Manchester City Council reveals ambitious plans to cut carbon emissions

Manchester City Council has revealed plans to reduce the overall carbon emissions across the area over the next three years, a recent news report in the local media has revealed.

Civic Centre in Craigavon set to undergo major energy efficiency refurbishment

Ten local authorities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have joined forces for a project designed to demonstrate best practice for reducing energy costs, a news report in the local business media has revealed.

Deployment of carbon capturing systems could slash energy bills by £82 per year by 2030

The UK government should boost carbon capturing equipment on power stations in order to better tackle climate change, research by the Trades Union Congress and the Carbon Capture and Storage Association suggests.

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) set to implement extensive energy-saving measures

The Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust are hoping to reduce their overall energy expenditure by £2.8 million by implementing a new energy efficiency programme, a news report in the local media

RBS and Natwest to offer businesses energy efficiency audits

Following some very good results from a pilot scheme in the north of England, RBS and Natwest have decided to offer energy audits to businesses which want to find ways they can save energy as well as loans to install energy efficiency products, a media news report has revealed.

Yorkshire SMEs express serious concerns over energy price rises

More than 50% of all small and medium-sized business owners in Yorkshire have expressed serious concerns regarding the rising costs of energy, a brand new report in the local media has revealed.

S-IMPLER project to focus on optimizing insulation retrofitting for solid wall homes

The Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) has joined forces with the BRE, Carillion Energy Services and other key partners in order to launch S-IMPLER, a new research and demonstration project designed to help the refurbishment

Global energy demand to rise at a slower pace over the next 20 years, BP forecasts

Global energy demand is likely to grow at a much slower rate over the next couple of decade than it did up until now, a recent report published by oil giant BP has recently revealed.

Local councils to keep 100 per cent of shale gas business rates, PM reveals

Millions of pounds in business rates will find their way to the treasuries of local councils which decide to give the green-light to shale gas developments, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has just revealed.