHS energy managers come under fire over salaries, efficiency

Energy managers working for the National Health System have come under fire as the Taxpayers’ Alliance branded the NHS’ “green” staff a “waste” of public money.

Energy efficiency measures could help the NHS save up to 150 million pounds each year

The NHS is one of the UK’s largest energy consumers, spending an overall £750m each year on heating and electricity bills alone, but this figure could be 20% lower should the trusts decide to implement extensive energy-saving measures, a new research report from the Green Investment Bank (GIB)

E.ON to eliminate rollover contracts for SMEs

E.ON, one of the UK’s leading energy suppliers, has announced plans to start offering both existing and new customers products without an auto-rollover option as of 31st March 2014, taking an important step towards making energy deals simpler and fairer.

Businesses in Bath’s Enterprise Zone to get new green heating systems

Businesses based in Bath’s brand new Enterprise Zone will be eligible to have green heating systems installed, including systems powered by energy from waste or recovered heat taken from industry, after the Bath and North Somerset Council received a £95,000 grant from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

Impington Village College to implement extensive energy performance programme

A South Cambridgeshire college is set to implement a very ambitious energy saving programme that could see it benefit from an estimated added revenue of £3 million over 15 years, a news report in the local

Dorset boarding school embarks on £2m energy saving project

A boarding school in Shaftesbury, Dorset, has decided to implement an extensive set of energy saving measures designed to help it save in excess of £130,000 a year on its energy bills, a news report in the local

517,000 households improve their energy efficiency with help from Green Deal and ECO

Over half a million British home owners have installed various energy saving measures with help from the Government via the Green Deal or Energy Company Obligation (ECO) since the schemes started last year, a recent statement released by the DECC (Department of Energy & Cl